 Skiverton was born in Mile End, London, and began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, but never made the first team.After a loan spell he made the permanent move to Wycombe Wanderers in 1996, and a year later dropped out of league football to join Welling United.He also had a short spell in Norway in 1995, playing for Sandefjord Ballklubb in Norwegian First Division.