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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1945)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography 
| name           = Martin Chivers
| fullname       = Martin Harcourt Chivers
| image          = Martin Chivers.jpg
| caption        = Chivers in 2011
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1945|04|27|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Southampton]], England
| height         = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=494–495}}
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1    = 1961–1962
| youthclubs1    = CPC Sports
| years1         = 1962–1968
| clubs1         = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=494–495}}
| caps1          = 175
| goals1         = 96
| years2         = 1968–1976
| clubs2         = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| caps2          = 278
| goals2         = 118
| years3         = 1976–1978
| clubs3         = [[Servette FC|Servette]]
| caps3          = 66
| goals3         = 33
| years4         = 1978–1979
| clubs4         = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
| caps4          = 11
| goals4         = 4
| years5         = 1979–1980
| clubs5         = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
| caps5          = 5
| goals5         = 1
| years6         = 1980
| clubs6         = [[Dorchester Town F.C.|Dorchester Town]]
| caps6          = 5
| goals6         = 3
| years7         = 1980
| clubs7         = → [[Frankston Pines FC|Frankston City]] (loan)
| caps7          = 2
| goals7         = 0
| years8         = 1981–1982
| clubs8         = [[SK Vard Haugesund|Vard Haugesund]]
| caps8          = 2
| goals8         = 0
| years9         = 1982–1983
| clubs9         = [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]]
| caps9          = 10
| goals9         = 0
| totalcaps      = 546
| totalgoals     = 255
| nationalyears1 = 1964–1968
| nationalteam1  = [[England national football team|England U23]]
| nationalcaps1  = 17
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalyears2 = 1971–1973
| nationalteam2  = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps2  = 24
| nationalgoals2 = 13
}}
'''Martin Harcourt Chivers''' (born 27 April 1945) is an English retired professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He began his career with his hometown club [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], before being sold to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], but also had a prolific stint with Swiss club [[Servette FC|Servette]]. From 1971 to 1973, he played for the [[England national football team|England national team]], scoring thirteen goals in 24 appearances, but did not represent his country at a major tournament.

==Playing career==

===Southampton===
Chivers attended [[Taunton's College|Taunton's Grammar School]], [[Southampton]], and wrote to his local club, [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] for a trial.<ref>{{Cite web |title=martin chivers - fact file |url=https://archive.mehstg.com/fact_chivers.htm |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=archive.mehstg.com}}</ref> He spent a brief period in the club's nursery side, CPC Sports, and signed as a professional footballer in September 1962, making his debut against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 8 September 1962 (aged 17).{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=494–495}} He failed to score on his debut and his first goal came in a 4–1 defeat by [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on 6 April 1963 (in his third first-team appearance).{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|page=72}} This goal meant that his name is also in the record books as the first [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] to score for the ''Saints''.{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|page=91}}

In the 1963–64 season, he became a regular starter and was the club's joint leading goalscorer (with [[Terry Paine]]) with 21 goals, as Southampton finished a disappointing fifth in the Second Division.{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=74–77}} The following season, he was again a virtual ever-present, making 39 appearances with 17 goals as the ''Saints'' improved to fourth place.{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=78–81}}

In the [[1965–66 in English football#Second Division|1965–66]] season, he played an integral role as the club finally gained promotion to the top flight (as runners-up),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Football Club History Database - Football League 1965-66 |url=https://www.fchd.info/lghist/fl1966.htm |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.fchd.info}}</ref> scoring 30 goals from 39 games, generally from crosses provided by [[Terry Paine]] and [[John Sydenham]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Chivers {{!}} SaintsPlayers.co.uk |url=https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/martin-chivers/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref> All his goals were scored from the first 29 games, and he failed to find the net after the end of February.{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=82–87}}

Once in the First Division, he played second fiddle to the Welsh striker, [[Ron Davies (footballer, born 1942)|Ron Davies]], scoring 14 and 13 goals respectively in the next two seasons.{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=88–93}}{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=94–97}} He became unsettled at [[The Dell (Southampton)|The Dell]] and was soon being chased by many of the top clubs. Saints' manager [[Ted Bates (footballer)|Ted Bates]] was prepared to allow Chivers to leave, as he had a more than adequate replacement coming up through the ranks in [[Mick Channon]].{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=494–495}} He scored a total of 106 goals in 190 appearances for the Saints.{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=494–495}}

