[3] He made his professional debut for Durban City in 1981 and won the 1982 and 1983 NPSL titles under Clive Barker and played 176 league games.
[3] In the very last match of his career and his last two touches Chiefs colours resulted in a goal in a 5–1 win over Dynamos on 9 June 1999.
[8] Tovey played for South Africa national football team and won 52 caps without scoring.
[3] On 27 June 2015 Tovey became technical director of South Africa national football team.
[10] His second daughter Jessica was a Miss Teen SA finalist in 2011 where Tyra Banks shared a picture of her on Instagram.
Sheldon wears a hearing aid and has impaired speech because oxygen was cut off from his brain after being burnt by scalding water in 1998.
[12] On 23 February 2015, Tovey was admitted to ICU after suffering from three heart attacks during a game of squash.