Liam Christopher Chilvers (born 6 November 1981) is an English former footballer who played as a centre back. A graduate of the Arsenal Academy, he won the FA Youth Cup with the club in 2000. After turning professional he spent four weeks of the 2000–01 season on loan at Northampton Town, three months on loan at Notts County in the 2001–02 season, and the first half of the 2002–03 season on loan at Belgian side K.S.K. Beveren. He spent the second half of the 2002–03 season and the whole of the 2003–04 campaign on loan at Colchester United, after which he was allowed to join the club permanently. He stayed at Colchester for the next two years, and helped the club win promotion into the Championship, before he transferred to Preston North End in July 2006. He spent four years with the club, though was out of action for a year due to injury. He re-joined Notts County on a permanent basis in July 2010, and was loaned out to Port Vale in September 2011. He signed with AFC Telford United in September 2012, before beginning a second loan spell with Port Vale in November 2012, which was made into a permanent move two months later. He helped Vale win promotion out of League Two in 2012–13. He joined Hyde in September 2014. Career Arsenal Born in Chelmsford, Essex, Chilvers entered the Arsenal Academy at the age of seven, and featured in their FA Youth Cup final win over Coventry City in 2000. On 22 December 2000, he joined Second Division club Northampton Town on a four-week loan. He made his debut the next day, in a 2–1 win over Peterborough United at London Road. He started six further games for the "Cobblers", only one of which ended in defeat, before returning to Highbury at the end of his loan spell. Unable to extend the loan deal, Town boss Kevin Wilson was "sorry to see Liam go". Chilvers joined Notts County on a three-month loan spell in November 2001, and made eleven appearances for the club. He scored his first senior goal on 1 December, scoring a consolation goal in a 3–2 loss to Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Chilvers scored in a pre-season friendly for Arsenal against Stevenage in 2002. He then spent the first half of the 2002–03 season on loan at Belgian Pro League club K.S.K. Beveren,