===Tottenham Hotspur===
[[File:Feyenoord tegen Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, finale UEFA Cup shirts ruilen na afloop, Bestanddeelnr 927-2229.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chivers swapping shirts with [[Feyenoord]]'s [[Rinus Israël]] after the second leg match of the [[1974 UEFA Cup final]]]]
In January 1968, [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] manager [[Bill Nicholson (footballer)|Bill Nicholson]] signed Chivers for a club record fee of £125,000, which also made him the country's most expensive player at that time.{{sfn|Holley|Chalk|2003|pages=494–495}} The deal involved 24-year-old [[Frank Saul (footballer)|Frank Saul]] moving from [[White Hart Lane]] to The Dell. Chivers scored on his Spurs debut against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] in January 1968,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ley |first1=John |title=Mido in seventh heaven after his debut double |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2354965/Mido-in-seventh-heaven-after-his-debut-double.html |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 February 2005}}</ref> but the initial stages of his White Hart Lane career were relatively unsuccessful, with Spurs legends [[Jimmy Greaves]] and [[Alan Gilzean]] still preferred as an attacking partnership. He eventually became the most important goalscorer at Tottenham, following the sale of Greaves to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 1970.

Chivers was often seen as a lethargic and lazy player,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Hunter |date=2022-10-26 |title=Strength, lovely lips and superhuman skill: why Erling Haaland can't be stopped |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/sport/2022/10/strength-lovely-lips-and-superhuman-skill-why-erling-haaland-cant-be-stopped |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> but his pace and natural strength established "Big Chiv" as a star of the Spurs side throughout the early 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spurs Odyssey - Meet Spurs Legend Martin Chivers! |url=https://www.spursodyssey.com/0910/chivers.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.spursodyssey.com}}</ref> The 1970–71 season was the beginning of Chivers' golden years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Big Interview - Martin Chivers |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/the-big-interview-martin-chivers/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}</ref> He played in all 58 competitive games and scored 34 times, including both goals in the [[1971 Football League Cup final|League Cup final]] against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], and 21 goals in the First Division as Spurs finished the season in third place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Down Wembley Way - A look back at our previous League Cup successes |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/april/down-wembley-way-a-look-back-at-our-previous-league-cup-successes/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

During the [[1971–72 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1971–72 campaign]], Chivers hit the best form of his career, netting 42 times in 62 first team appearances.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Moment in time {{!}} Big Chiv strikes goal-d at Molineux, 1972 |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/november/moment-in-time-martin-chivers-strikes-goal-d-at-molineux-1972/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}</ref> His seven goals in as many League Cup ties enabled Spurs to reach the semi-finals of the competition where they eventually lost to London neighbours [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. The resurgent striker saved his most impressive form for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], scoring eight times in 11 matches, including a hat-trick in a 9–0 demolition of Icelandic side [[Keflavik ÍF]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tottenham Hotspur - ÍB Keflavík 9:0 (Europa League 1971/1972, 1. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/europa-league-1971-1972-1-runde-tottenham-hotspur-keflavik-if/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> and a superb double against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in a memorable [[1972 UEFA Cup final|final]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=21 October 2015 |title=Martin Chivers on Tottenham's 1972 UEFA Cup win |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0226-0e922bd0695b-1dc2dc37eb6e-1000--martin-chivers-on-tottenham-s-1972-uefa-cup-win/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref> In the First Division, he surpassed his tally of the previous campaign, scoring 25 times in 39 appearances.

Chivers continued his prolific form in the [[1972–73 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1972–73 season]], finding the net 33 times in 61 appearances. His acclaimed goalscoring ability again guided Tottenham to League Cup success with two quarter-final strikes against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], and a crucial goal at [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]] where the Londoners drew 2–2 to reach the [[1973 Football League Cup final|final]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spurs 3-1 Liverpool FC on 6 December 1972 - Overview |url=https://thfcdb.com/matches/1972-73/liverpool-fc-06-dec-1972/overview |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=thfcdb.com |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Spurs 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 December 1972 - Overview |url=https://thfcdb.com/matches/1972-73/wolverhampton-wanderers-30-dec-1972/overview |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=thfcdb.com |language=en-AU}}</ref> His European form was equally impressive, producing eight goals in ten matches, as Spurs reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals before losing to Liverpool on the [[away goals rule]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duggan |first=Jim |title=TOPSPURS - Fansite of TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C. |url=https://www.topspurs.com/7273.htm |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.topspurs.com}}</ref>

