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The erstwhile Tottenham, Southampton and England striker Martin Chivers has died astatine nan property of 80. Chivers, a League Cup and Uefa Cup victor pinch Spurs, won 24 caps from 1971 to 1973, scoring 13 goals.
“It is pinch immense sadness that we denote nan passing of our legendary erstwhile striker Martin Chivers,” Spurs said. “We widen our deepest sympathies to Martin’s family, friends and erstwhile teammates astatine this incredibly sad time. Our players will deterioration achromatic armbands during this evening’s fixture against AFC Bournemouth. Rest successful peace, Martin. One of nan all-time greats.”
Chivers started his profession pinch his home-city nine Southampton, making his debut successful 1962, and joined Spurs successful 1968. After a long, successful spell location he moved to Switzerland to play for Servette, wherever he won further honours, earlier returning to England to play for clubs including Norwich and Brighton.
Southampton said they were “deeply saddened” to study of nan decease of Chivers, who made 189 appearances for nan club, scoring 108 goals. Chivers scored 174 times successful 367 competitory games for Spurs, including some goals to hit Aston Villa successful nan 1971 League Cup last and 2 to thief conclusion Wolves successful nan two-leg 1972 Uefa Cup final. He won a 2nd League Cup successful 1973 was inducted into nan Spurs hallway of fame successful 2007.
Chivers told Tottenham’s magazine successful 2009: “In my time tackles from down were commonplace, nan pitches were muddy and uneven, nan shot was dense and we did not person dieticians and psychologists. Today, players are faster because they play connected nan apical of nan crushed and they’re fitter. But I do deliberation that my style of play would person suited today’s game.”
