Remembering Marvin Hinton
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By Anna Welsh
Described as a “cultured defender” and a “progressive player ahead of his time” (Chelsea FC, 2025), Marvin Hinton was born on the 2nd of February 1940. He lived in Grasmere Road, South Norwood, where it was reported in 1967 that his parents still lived (Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter, 1967, p.39). Marvin attended Ashburton School (now Oasis Academy Shirley Park). In May 1957, it was reported that Marvin had signed his professional forms for Charlton Athletic “Charlton’s team at Chelsea will include the club’s latest professionals, both signed last week. They are Marvin Hinton, 17-year-old right half who has been on the ground staff at The Valley since leaving school, and 17-year-old left half Roy Mathews.” (Kentish Independent, 1957, p.2).
On the 28th of January 1961, Marvin married Patricia Lavell at the West Croydon Congregational Church, with the Evening News (London) reporting the day before “They marry at West Croydon tomorrow – Marvin Hinton, Charlton FC utility player, and 20-year-old Patricia Lavell, of West Croydon. Hinton, 21 on Tuesday, has played in the league side at right-back, right-half, centre-half and inside-right. He will not be assisting Charlton in a friendly against Arsenal tomorrow.” (Evening News (London), 1961, p.11). Marvin and Pat would have three children – Kevin, Janine and Darren.
In June 1963, reports began to emerge that Charlton had put Marvin up for sale and that Chelsea were interested in signing him. “Charlton, who narrowly missed relegation last season, have put Marvin Hinton, their young England centre-half, on a shock sales list circulated to League clubs last week. Hinton has always been admired by Chelsea – and I understand that they approached Charlton recently. His price will be around £30,000.” (Sunday Express, 1963, p.32). It was reported that Stoke were also interested in signing him. It was announced in August 1963 that Marvin had signed for Chelsea “Marvin Hinton, Charlton’s England under-23 centre-half, was transferred to Chelsea yesterday at a fee of about £30,000. He went to Stamford Bridge to sign and stayed on for a training session.” (Northern Whig, 1963, p.8). Marvin made his debut the following month in a 3-0 loss to Swindon. The Daily Mirror said of Marvin’s performance “Marvin Hinton, making his debut at centre half, looked worth every penny of his £35,000 price tag.” (Daily Mirror, 1963, p.30). Marvin would score four first team goals during his time at Chelsea (Stamford-Bridge.com, c.2026) with the first of these being four months after he signed, against Sheffield United on the 21st of December (Daily Express, 1963, p.9).
In 2023, Marvin reflected on his transfer to Chelsea “I remember before I signed for Tommy Docherty I was at Charlton, and I knew that Chelsea was interested but I didn’t know what money they had offered. Charlton were playing an evening game and I didn’t have a car, I used to walk and get the train, and as I came to the main entrance I heard this whistling sort of noise and all of a sudden, Tommy Doc was there saying we are signing you for the weekend so don’t get injured. So I said alright Tom, and I said to the Charlton manager that I did not want to play because I was going to Chelsea. He said oh no you are not, you are playing for me, so I went and stood on the wing and the fellow I was marking scored three goals. The captain came in afterwards and said get rid of Marvin, he don’t want to know, so I went in on Thursday and signed for Chelsea and doubled my money.” (Chelsea FC, 2023).
The following January the Daily Express wrote “Marvin Hinton, who has fitted in, is popular all round, and is playing well.” (Daily Express, 1964, p.18).
Marvin’s first piece of silverware at the club came in 1965 when Chelsea beat Leicester City in the League Cup final. Marvin played in both legs which were held on the 15th of March at Stamford Bridge and the 5th of April at Filbert Street. Chelsea would win 3-2 on aggregate with no goals in the second leg. “Leicester City’s great effort was not enough to prevent Chelsea taking the Football League Cup from them in the second leg of the final at Filbert Street. McCreadie’s great goal which gave Chelsea a 3-2 lead at Stamford Bridge proved to be a cup-winning counter.” (Aberdeen Press and Journal, 1965, p.12).
Praise continued for Marvin in 1966. “Marvin Hinton, whom Docherty brought from Charlton Athletic has emerged as an outstanding centre-half this season after playing last season as full-back.” (Star Green Un’, 1966 (a), p.5). “The tall, lean Hinton, formerly with Charlton, has been outstanding in Chelsea’s League, F.A. Cup and European success this season.” (Star Green ‘un, 1966 (b), p.7). Tommy Docherty said of him “You don’t notice Marvin like others, he’s so confident he just seems to walk through a match.” (Sunday Express, 1966, p.28). In a match against A.C. Milan, Marvin’s defence for the team was mentioned “Full backs Ron Harris and Eddie McCreadie and centre-half Marvin Hinton were Chelsea’s heroes in the first half, taking the danger out of most of the Milan attacks.” (Belfast News-Letter, 1966, p.12).