Spurs again reached the [[1974 UEFA Cup final|final]] of the UEFA Cup in 1974 with Chivers scoring six goals, including in a 2–0 home victory against East German side [[Lokomotive Leipzig]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Tottenham 2-0 Leipzig {{!}} UEFA Europa League 1973/74 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/64428--tottenham-vs-leipzig/events/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref> The two-legged final was to end in disappointment with Dutch giants [[Feyenoord]] winning 4–2 on aggregate as Spurs lost a major final for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Feyenoord break English hold on UEFA Cup |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/seasons/1973/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref> By the beginning of the 1974–75 season, Chivers was considered to be the senior forward at Tottenham, playing alongside [[Chris Jones (footballer, born 1956)|Chris Jones]], [[Chris McGrath (footballer)|Chris McGrath]] and Scotsman [[John Duncan (footballer)|John Duncan]]. In early September, he played his last game for the legendary Bill Nicholson, as [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] crushed Spurs 4–0 in the 2nd round of the League Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough, 11 September 1974 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-middlesbrough-11-september-1974-29682/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> Injuries restricted Chivers to just 28 league appearances in which he scored 10 goals, including important strikes against West Ham United, [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and local rivals [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duggan |first=Jim |title=TOPSPURS - Fansite of TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C. |url=https://www.topspurs.com/7374.htm |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.topspurs.com}}</ref>

The 1975–76 season was Chivers' last at White Hart Lane as he struggled to find the net in a relatively poor Spurs team. He made 37 appearances in all competitions, scoring nine times, before joining Swiss club [[Servette FC|Servette]] for an £80,000 fee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duggan |first=Jim |title=TOPSPURS - Fansite of TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C. |url=https://www.topspurs.com/7576.htm |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.topspurs.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=27 July 2004 |title=Martin Chivers |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/martin-chivers/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}</ref> In his {{frac|8|1|2}}-year Spurs career, Chivers scored a total of 174 goals in 367 first-team appearances and remained the leading Tottenham goalscorer in European competition for 39 years until he was overtaken by [[Jermain Defoe]] on 7 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defoe breaks record as Spurs progress|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24827146|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 November 2013|date=7 November 2013}}</ref>

===Later career===
At the age of 31 in July 1976, the prolific striker moved to [[Servette FC|Servette]] in Switzerland, before returning to English league football with spells at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (1978–79) and [[Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]] (1979–80), where he finished his professional career. In the early 1980s, he continued his career in non-league football with [[Dorchester Town F.C.|Dorchester Town]] and [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]], and played abroad for Australian club [[Frankston Pines FC|Frankston City]] and for Norwegian club [[SK Vard Haugesund|Vard Haugesund]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hire Martin Chivers {{!}} Speaker Agent |url=https://motivationalspeakersagency.co.uk/sports/martin-chivers |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=The Motivational Speakers Agency |language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
On 8 April 1964, Chivers made his debut for the [[England national under-23 football team|England under-23 team]] against [[France national under-23 football team|France]], coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal. He remained a fixture of the under-23 squad for the next four years and scored seven goals in 17 appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersC/BioChiversMH.html|title=Martin Chivers|publisher=England Football Online|access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref>

On 3 February 1971, Chivers made his debut for [[England national football team|England]] against [[Malta national football team|Malta]]. On 21 April, he scored his first goal in his second cap, in a 3–0 win over [[Greece national football team|Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The England International Database |url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=451 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=englandstats.com |language=en-UK}}</ref>

In October 1973, Chivers won the last of his full England caps against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] in an infamous World Cup qualifier.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-10-14 |title=England v Poland 1973: When Clough's 'clown' stopped England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24445822 |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Despite scoring six international goals in the calendar year, the Spurs striker was a casualty of his country's failure to qualify for the tournament and would later be ignored by caretaker manager [[Joe Mercer]] and future boss [[Don Revie]]. He was capped 24 times for England, scoring 13 goals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The England International Database |url=https://www.englandstats.com/player.php?pid=869 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=englandstats.com |language=en-UK}}</ref>

