Martin Chivers

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Martin Harcourt Chivers (born 27 April 1945) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his career with his hometown club Southampton, before being sold to Tottenham Hotspur, but also had a prolific stint with Swiss club Servette. From 1971 to 1973, he played for the 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 Grammar School, Southampton, and wrote to his local club, Southampton for a trial.[1] 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 on 8 September 1962 (aged 17).Template:Sfn He failed to score on his debut and his first goal came in a 4–1 defeat by Newcastle United on 6 April 1963 (in his third first-team appearance).Template:Sfn This goal meant that his name is also in the record books as the first substitute to score for the Saints.Template:Sfn

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.Template:Sfn The following season, he was again a virtual ever-present, making 39 appearances with 17 goals as the Saints improved to fourth place.Template:Sfn

In the 1965–66 season, he played an integral role as the club finally gained promotion to the top flight (as runners-up),[2] scoring 30 goals from 39 games, generally from crosses provided by Terry Paine and John Sydenham.[3] All his goals were scored from the first 29 games, and he failed to find the net after the end of February.Template:Sfn

Once in the First Division, he played second fiddle to the Welsh striker, Ron Davies, scoring 14 and 13 goals respectively in the next two seasons.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn He became unsettled at The Dell and was soon being chased by many of the top clubs. Saints' manager 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.Template:Sfn He scored a total of 106 goals in 190 appearances for the Saints.Template:Sfn

Tottenham Hotspur

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Chivers swapping shirts with Feyenoord's Rinus Israël after the second leg match of the 1974 UEFA Cup final

In January 1968, Tottenham Hotspur manager 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.Template:Sfn The deal involved 24-year-old Frank Saul moving from White Hart Lane to The Dell. Chivers scored on his Spurs debut against Sheffield Wednesday in January 1968,[4] 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 in 1970.

Chivers was often seen as a lethargic and lazy player,[5] but his pace and natural strength established "Big Chiv" as a star of the Spurs side throughout the early 1970s.[6] The 1970–71 season was the beginning of Chivers' golden years.[7] He played in all 58 competitive games and scored 34 times, including both goals in the League Cup final against Aston Villa, and 21 goals in the First Division as Spurs finished the season in third place.[8]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

During the 1971–72 campaign, Chivers hit the best form of his career, netting 42 times in 62 first team appearances.[9] 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. The resurgent striker saved his most impressive form for the UEFA Cup, scoring eight times in 11 matches, including a hat-trick in a 9–0 demolition of Icelandic side Keflavik ÍF,[10] and a superb double against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a memorable final.[9][11] 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 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, and a crucial goal at Molineux where the Londoners drew 2–2 to reach the final.[12][13] 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.[14]

Spurs again reached the 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.[15] 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.[16] By the beginning of the 1974–75 season, Chivers was considered to be the senior forward at Tottenham, playing alongside Chris Jones, Chris McGrath and Scotsman John Duncan. In early September, he played his last game for the legendary Bill Nicholson, as Middlesbrough crushed Spurs 4–0 in the 2nd round of the League Cup.[17] Injuries restricted Chivers to just 28 league appearances in which he scored 10 goals, including important strikes against West Ham United, Leeds United and local rivals Arsenal.[18]

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 for an £80,000 fee.[19][20] In his <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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.[21]

Later career

At the age of 31 in July 1976, the prolific striker moved to Servette in Switzerland, before returning to English league football with spells at Norwich City (1978–79) and Brighton (1979–80), where he finished his professional career. In the early 1980s, he continued his career in non-league football with Dorchester Town and Barnet, and played abroad for Australian club Frankston City and for Norwegian club Vard Haugesund.[22]

International career

On 8 April 1964, Chivers made his debut for the England under-23 team against 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.[23]

On 3 February 1971, Chivers made his debut for England against Malta. On 21 April, he scored his first goal in his second cap, in a 3–0 win over Greece.[24]

In October 1973, Chivers won the last of his full England caps against Poland in an infamous World Cup qualifier.[25] 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.[26]

After football

After retiring from professional football, he managed clubs in England and Norway and owned a hotel and restaurant in Hertfordshire.[20] Chivers has commentated for BBC Radio and remains a popular matchday host at White Hart Lane.[27][28]

In April 2007, he was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.[29] In May 2008, he was appointed the National Development Manager to the Football Association.[28] Chivers' autobiography, Big Chiv - My Goals in Life, was released in October 2009.[30]

Career statistics

International

Source:[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England
1971 8 7
1972 5 0
1973 11 6
Total 24 13
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chivers goal.[32]
List of international goals scored by Martin Chivers
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 April 1971 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Greece flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg link alias-army = Hellenic Army border-army= flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || UEFA Euro 1972 qualification

2 12 May 1971 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Malta flag alias = Flag of Malta.svg flag alias-1875 = Flag of Malta (1875–1898).svg flag alias-1898 = Flag of Malta (1898–1923).svg flag alias-1923 = Flag of Malta (1923–1943).svg flag alias-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943–1964).svg flag alias-unofficial-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943).svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malta.svg link alias-naval = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta link alias-navy = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta flag alias-navy =Naval Jack of Malta.svg flag alias-1814 = 19th Century Flag of Malta.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1972 qualification

3 4–0
4 22 May 1971 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Scotland flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–1 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"| British Home Championship

5 3–1
6 13 October 1971 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Switzerland flag alias = Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg link alias-army = Swiss Army link alias-air force = Swiss Air Force size = size flag alias = 23x16px sizebig flag alias = 25px name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–2 || UEFA Euro 1972 qualification

7 1 December 1971 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece {{ Template:Yesno alias = Greece flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg link alias-army = Hellenic Army border-army= flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–0|| align="center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 1972 qualification

8 14 February 1973 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Scotland flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|5–0 || British Home Championship

9 12 May 1973 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Northern Ireland flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|British Home Championship

10 2–1
11 15 May 1973 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 ||British Home Championship

12 10 June 1973 Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Soviet Union flag alias = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg flag alias-1922 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg flag alias-1924 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg flag alias-1936 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg flag alias-1955 = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg flag alias-coast guard-1924 = USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg link alias-coast guard-1924 = Soviet Border Troops flag alias-coast guard-1935 = USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg link alias-coast guard-1935 = Soviet Border Troops flag alias-coast guard = USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg link alias-coast guard = Soviet Border Troops flag alias-air force=Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg link alias-air force=Soviet Air Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg link alias-army = Soviet Army flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg flag alias-naval-1924 = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg flag alias-naval-1935 = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = USSR, Naval flag of ships by the Interior Force 1983.svg link alias-naval = Soviet Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg link alias-navy = Soviet Navy flag alias-marines= Flag of the Soviet Union.svg link alias-marines= Soviet Naval Infantry flag alias-military= Flag of the Soviet Union.svg link alias-military= Soviet Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly match

13 26 September 1973 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Austria flag alias = Flag of Austria.svg flag alias-empire = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Austria (state).svg flag alias-1230 = Flag of Austria (1230–1934).svg flag alias-war = Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg flag alias-1934 = State flag of Austria (1934–1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg


flag alias-army = Flag of Austria (state).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-army = Austrian Land Forces flag alias-naval = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-naval = Austrian Navy link alias-air force = Austrian Air Force flag alias-navy = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-navy = Austrian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|7–0 ||Friendly match

Honours

Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur

Servette

Individual

References

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