Marvin was popular with the Chelsea fans, and in 1967, he had a club named after him. “Chelsea centre-half Marvin Hinton has had a club named after him. Hinton A.C., who play in the Sunday Sportsmen’s League, watch Chelsea on Saturdays, and chose the name because they rate Hinton the most consistent player at Stamford Bridge.” (Evening News (London), 1967, p.2 (a)). In the same year, Marvin’s calm style of play was thoroughly praised in the Evening News (London) “Marvin Hinton, stylish Chelsea defender, does not break sweat in a match, seldom breaks into a gallop, and yet never misses a thing with his cool, cultured display.” (Evening News (London), 1967 (b), p.17). Marvin’s cool and calm demeanour would lead the Chelsea fans to nickname him ‘Suave Marv’. Marvin came close to winning his second trophy at the club in May 1967 when Chelsea secured a place in the F.A. Cup final, however they were beaten 2-1 by Tottenham Hotspur. In the run up to the F.A. Cup final, following a sixth-round match against Sheffield Wednesday, the Daily Express wrote “Chelsea, looking ready to fall apart at the seams, were held together by incomparable centre-half Marvin Hinton.” (Daily Express, 1967, p.15).
In 1968, it was reported that there could be a swap deal with Southampton, with Marvin Hinton moving south and David Webb joining Chelsea “Defenders David Webb (Southampton) and Marvin Hinton (Chelsea) may figure in an exchange deal. (Southampton) would clearly jump at Hinton who has been Chelsea’s regular centre-half.” (Daily Mirror, 1968 (a), p.22). Although Chelsea signed David, Marvin stayed at the club, but he commented “The fact that I was asked to go to Southampton suggests that Chelsea felt they could do without me” (Daily Mirror, 1968 (b), p.22). In June 1968, reports surfaced that Marvin had requested to leave Chelsea. “Another shock for Chelsea: Centre half Marvin Hinton wants to leave Stamford Bridge. He broke the news to manager Dave Sexton the day after Chelsea had rejected Charlie Cooke’s transfer request. Chelsea believe that he has a future at full-back, where, however, he must compete with young Scot Jim Thompson.” (Sunday Express, 1968, p.28). Regardless of this, Marvin remained popular amongst the fans. In a report on Chelsea’s match against Sunderland, the Westminster & Pimlico News wrote “In the pre-match kick about Hinton was there with the team. A nice gesture from a large crowd under the shed was the chanting of Marvin Hinton. He acknowledged it with a wave of his hand.” (Westminster & Pimlico News, 1968, p.8).
In 1969, there were more rumours of Marvin Hinton transferring to other clubs. In the February, the Chelsea News and General Advertiser said, “Reading are likely to bid for centre-half Marvin Hinton, now playing in the Reserve squad.” (Chelsea News and General Advertiser, 1969, p.10). In April, following a 2-1 win over Arsenal, the match report in the Daily Express said, “Chelsea gave a rare League outing to Marvin Hinton, who was always commanding as deputy in defence for Scottish international Eddie McCreadie.” (Daily Express, 1969, p.22).
In August, the Westminster & Pimlico News also mentioned Marvin’s lack general lack of appearances in the first team “Marvin Hinton made one of his rare first-team appearances with Peter Osgood taking on the role of substitute.” (Westminster & Pimlico News, 1969, p.6). In November, things were looking up for Marvin and he had been recalled for the first team “This time last season the football world of Hinton has turned sour. He was confined to reserve team duty and almost transferred to nearby Queen’s Park Rangers. But Hinton refused to leave Stamford Bridge under such conditions. He decided to stay and fight against the odds. Hinton’s determination has paid off. In the opening weeks of the season Chelsea were hit by injury and Hinton was recalled to the first team. Now he has struck better-than-ever form and tightened up a defence that gives nothing away.” (Evening News (London), 1969, p.7).
Marvin was a substitute for both legs of the 1970 FA Cup final. Prior to the first leg, the Daily Mirror reported “Marvin Hinton, an astute and intelligent defender, will take over should the Chelsea captain break down. But Hinton is a better marker of space than of players and is not as well-equipped as Harris to try and subdue Allan Clarke.” (Daily Mirror, 1970, p.14). During the first leg, Marvin ended up coming on to replace the captain “Chelsea introduced Marvin Hinton in place of their captain, Ron Harris, at the start of extra time – a shrewd move, for it was Leeds who showed signs of real distress in the gruelling extra time.” (Sunday Mail (Glasgow), p.30). Marvin would come on again during the second leg near the end of the match.