==After football==
After retiring from professional football, he managed clubs in England and Norway and owned a hotel and restaurant in [[Hertfordshire]].<ref name=":2" /> Chivers has commentated for [[BBC Radio]] and remains a popular matchday host at White Hart Lane.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Martin Chivers {{!}} Champions Speakers |url=https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/martin-chivers |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=champions-speakers.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Martin Chivers |url=https://spursforlife.com/martin-chivers/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Spurs For Life |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2007, he was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HALL OF FAME: MARTIN CHIVERS |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/hall-of-fame-martin-chivers/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}</ref> In May 2008, he was appointed the National Development Manager to [[the Football Association]].<ref name=":3" /> Chivers' autobiography, ''Big Chiv - My Goals in Life'', was released in October 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visionsp.co.uk/viewitem.aspx?id=136 |title="Big Chiv - My Goals in Life" |access-date=10 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226171737/http://www.visionsp.co.uk/viewitem.aspx?id=136 |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
:Source:<ref>{{NFT|19675|name=Martin Chivers|accessdate=11 March 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4" |[[England national football team|England]]
|-
|1971||8||7
|-
|1972||5||0
|-
|1973||11||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||24||13
|}

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chivers goal.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/player.php?pid=869|title=869 Martin Chivers (1971 – 1973)|website=englandstats.com|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref>''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Martin Chivers
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 21 April 1971 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], England || {{fb|GRE}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 3|UEFA Euro 1972 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"| 12 May 1971 ||rowspan="2"| Wembley Stadium, London, England ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|MLT}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
|-
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|'''4'''–0
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"| 22 May 1971 ||rowspan="2"| Wembley Stadium, London, England ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|'''2'''–1 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"| [[1970–71 British Home Championship|British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || align="center"|'''3'''–1
|-
| align="center"|6 || 13 October 1971 || [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]], Switzerland || {{fb|SUI}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–2 || UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
|-
| align="center"|7 || 1 December 1971 || [[Karaiskakis Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], Greece || {{fb|GRE}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0|| align="center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
|-
| align="center"|8 || 14 February 1973 || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|'''4'''–0 || align="center"|5–0 || [[1972–73 British Home Championship|British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"| 12 May 1973 || rowspan="2" | [[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || rowspan="2"| {{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|British Home Championship
|-
| align="center"|10 || align="center"|'''2'''–1
|-
| align="center"|11 || 15 May 1973 || Wembley Stadium, London, England ||{{fb|WAL}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–0 ||British Home Championship
|-
| align="center"|12 || 10 June 1973 || [[Luzhniki Stadium|Central Lenin Stadium]], [[Moscow]], Russia ||{{fb|URS}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 ||  align="center"|2–1 ||  [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || 26 September 1973 || Wembley Stadium, London, England ||{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|'''5'''–0 ||  align="center"|7–0 ||Friendly match
|}

==Honours==
'''Southampton'''
* [[Football League Second Division]]: [[1965–66 in English football#Second Division|1965–66]]; runner-up<ref name=":0" />

'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
* [[EFL Cup|League Cup]]: [[1971 Football League Cup final|1970–71]], [[1973 Football League Cup final|1972–73]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1972 UEFA Cup final|1971–72]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[Anglo-Italian League Cup]]: [[Anglo-Italian League Cup|1971]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anglo-Italian League Cup |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/angloitleagcup.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

'''Servette'''
* [[Swiss Cup]]: 1977–78<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chivers honoured |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/chivers-honoured/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Swiss League Cup]]: 1976–77<ref>{{Cite web |title=Switzerland - League Cup Finals |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitleagcuphist.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
* [[Coppa delle Alpi]]: 1975–76<ref>{{Cite web |title=COPPA DELLE ALPI: ALBO D'ORO |url=https://www.magliarossonera.it/statistiche/competitions/competitionsAlpi.php |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Maglia Rossonera |language=it}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* ''Rothmans Golden Boots Awards'': 1971, 1972<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/1969-70-british-team-of-the-season.1794502/ |website=BigSoccer |date=31 July 2011 |title=1969-1970 British Team of the Season |access-date=17 April 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Swiss Footballer of the Year#Foreigner of the Year|Swiss League Best Foreign Player]]: 1977–78<ref>{{Cite web |title=Switzerland - Footballer of the Year |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zwitpoy.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last1= Holley |first1= Duncan |last2= Chalk|first2=Gary| title=In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC |publisher=Hagiology Publishing |year=2003| isbn=0-9534474-3-X}}

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