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Tributes paid to 'true Sotonian' Martin Chivers

Former Saints forward Martin Chivers, who died aged 80 on Wednesday, has been remembered as "a real local lad" who "moved like a Rolls Royce".

Born in Regents Park in Southampton, Chivers scored 108 times for his boyhood club between 1962 and 1968, before being sold to Tottenham £125,000 - a British record at the time.

Duncan Holley, a Southampton FC historian, called him a "powerful player" and said it was "good to see a local boy do so well".

He made 189 appearances for Southampton FC and the club said it was "deeply saddened to hear of his passing".