Former Spurs and England footballer Martin Chivers has died

Former Tottenham and England footballer Martin Chivers has died at the age of 80.

He played more than 400 games for Spurs and is one of their greatest ever goal scorers. Chivers also won 24 caps for his country.

The forward played for Bill Nicholson's Spurs side from the early 1970s, winning the League Cup twice as well as enjoying UEFA Cup success. A statement from Tottenham read: "It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our legendary former striker Martin Chivers.

"We extend our deepest sympathies to Martin's family, friends and former teammates at this incredibly sad time. "Our players will wear black armbands during this evening's fixture against AFC Bournemouth.

Rest in peace, Martin. One of the all-time greats." After beginning his career at Southampton and helping the Saints secure promotion to the top flight under Ted Bates in 1966, he moved to White Hart Lane in January 1968 for what was then a club and British record fee of £125,000.

Chivers bounced back from a serious knee injury to become a central figure in the Spurs team that reached four UEFA and League Cup finals in four years. Chivers scored 13 goals in 24 appearances for England, with his final cap coming in the 1-1 draw against Poland at Wembley.

Read more from Sky News:How cold is too cold to go to work?School bus crashes into ditch after slipping on black ice After scoring 174 goals in 367 games for Spurs, Chivers left the club to join Swiss side Servette ahead of the 1976-77 season. He later returned to England with spells at Norwich and briefly at Brighton, before becoming player-manager at Southern League club Dorchester.

Chivers also had a stint with Norwegian outfit Vard and made 10 appearances for Barnet during the 1982-83 season. Following his playing career, Chivers ran a hotel and restaurant in Hertfordshire and later worked with BBC Radio.

He remained a familiar presence at Tottenham home matches and was part of the club's matchday legends hospitality team..