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Martin Chivers

Southampton FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC

 24 appearances, 13 goals

P 24 W 15 D 5 L 4 F 45: A 16
*(actual pitch goals F 44: A 14)
 73% successful
1964-73

disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 2000

Timeline
  Martin Harcourt Chivers
Birth Friday, 27 April 1945 in Southampton, Hampshire
registered in Southampton April-June 1945
Education Taunton Grammar School, Southampton
Marriage to Carol E. Maine, in spring of 1965
  registered in Southampton April-June 1965
Death Wednesday, 7 January 2026
aged 80 years 255 days  

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies Big Chiv - My Goals in Life: Martin Chivers with Paolo Hewitt (Vision Sports Publishing, 19 October 2009)

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Started his career playing schoolboy football in his hometown, before joining CPC Sports FC. Signed amateur forms with Southampton FC in early 1962, signing his first professional contract on 6 September in that year. Midway through the 1967-68 season, Chivers handed in a transfer request and after rejecting Stoke City FC, he joined Tottenham Hotspur FC on 10 January 1968 for an £80,000 transfer fee+Frank Saul, finally sanctioned by the Football League five days later. Joined Swiss side Servette FC on 1 July 1976 for £50,000 after three weeks of negotiations. Returned to England when he joined Norwich City FC on 15 June 1978 for a £25,000 transfer fee, after John Bond had attempted to bring him there three years earlier. Brighton & Hove Albion FC then paid £15,000 on 21 March 1979 for his signature. After turning down an opportunity to play for Port Vale FC, he was appointed as Southern League's Dorchester Town player/manager in March 1980, effective 1 July, resigning on 19 December that year. After a spell in Norway, with Vard, Chivers had a spell with Barnet FC in October 1982, before retiring before the end of the year.

League honours
457+12 appearances, 221 goals
one red card		 Southampton FC 1962-68 174+one appearances, 98 goals
 debut (division two): 8 September 1962 Southampton FC 1 Charlton Athletic FC 0.
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1968-76 268+ten appearances, 118 goals
debut: 17 January 1968 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2.
Norwich City FC 1978-79 eleven appearances, four goals
debut: 19 August 1978 Norwich City FC 3 Southampton FC 1.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1979 four+one appearances, one goal
debut (division two): 31 March 1979 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 Notts County FC 0.
last: 14 April 1923 Blackburn Rovers FC 2 Middlesbrough FC 0.

Club honours		 Football League Division Two fourth place 1964-65 (39ᵃ 18ᵍ), runners-up 1965-66 (39ᵃ 30ᵍ), 1978-79 (3ᵃ 1ᵍ); Division One third place 1970-71 (42ᵃ 21ᵍ);
FA Cup quarter-finalist 1968-69 (0ᵃ), 1970-71 (5ᵃ 1ᵍ), 1971-72 (5ᵃ 2ᵍ);
Football League Cup winners 1970-71, 1972-73;
Anglo-Italian League Cup winners 1971;
UEFA Cup winners 1971-72, runners-up 1973-74;
Coppa dell Alpi winner August 1976; Coupe de la Ligue Suisse de Football winner 1976-77; Coupe de Suisse winner 1977-78;
Individual honours Rothmans Golden Boot 1971, 1972;
Ballon d'Or eighth 1971;
Ligue Suisse de Football Best Foreign Player 1977-78;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 6' 1", 13st. 12½lbs [1973].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of four who became the 868th players (869) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-right; Centre-Forward
First match No. 450, 3 February 1971, Malta 0 England 1, a European Championship qualification match at The Stadium, Triq D'Argens, Il-Gzira, aged 25 years 282 days.
Last match No. 476, 17 October 1973, England 1 Poland 1, a World Cup qualification match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, substituted (88), aged 28 years 173 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1971, 1972, 1973;
Team honours British Championship winners 1971, 1973, shared 1972;
Individual honours None
Distinctions Died two days after Colin McDonald.

Youth Career
Youth tournaments None
Youth honours None
Individual honours England U23 (fourteen+three appearances, 7ᵍ April 1964-June 1968)
Distinctions None

Beyond England
Latterly a licensee in Hertfordshire and Sussex.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.65.


