Overview
- Tottenham confirmed Chivers’ death on Wednesday and said players will wear black armbands for the Premier League match at Bournemouth.
- Chivers scored 174 goals in 367 appearances for Spurs from 1968 to 1976, winning the League Cup in 1971 and 1973 and the 1972 UEFA Cup, with decisive goals in both finals.
- He joined Tottenham from Southampton in January 1968 for a then British record £125,000 fee, becoming the country’s most expensive player at the time.
- His 22 goals in European competition stood as a club record until Jermain Defoe surpassed the mark in 2013; he also earned 24 England caps and scored 13 goals.
- Former team‑mates and clubs paid tribute, with Steve Archibald calling him “like a Rolls‑Royce” and Southampton expressing condolences to his family and friends.