In May of 1971, Chelsea were victorious in the European Cup Winners’ Cup final. Marvin did not appear in the line-up or as a substitute in either the first or second leg at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece. Marvin did however feature in a few Cup Winners’ Cup matches from September 1970 until he was dropped from the team the following year. Marvin was praised for his part in a first round match against Greek side Aris Thessaloniki, where he scored a goal “Marvin Hinton put on a super showing as a stand-in for Dempsey” (Evening News (London), 1970 (a), p.19). The Daily Express wrote “After 52 minutes Marvin Hinton calmly carved his way through a wall of living flesh to score an almost unbelievable goal.” (Daily Express, 1970, p.20). In October 1970, Marvin and the rest of the team flew to Bulgaria for the first leg of their match against CSKA Sofia and Marvin praised the pitch at the Vasil Levski National Stadium “This is just like Wembley. At Aris you had to look hard to find a lump of grass, but this pitch is tremendous.” (Evening News (London), 1970 (b), p.18).
Marvin was omitted from the first team after an FA cup fourth round loss against Manchester City on the 23rd of January, 1971. This was written about the following month in the Daily Mirror “It seems one uncharacteristic display in the 3-0 cup defeat by Manchester City has cost him dearly. His omission has baffled his teammates since he was the basis of Chelsea’s change of tactics from man to man marking to a more sophisticated zonal system.” (Daily Mirror, 1971 (a), p.22).
In June 1971, it was reported that Marvin could be moving clubs “Marvin Hinton could be transferred to Millwall when Dave Sexton returns from abroad. Hinton, aged 30, and one of the best sweepers in the game, will jump at the chance to stay in London after Charlton and Chelsea. He was not taken on tour of South America and was not given any explanation by Sexton and, in fact, had been measured for a new tour suit, when he was suddenly dropped from the party. Stewart Houston also had to stay behind. So it looks as if both he and Hinton have played their last games for Chelsea.” (Westminster & Pimlico News, 1971, p.8). Marvin later said of this period “Dave Sexton did not like my style of play, I used to get in if somebody was injured. That was the latter part of my Chelsea career.” (Chelsea FC, 2023).
Marvin would not play again for the first team until September 1971, when Chelsea played Plymouth Argyle “Hinton, after turning out regularly last year, was dropped by Sexton after Chelsea’s F.A. Cup defeat at the hands of Manchester City last February. It was good to see Marvin back in the first team.” (Kensington News and West London Times, 1971, p.6).
In October, Marvin made his 300th appearance for Chelsea in a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest (Daily Mirror, 1971 (b), p.31).
Throughout 1972, Marvin only made seven appearances in the first team, with most of these as a substitute (Stamford-Bridge.com, c.2026). Marvin made his mark in the reserves team, which he had been active in during periods where he struggled to get a place in the first team. In August 1972, he scored a goal for the team against neighbours and rivals Fulham which helped to win the match (Westminster & Pimlico News, 1972, p.2).
In 1973, Marvin scored his fourth and final first team goal for Chelsea, in a 2-0 win over Coventry. “They went ahead when Marvin Hinton flicked in John Hollins’s corner – his first goal for two and a half years.” (Daily Mirror, 1973, p.30). In November 1973, the Sunday Mirror wrote positively about Marvin and his contemporaries “London might be a bit down this season, but the capital can still boast the best “old boys” in the game. Veterans like Marvin Hinton (Chelsea) are playing as well as ever. The remarkable thing is that these old aristocrats still look better than the youngsters around.” (Sunday Mirror, 1973, p.33). The Daily Express echoed these sentiments about Marvin by stating that he was “underrated and too often put on the sidelines”. In the same article, Marvin explained his approach to strikers “I have been opposed by some considerable strikers in my time but if you keep your cool, I feel that around half-time you have a fairly sound idea of what they are going to do and have worked out what you hope is a way to stop them.” (Daily Express, 1973, p.18).
Marvin made only seven first team appearances again in both 1974 and 1975 (Stamford-Bridge.com, c.2026). Marvin continued to be praised by the press when he was nearing the end of his playing days at Chelsea. In March 1975, the Daily Mirror wrote “35-year-old Marvin Hinton stayed cool and commanding at the heart of Chelsea’s defence.” (Daily Mirror, 1975 (a), p.32).
In April 1975, Chelsea were relegated to the Second Division and Marvin’s former teammate Eddie McCreadie was appointed manager. It was reported that many senior players at Chelsea would be told they can leave “Relegation-threatened Chelsea will announce a mass clear out of senior players before the weekend. McCreadie is likely to tell Peter Bonetti, John Dempsey, Marvin Hinton, Peter Houseman, Tommy Baldwin and Bill Garner they can go.” (Daily Mirror, 1975 (b) p.27).