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps starts subs minutes goals ave.min comp. goals
- 24 19 22 ▲2
▼1		 2039 13 157 min 10 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
24 15 5 4 45 16 +29 4 12 1.875 0.667 72.9 +9

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 11 6 3 2 26 8 +18 1 5 2.364 0.727 68.2 +4
Away 13 9 2 2 19 8 +11 3 7 1.462 0.615 76.9 +7

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 19 14 3 2 42 11 +31 1 10 2.21 0.579 81.6 +12
Red 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 1 2 1.00 0.00 75.0 +1
Yellow 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 2 0 0.333 1.667 16.7 -2

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.75 1.00 50.0 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.75 1.00 50.0 =0

ECP

 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 1 5 2.00 0.625 75.0 +4
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 1 5 2.00 0.625 75.0 +4
British Championship 7 6 0 1 11 3 +8 1 4 1.571 0.429 85.7 +5
Friendly 5 3 1 1 15 4 +11 1 2 3.00 0.80 70.0 +2

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1972-73 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.75 1.00 50.0 =0
WCP All 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.75 1.00 50.0 =0

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1971-72 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 1 5 2.00 0.625 75.0 +4
ECP All 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 1 5 2.00 0.625 75.0 +4

British Championship Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1971 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 0 1 2.00 0.50 100.0 +2
BC 1972 2 1 0 1 1 1 =0 1 1 0.50 0.50 50.0 =0
BC 1973 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 0 2 2.00 0.333 100.0 +3
BC All 7 6 0 1 11 3 +8 1 4 1.571 0.429 85.7 +5

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.75 1.00 50.0 =0
EC 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 1 5 2.00 0.625 75.0 +4
BC 7 6 0 1 11 3 +8 1 4 1.571 0.429 85.7 +5
19 12 4 3 30 12 +18 3 10 1.579 0.632 73.7 +9

England Match History of Martin Chivers


Age 18 under 23  
one appearance - France▲ April 1964;
  
Age 19    
five appearances - Hungary, May 1964; Wales & Romania▲, November 1964; Scotland, February 1965;
Czechoslovakia April 1965;
             
Age 20    
five appearances - West Germany, Czechoslovakia & Austria▲, May-June 1965; France & Yugoslavia, November 1965;
   
Age 22    
two appearances - Italy, December 1967; Scotland, 7 February 1968;
 

 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 24 full appearances (2039 min) 13ᵍ

manager: Alf Ramsey - 24 full appearances (2039 min) 13ᵍx


apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

419 24 February 1968 - Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC/ ECP AD training squad member

Age 23 under 23  
four appearances - Hungary, Italy, Hungary & West Germany, May-June 1968;

Age 25
1 450 3 February 1971 - Malta 0 England 1
The Stadium, Gzira		 ECP AW   8
IR

one of four who became the 868th (869) players to appear for England. 
the 32nd player from Tottenham Hotspur FC to represent England

2 451 21 April 1971 - England 3 Greece 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 ECP HW 23 9
CF

Age 26
3 452 12 May 1971 - England 5 Malta 0
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 ECP HW 1 47 9
CF
4 453 15 May 1971 - Northern Ireland 0 England 1
 Windsor Park, Belfast
BC		 AW   9
CF
454 19 May 1971 - England 0 Wales 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley HD squad member
5 455 22 May 1971 - England 3 Scotland 1
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 HW 29 41 9
CF
6 456 13 October 1971 - Switzerland 2 England 3
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel		 ECP AW 12 9
CF
7 457 10 November 1971 - England 1 Switzerland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 ECP HD ▲(1-1) 60 17
8 458 1 December 1971 - Greece 0 England 2
Karaiskaki Stadio, Piraes		 ECP AW 90 9
CF

Age 27
9 459 29 April 1972 - England 1 West Germany 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 ECP HL   9
CF
10 460 13 May 1972 - West Germany 0 England 0
Olympiastadion, Berlin		 ECP AD   9
CF
461 20 May 1972 - Wales 0 England 3, Ninian Park, Cardiff
BC		 AW squad/
unused		  
11 462 23 May 1972 - England 0 Northern Ireland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 HL ▲(0-1) 59 17
12 463 27 May 1972 - Scotland 0 England 1
 Hampden Park, Glasgow		 AW   9
CF
 
13 465 15 November 1972 - Wales 0 England 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 WCP AW   9
CF
14 466 24 January 1973 - England 1 Wales 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 WCP HD   9
CF
15 467 14 February 1973 - Scotland 0 England 5
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 Fr AW 76 9
CF

Age 28
16 468 12 May 1973 - Northern Ireland 1 England 2
Goodison Park, Liverpool
BC		 AW 8 83 9
CF
17 469 15 May 1973 - England 3 Wales 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 HW 23 9
CF
18 470 19 May 1973 - England 1 Scotland 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 HW   9
CF
19 471 27 May 1973 - Czechoslovakia 1 England 1
Stadión Letná, Praha		 Fr AD   9
CF
20 472 6 June 1973 - Poland 2 England 0
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów		 WCP AL   9
CF
21 473 10 June 1973 - USSR 1 England 2
Central V.I. Lenin Stadium, Moskva		 tour AW 9 9
CF
22 474 14 June 1973 - Italy 2 England 0
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino		 AL   9
CF
23 475 26 September 1973 - England 7 Austria 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW 60 9
CF
24 476 17 October 1973 - England 1 Poland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 WCP HD ▼(1-1) 88 9
CF
    

 
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