Gary Chivers

Last updated

Gary Chivers
Chivers at USbank Stadium 2016.jpg
Chivers in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-05-15) 15 May 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth Stockwell, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position Defender
Youth career
Senrab
Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1983 Chelsea 133 (4)
1983–1984 Swansea City 10 (0)
1984–1987 Queens Park Rangers 60 (0)
1987–1988 Watford 14 (0)
1988–1993 Brighton & Hove Albion 217 (14)
1993 Lyn Oslo 4 (0)
1993–1995 AFC Bournemouth 31 (2)
1995–1996 Stamco
Worthing
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Chivers (born 15 May 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Chelsea, Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers, Watford, Brighton & Hove Albion, AFC Bournemouth, [2] and in the Norwegian Premier League for Lyn Oslo. [3]

A central defender, Chivers began his career with Chelsea in 1979, and remained with the club until 1983, a poor period in the club's history. [4] He then moved to Swansea City, followed by spells with Queens Park Rangers and Watford. He settled at Brighton & Hove Albion, enjoying a six-year stint with the club from 1987. [2] He spent the summer of 1993 playing in Norway with Lyn Oslo [3] before playing out his career at AFC Bournemouth, retiring from professional football in 1995. [2] He played non-league football in Sussex, becoming a chauffeur (with his own stretch-limo) for a living in Surrey before going on to work in the football-related media and in private coaching. [5] He has 6 children.

References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gary Chivers". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Gary Chivers". Lyn Fotball. Erik Sexe Andersen and Torstein Velvang. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Barker, Kelvin. "Gary Chivers Chelsea FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Chivers Ready To Do Battle With Cruyff". The Argus (Brighton). 10 November 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.