It was reported in March 1976 that Marvin would be given a free transfer. In April 1976, it was reported that Marvin would be moving to a non-League club “Marvin Hinton, the Chelsea defender given a free transfer, is set to become a player-manager with a non-League club. He will leave after his testimonial against Crystal Palace on May 7. Hinton said “I have had one or two offers but have not made any decision. I am determined to keep on playing, though. At 36, I feel really fit and reckon I can play for at least another two seasons. I shall be going into business very soon, so the Southern League is ideal. They train only twice a week, which will give me plenty of time to do both jobs.” Hinton was disappointed but not surprised to be freed by Chelsea.” (Evening News (London), 1976, p.22). Marvin’s last first team appearance for Chelsea was a 1-1 draw against Everton at Stamford Bridge in front of a crowd of 28,432. Marvin made 344 first team appearances and 187 reserve team appearances for Chelsea. (Stamford-Bridge.com, c.2026). Marvin would next move to Barnet FC, in the London Borough of Harrow.
In 1978, Marvin joined Crawley FC “Marvin Hinton, the 38-year-old veteran of 352 appearances for Chelsea, immediately became Crawley Town’s best-known player when he signed for the club on Monday night. The star becomes the oldest player in the squad although by hard training he has managed to stay supremely fit.” (Crawley and District Observer, 1978, p.56).
Following a stint at Crawley, Marvin signed for Horsham in 1980 “Horsham FC snapped up a bargain signing four days before the start of the new season as former Chelsea stalwart Marvin Hinton agreed to join the club. Hinton explained his reasons for joining the Queen Street club. “The main reason I left Crawley was because they wanted me to play mid-week matches. I told the manager I couldn’t because of my job at Gatwick, but towards the end of the season they started putting pressure on me”. After being approached by Horsham, Hinton watched Saturday’s friendly against Carshalton. He liked the Queen Street set up, and the deal was clinched on Tuesday.” (West Sussex County Times, 1980, p.40). In 1982, when Marvin was Horsham’s assistant manager, the team were playing at Windsor and Eaton Football Club and he found himself being reunited with two former Chelsea teammates “Windsor and Eaton Football Club may seem a strange place for a Chelsea reunion, and, indeed, no one was more surprised than Horsham Assistant Manager Marvin Hinton when Peter Osgood and Ian Hutchinson wandered into the club house on Saturday. Osgood and Hutchinson jointly-own a pub in Windsor, and had dropped in after Horsham’s game. So the three of them, all Chelsea regulars in the 1970’s, chatted over old times. (West Sussex County Times, 1982, p.48). Marvin would later sign for Eastbourne.
Although Marvin won a few caps for the England under-23 team, he never won a full cap for the senior England team. In March 1966, the Evening News (London) wrote “If manager Alf Ramsey wants a first-rate centre-half stand-by for Leeds’ Jackie Charlton, then he must call on Marvin Hinton of Chelsea. Stylish Hinton proved once again in the first leg of Chelsea’s Inter-Cities Fairs Cup quarter-final against Munich that he can shine in any class of soccer.” (Evening News (London), 1966, p.19). Although Marvin was initially named in Alf Ramsey’s preliminary list of 40 players for the 1966 World Cup squad, it was reported in the May that he was dropped “Everton centre-half Brian Labone is named instead of Marvin Hinton (Chelsea)” (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 1966, p.22). However, a few days after this, it was reported that Marvin was back “Marvin Hinton, the Chelsea centre-half, is back in the England World Cup party and will train in Lilleshall from June 6 to 17. Having been dropped out when Manager Alf Ramsey chose his 28 for the training, he now comes back as a stand in for the man who replaced him, Brian Labone.” (Reading Evening Post, 1966, p.14). Marvin did not end up making it into the final team “Marvin Hinton, Chelsea centre-half, withdrew from the England World Cup party training in Lilleshall. He has cried off because of the back injury he received in the European Fairs Cup semi-final in Barcelona.” (Westminster & Pimlico News, 1966, p.7)
Marvin sadly passed away on the 2nd of December 2025 at the age of 85.
Notes
Marvin’s profile on Stamford-Bridge.com can be found here: https://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=254&
Here is footage of Marvin recording ‘Blue is the Colour’ with his teammates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLs8fU4NdUM
For the research behind this blog, I found The British Newspaper Archive in partnership with the British Library a valuable source. You can create an account and view three articles for free: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
I am proud to be a part of the Chelsea FC Heritage Partnership which is affiliated with The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust. It is made up of a group of people, who do a fantastic job researching, recording, and writing about the history of our club. The partnership also run events at Stamford Bridge. You can follow the partnership on Twitter/X (@cfc_heritage). The website can be found here
I always ensure to the best of my ability that the factual information in my blog posts is correct and referenced. If you feel that any inaccuracies have been made, please let me know.
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