Stamford-Bridge.com Site Banner

Chelsea FC Profile: Gary Chivers

| Player Summary |

Full Name: Gary Paul Stephen Chivers

Nickname(s): Chivey

Born: Sunday, 15th May 1960 (age: 63)
Place of birth: Stockwell, London, England
Height: 5' 11"

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1978 to 1983


Playing Career:


Chelsea (Jul 1978 to Jun 1983) - From Chelsea Juniors
Swansea City
Queens Park Rangers
Watford
Brighton And Hove Albion
Lyn Oslo
AFC Bournemouth

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 21st April 1979, Chelsea 2 - 1 Middlesbrough

Age on debut: 18 years 11 months 6 days

100th Appearance: Friday, 12th March 1982, Barnsley 2 - 1 Chelsea

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 14th May 1983, Chelsea 0 - 0 Middlesbrough

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1978 / 79 500005
1979 / 80 29 (2)110031 (2)
1980 / 81 40 (1)120043 (1)
1981 / 82 29 (1)330035 (1)
1982 / 83 30 (1)220034 (1)
Total133 (5)7800148 (5)

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1979 / 80 200002
1980 / 81 200002
Total400004


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Gary Chivers made 148 appearances for Chelsea, of which 5 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League21st Apr 1979Chelsea21Middlesbrough12,007 match won
League28th Apr 1979Aston Villa21Chelsea29,212 match lost
League5th May 1979Chelsea23Ipswich Town15,462 match lost
League14th May 1979Chelsea11Arsenal28,386 match drawn
League16th May 1979Manchester United11Chelsea38,119 match drawn
League1st Sep 1979Newcastle United21Chelsea25,230 match lost
League Cup4th Sep 1979Chelsea12Plymouth Argyle14,112 match lost
League8th Sep 1979Chelsea12Birmingham City17,182 match lost Sub on 73 mins
League6th Oct 1979Burnley01Chelsea8,341 match won
League13th Oct 1979Chelsea10Bristol Rovers18,236 match won scored 1 goal
League20th Oct 1979Cardiff City12Chelsea16,328 match won sent off
League3rd Nov 1979Sunderland21Chelsea24,988 match lost
League10th Nov 1979Orient37Chelsea13,005 match won
League14th Nov 1979Chelsea21West Ham United30,859 match won
League17th Nov 1979Chelsea31Charlton Athletic23,035 match won
League24th Nov 1979Notts County23Chelsea12,646 match won
League1st Dec 1979Chelsea20Preston North End21,192 match won
League8th Dec 1979Oldham Athletic10Chelsea10,201 match lost
League15th Dec 1979Chelsea30Swansea City18,065 match won
League18th Dec 1979Queens Park Rangers22Chelsea26,598 match drawn
League26th Dec 1979Chelsea10Leicester City25,320 match won
League29th Dec 1979Wrexham20Chelsea15,641 match lost
League1st Jan 1980Luton Town33Chelsea19,717 match drawn
League12th Jan 1980Chelsea40Newcastle United32,281 match won
F.A. Cup14th Jan 1980Chelsea01Wigan Athletic22,300 match lost
League2nd Feb 1980Chelsea24Shrewsbury Town18,120 match lost
League9th Feb 1980Watford23Chelsea24,716 match won
League16th Feb 1980Chelsea11Cambridge United17,112 match drawn
League23rd Feb 1980Bristol Rovers30Chelsea14,176 match lost
League29th Mar 1980Charlton Athletic12Chelsea16,425 match won Sub on
League5th Apr 1980Leicester City10Chelsea25,826 match lost
League7th Apr 1980Chelsea11Luton Town28,078 match drawn
League12th Apr 1980Preston North End11Chelsea13,069 match drawn
League19th Apr 1980Chelsea10Notts County24,002 match won scored 1 goal
League26th Apr 1980Swansea City11Chelsea16,000 match drawn
League3rd May 1980Chelsea30Oldham Athletic28,253 match won
League16th Aug 1980Chelsea22Wrexham20,001 match drawn
League20th Aug 1980Derby County32Chelsea20,353 match lost
League23rd Aug 1980Shrewsbury Town22Chelsea6,672 match drawn
League Cup27th Aug 1980Cardiff City10Chelsea6,549 match lost
League30th Aug 1980Chelsea11Queens Park Rangers23,381 match drawn scored 1 goal
League Cup3rd Sep 1980Chelsea11Cardiff City12,959 match drawn
League6th Sep 1980Chelsea01West Ham United32,669 match lost Sub on 35 mins
League13th Sep 1980Cambridge United01Chelsea9,474 match won
League20th Sep 1980Chelsea11Preston North End13,755 match drawn
League27th Sep 1980Watford23Chelsea19,802 match won
League4th Oct 1980Bolton Wanderers23Chelsea11,888 match won
League8th Oct 1980Chelsea20Bristol Rovers13,108 match won
League11th Oct 1980Chelsea30Grimsby Town16,206 match won
League18th Oct 1980Blackburn Rovers11Chelsea15,503 match drawn
League21st Oct 1980Orient01Chelsea11,950 match won
League25th Oct 1980Chelsea60Newcastle United22,912 match won scored 1 goal
League31st Oct 1980Cardiff City01Chelsea8,489 match won
League8th Nov 1980Chelsea10Oldham Athletic19,327 match won
League12th Nov 1980Chelsea13Derby County19,449 match lost Sub on 24 mins
League22nd Nov 1980Chelsea20Sheffield Wednesday24,947 match won
League29th Nov 1980Notts County11Chelsea14,459 match drawn
League6th Dec 1980Chelsea00Swansea City20,067 match drawn
League13th Dec 1980Grimsby Town20Chelsea14,708 match lost
League20th Dec 1980Chelsea01Orient15,943 match lost
League27th Dec 1980Chelsea00Bristol City18,514 match drawn
F.A. Cup3rd Jan 1981Southampton31Chelsea23,694 match lost
League10th Jan 1981Sheffield Wednesday00Chelsea25,113 match drawn
League17th Jan 1981Queens Park Rangers10Chelsea22,873 match lost
League31st Jan 1981Chelsea30Shrewsbury Town14,673 match won
