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Jim van Wijk

Martin Chivers, the Tottenham great whose strength and pace brushed defenders aside

Martin Chivers in 1968 - (Getty Images)

Martin Chivers might have seemed lethargic to some, even a bit lazy, broad shoulders and all - but during his golden spell for Tottenham under Bill Nicholson, there were few defenders who were not brushed aside by his natural strength and turn of pace.

Chivers, who has died aged 80, was the frontman of Nicholson's swashbuckling side from the early 1970s, winning the League Cup twice as well as enjoying UEFA Cup success.

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