Across spells with Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich Town and later Colchester United, Chambers built a reputation as a no-nonsense, dependable defender and an even stronger dressing-room presence. Whether at centre-back or right-back, his game was based on passion, leadership, and an uncompromising mentality.
"I'm trying to do my job. I am one of the few females doing it and I have already crossed over a lot of barriers. It's tough to do your job with that happening. "Fred and Rose West tortured, sexually abused and killed children, so I couldn't really work out why I was being called that. At first it was very, very harsh but then obviously it continued.