League7th Feb 1981Chelsea30Cambridge United16,704 match won
League14th Feb 1981West Ham United40Chelsea35,164 match lost
League21st Feb 1981Chelsea01Watford19,153 match lost
League28th Feb 1981Preston North End10Chelsea8,129 match lost
League7th Mar 1981Chelsea20Bolton Wanderers12,948 match won
League14th Mar 1981Bristol Rovers10Chelsea7,565 match lost
League21st Mar 1981Chelsea00Blackburn Rovers14,314 match drawn
League28th Mar 1981Newcastle United10Chelsea17,392 match lost
League4th Apr 1981Chelsea01Cardiff City11,569 match lost
League11th Apr 1981Oldham Athletic00Chelsea6,740 match drawn
League18th Apr 1981Bristol City00Chelsea9,764 match drawn
League20th Apr 1981Chelsea02Luton Town12,868 match lost
League25th Apr 1981Swansea City30Chelsea16,063 match lost
League2nd May 1981Chelsea02Notts County13,324 match lost
League12th Sep 1981Chelsea13Watford20,036 match lost
League19th Sep 1981Shrewsbury Town10Chelsea5,616 match lost
League23rd Sep 1981Chelsea22Charlton Athletic15,329 match drawn
League26th Sep 1981Chelsea21Norwich City14,509 match won
League28th Sep 1981Orient02Chelsea9,698 match won booked
League3rd Oct 1981Cambridge United10Chelsea8,606 match lost
League Cup6th Oct 1981Southampton11Chelsea16,901 match drawn
League10th Oct 1981Chelsea20Wrexham14,170 match won
League16th Oct 1981Leicester City11Chelsea18,358 match drawn booked
League24th Oct 1981Chelsea12Barnsley15,268 match lost
League Cup28th Oct 1981Chelsea21Southampton27,370 match won
League31st Oct 1981Rotherham United60Chelsea10,145 match lost
League7th Nov 1981Chelsea21Newcastle United16,059 match won
League Cup11th Nov 1981Wigan Athletic42Chelsea12,068 match lost
League14th Nov 1981Oldham Athletic10Chelsea9,773 match lost
F.A. Cup21st Jan 1982Hull City02Chelsea13,238 match won booked
F.A. Cup23rd Jan 1982Chelsea00Wrexham17,226 match drawn
League27th Feb 1982Wrexham10Chelsea3,935 match lost
F.A. Cup6th Mar 1982Chelsea23Tottenham Hotspur42,557 match lost
League9th Mar 1982Chelsea41Leicester City10,586 match won
League12th Mar 1982Barnsley21Chelsea12,706 match lost
League17th Mar 1982Chelsea12Crystal Palace13,894 match lost
League20th Mar 1982Chelsea14Rotherham United11,900 match lost
League27th Mar 1982Newcastle United10Chelsea26,887 match lost
League3rd Apr 1982Chelsea22Oldham Athletic8,938 match drawn
League7th Apr 1982Chelsea41Cambridge United6,196 match won
League10th Apr 1982Chelsea21Queens Park Rangers18,365 match won
League12th Apr 1982Crystal Palace01Chelsea17,189 match won
League17th Apr 1982Grimsby Town33Chelsea9,164 match drawn
League20th Apr 1982Luton Town22Chelsea16,185 match drawn
League24th Apr 1982Chelsea02Derby County11,005 match lost Sub on 46 mins
League1st May 1982Sheffield Wednesday00Chelsea19,259 match drawn
League5th May 1982Chelsea22Orient6,009 match drawn Sub on
League8th May 1982Chelsea12Luton Town15,044 match lost
League15th May 1982Blackburn Rovers11Chelsea6,133 match drawn
League28th Aug 1982Cambridge United01Chelsea8,124 match won
League31st Aug 1982Chelsea00Wolverhampton Wanderers14,192 match drawn
League4th Sep 1982Chelsea11Leicester City14,127 match drawn
League8th Sep 1982Derby County10Chelsea8,075 match lost
League11th Sep 1982Newcastle United11Chelsea29,084 match drawn
League18th Sep 1982Chelsea20Oldham Athletic10,263 match won
League25th Sep 1982Sheffield Wednesday32Chelsea18,833 match lost
League2nd Oct 1982Chelsea52Grimsby Town10,019 match won
League Cup6th Oct 1982Chelsea31Tranmere Rovers7,982 match won
League23rd Oct 1982Chelsea31Charlton Athletic14,492 match won
League6th Nov 1982Chelsea00Crystal Palace15,169 match drawn
League Cup9th Nov 1982Notts County20Chelsea8,852 match lost
League13th Nov 1982Barnsley11Chelsea13,286 match drawn
League20th Nov 1982Chelsea12Shrewsbury Town8,690 match lost
League18th Dec 1982Chelsea21Bolton Wanderers6,903 match won
League27th Dec 1982Queens Park Rangers12Chelsea23,744 match won
League28th Dec 1982Chelsea00Fulham29,797 match drawn
League1st Jan 1983Shrewsbury Town20Chelsea7,545 match lost
League3rd Jan 1983Leicester City30Chelsea13,745 match lost
F.A. Cup8th Jan 1983Huddersfield Town11Chelsea17,004 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1983Chelsea20Huddersfield Town14,417 match won
League15th Jan 1983Chelsea60Cambridge United7,808 match won
League22nd Jan 1983Wolverhampton Wanderers21Chelsea19,533 match lost
League5th Feb 1983Chelsea13Derby County8,661 match lost
League19th Feb 1983Leeds United33Chelsea19,365 match drawn Sub on
League26th Feb 1983Chelsea20Blackburn Rovers6,982 match won
League12th Mar 1983Chelsea42Carlisle United6,677 match won
League19th Mar 1983Crystal Palace00Chelsea13,437 match drawn
League26th Mar 1983Chelsea03Barnsley7,223 match lost
League23rd Apr 1983Burnley30Chelsea7,393 match lost
League30th Apr 1983Chelsea11Rotherham United8,674 match drawn
League2nd May 1983Chelsea11Sheffield Wednesday10,462 match drawn
League7th May 1983Bolton Wanderers01Chelsea8,687 match won
League14th May 1983Chelsea00Middlesbrough19,340 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1979 / 80 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Gary Chivers made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly28th Jul 1979Wimbledon21Chelsea3,070 match lost Sub on 46 mins

