Marvin Hinton
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marvin Hinton
| image = Dad old photos0069.jpg
| image_size = 105
| caption =
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|2|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Norwood,{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=2429|title=Norwood Hospital, Croydon|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=22 April 2014}} London, England
| death_date =
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| position = Defender
| years1 = 1957–1963
| years2 = 1963–1976
| clubs1 = Charlton Athletic
| clubs2 = Chelsea
| caps1 = 131
| caps2 = 265
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 3
| totalcaps = 396 | totalgoals = 5
| nationalyears1 = 1962
| nationalteam1 = England U23
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Marvin Hinton (born 2 February 1940) is an English former footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Charlton Athletic and Chelsea.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player4/marvinhinton.html |title=Marvin Hinton |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=8 February 2010}}
Early life
Hinton was born in Norwood, and brought up in South Norwood {{cite web |url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?firstname=marvin&lastname=hinton&yearofbirth=1940&yearofbirth_offset=0|title=Results for Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records|publisher=Find My Past|accessdate=22 April 2014}} London SE25 and attended nearby Ashburton School.
Career
=Charlton=
He began his football career with Charlton Athletic F.C. having overlooked his local club Crystal Palace, making his debut in the Second Division in the 1957–58 season. While a Charlton player he won three caps for the England under-23 team.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html |title=England - U-23 International Results- Details |date=27 March 2004 |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |accessdate=8 February 2010 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040413100658/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html |archivedate=13 April 2004 }}
Hinton made his League debut as a full back but he later made a number of appearances at wing-half and inside-forward before earning a regular first-team place at centre-half in 1961 following an injury to Gordon Jago.{{cite book|title=Soccer Who's Who|editor=Maurice Golesworthy|publisher=The Sportsmans Book Club|location=London|year=1965}}
=Chelsea=
After scoring twice from 131 appearances in the Football League, Hinton was signed for Chelsea by Tommy Docherty in August 1963 for £30,000. He made his Chelsea debut on 12 October 1963 in a 3–1 win at Ipswich Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/chelsea-fc/marvin-hinton-8764/league-appearances_a15288/ |title=Marvin Hinton Chelsea FC |work=Football Heroes |publisher=Sporting Heroes Collections |accessdate=22 April 2014}}
When Hinton moved to Chelsea he reverted to full back. Playing as part of a richly-talented team including the likes of Charlie Cooke, Alan Hudson, Bobby Tambling, John Hollins, Peter Bonetti and Peter Osgood he was part of the successful Chelsea side of the 60s and early 70s, earning his first winners' medal with the League Cup in 1965.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfinal.html|title=League Cup finals 1961-2001|author=Didier Fort|website=RSSSF|date=25 February 2001}} After the departure of John Mortimore and Frank Upton, Hinton formed a long lasting partnership with Ron Harris in central defence. An appearance in the 1967 FA Cup Final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur earned him a runners-up medal and further success was to follow with victory in the 1970 FA Cup Final, where Chelsea defeated Leeds United, the reigning League Champions and one of the strongest teams of the era, in a replay at Old Trafford; Hinton came on as a substitute in both games.{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1336745|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140422202251/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1336745|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2014|title=1970 FA Cup|publisher=Chelsea Football Club|accessdate=22 April 2014}} as the signing of John Dempsey and David Webb increased competition for first team places. Under coach (and later Manager) Dave Sexton, Hinton, Harris and Eddie McCreadie pioneered the zonal marking system of defense in the English First Division, consistently playing together throughout the Sixties.
Hinton continued to play for Chelsea until 1976, although further success eluded the club after their 1971 Cup Winner's Cup victory, culminating in relegation to the Second Division a year before Hinton left Stamford Bridge. After his League career he had a spell with Barnet before retirement.{{cite web|url=http://www.barnetfc.com/page/History/0,,10431~1053451,00.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311161738/http://www.barnetfc.com/page/History/0%2C%2C10431~1053451%2C00.html |archivedate=11 March 2012 |title=The history of Barnet FC- The 60s to the 80s |publisher=Barnet Football Club |accessdate=7 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}
In all, he made 344 appearances for Chelsea between 1963 and 1976, scoring 4 goals.{{cite web
|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1336454
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140422195911/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1336454
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=22 April 2014
|title=Players
|publisher=Chelsea Football Club
|accessdate=22 April 2014
}}
International football
Though a member of Alf Ramsey's provisional 40-man squad for the 1966 World Cup,{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/cmpwc/CmpWC1966Squad.html |title=England in World Cup 1966 Squad Records |publisher=England Football Online |accessdate=8 February 2010}} he never won a full cap.
Honours
References
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Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's under-23 international footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Crawley