BBC · Jan 8
Tributes paid to 'true Sotonian' Martin Chivers
Chivers was born in Southampton and has been described as "a true Sotonian"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".