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
Total0

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Gary Chivers made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt


Return to Player Directory.
Return to Home page.

Chelsea FC Player Gary Chivers

Games Won: 51
Win Percentage: 34.46%
Total Bookings: 3
Times Sent Off: 1

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 148 appearances, Gary Chivers played alongside the following 41 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Trevor Aylott (6)
Eamonn Bannon (7)
Peter Bonetti (4)
Petar Borota (85)
Ian Britton (78)
John Bumstead (112)
Paul Canoville (18)
Jimmy Clare (1)
Phil Driver (36)
Micky Droy (93)
Timmy Elmes (3)
Mike Fillery (133)
Steve Francis (56)
Lee Frost (11)
Kevin Hales (11)
Ron Harris (34)
Chris Hutchings (67)
Bob Iles (3)
Gary Johnson (14)
Joey Jones (20)
Keith Jones (1)
Tommy Langley (30)
Colin Lee (101)
Gary Locke (79)
Alan Mayes (54)
Tony McAndrew (7)
Micky Nutton (48)
Peter Osgood (3)
Colin Pates (92)
Peter Rhoades-Brown (79)
Bryan Robson (12)
Dennis Rofe (53)
John Sitton (4)
John Sparrow (13)
David Speedie (27)
Garry Stanley (4)
David Stride (2)
Colin Viljoen (19)
Clive Walker (123)
Graham Wilkins (33)
Ray Wilkins (3)