Martin Chivers

Martin Chivers is the kind of footballer whose name carries an entire era. A towering Southampton-born forward, he gave six strong years to his hometown club before Tottenham broke the British transfer record to sign him in 1968, then repaid them with two League Cups and the 1972 UEFA Cup. That price tag was a statement of belief, and he honoured it. He passed away in early 2026, which gives his story a bittersweet weight as I write this. I think of him as a symbol of old-school English centre-forward play: physical, fearless, and proud. He earned the legend status he holds, and he deserves to be remembered.

Martin Harcourt Chivers (27 April 1945 – 7 January 2026) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his career with his hometown club Southampton where he had a successful six years and in 1968 was bought by Tottenham Hotspur for a club and league record sum of £125,000. With Spurs he went on to win the Football League Cup twice and the UEFA Cup in the 1971–72 season.

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Name (English)

Martin Chivers

Name (Japanese)

マーティン・チバース

Reading

まーてぃん・ちばーす

Born

April 27, 1945 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Origin

Southampton, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

185 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.