Geoff Chilvers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton, UK | ||
| Date of death | 1971 (aged 45–46) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1942 | Sutton United | ? | (?) |
| 1942–1954 | Crystal Palace | 118 | (1) |
| 1954–? | Gravesend & Northfleet | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Geoff T. Chilvers (31 January 1925 – 1971)[1] was a retired professional footballer who made 118 appearances in the Football League for Crystal Palace as a wing-half. He also played non-league football for Sutton United and for Gravesend & Northfleet.
Playing career
Chilvers began his career at Sutton United and signed for Crystal Palace in 1942.[2] He made his senior debut in a wartime, London League, 10–1 home win against Brighton on 3 January 1942.[3] However, that was his only appearance that season and he did not make a further appearance until March 1946, with a single game in the wartime Division Three South (South Region).[4]
Chilvers did not make his Football League debut until 2 October 1948 in a 1–3 home defeat to Walsall and went on to make 17 league appearances that season, scoring once.[5]
Over the subsequent five seasons, Chilvers made 15, 30, 22, 28 and 6 appearances respectively, without scoring[6] before moving on to Gravesend & Northfleet in 1954.[1] He made a total of 123 senior appearances for Palace including five in the FA Cup but excluding his wartime appearances.[2]
Personal life
Geoff Chilvers died in 1971 aged 45 or 46.[1]
References
- ^ a b c King, Ian. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 534. ISBN 9781780910468.
- ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 176–7. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 178–85. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 186–91. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 192–201. ISBN 0907969542.
External links
- Geoff Chilvers at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Geoff Chilvers at holmesdale.net