The 68-year-old retired last month.
He worked for Football South as a fulltime football development officer from 2010 but has spent more than 30 years coaching and promoting the sport in the region.
The past five years have been some of the most rewarding in his career, he said.
New Zealand Football introduced its Whole of Football plan in 2010 and Martin-Chambers is an enthusiastic disciple.
He believes the programme delivers a consistency which in time will lift the standard of coaches and players countrywide.
''We've had too many people in the past who wore what we call a black hat - they don't want to change,'' he said, ''But if they look at what is on offer with this Whole of Football plan, you can really pick out some good stuff.
''What they've done is they've tried to make it [consistent].
''Wherever you are in the country, everybody is taught the same thing. If you move from Dunedin to Auckland and your kid is 12, then when he gets to Auckland he should be getting the same sort of coaching that he got here.
''If you get everyone on the same page, it has to be good.''
Martin-Chambers emigrated to New Zealand from England in 1979 following a successful playing career.
He peaked as a teenager when he played for Rotherham in the old second division.
He also had stints with York and Southend.
When he moved to New Zealand he thought his playing days were behind him.
But he continued playing senior football until he was 53.
He started off with Caversham AFC as a player-coach and led the club to victory in the south zone of the Hertz League.
A spot in the national league proved elusive, though, with Caversham narrowly losing the promotion match.
Another highlight came just last year when Martin-Chambers was part of the coaching team which took two under-11 teams to the South Island tournament in Nelson.
The teams played each other in the semifinal and eventually placed fourth and second.
Martin-Chambers will remain involved in the sport and continue to assist Football South where he can.
He needs a hip operation first, though, and as soon as he can kick the ball properly again he will be back demonstrating how it is done to the next generation.
