Jimmy Greaves
English professional football player
Jimmy Greaves (20 February 1940 – 19 September 2021) was an English football player. He played for England national team.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | James Peter Greaves | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 February 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Manor Park, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 September 2021 | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Danbury, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1955–1957 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1957–1961 | Chelsea | 157 | (124) | ||||||||||||||
1961 | AC Milan | 10 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1961–1970 | Tottenham Hotspur | 321 | (220) | ||||||||||||||
1970–1971 | West Ham United | 38 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Brentwood | ||||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | Chelmsford City | 38 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Barnet | 51 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Woodford Town | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 617 | (402) | |||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
1957–1962[2] | England U23 | 12 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1959–1967[3] | England | 57 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
1965 | United Kingdom | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
London XI | 1955–58 | – | – | – | 2[c] | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chelsea | 1957–58 | First Division | 35 | 22 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 22 | ||
1958–59 | First Division | 42 | 32 | 2 | 2 | – | 3[c] | 3 | 47 | 37 | ||
1959–60 | First Division | 40 | 29 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 42 | 30 | |||
1960–61 | First Division | 40 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 43 | 43 | ||
Total | 157 | 124 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 169 | 132 | ||
A.C. Milan | 1961–62 | Serie A | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 9 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1961–62 | First Division | 22 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 30 |
1962–63 | First Division | 41 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 7 | 49 | 44 | |
1963–64 | First Division | 41 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 45 | 36 | |
1964–65 | First Division | 41 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 35 | |
1965–66 | First Division | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | |
1966–67 | First Division | 38 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 31 | |
1967–68 | First Division | 39 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5[f] | 3 | 48 | 29 | |
1968–69 | First Division | 42 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 36 | |
1969–70 | First Division | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11 | |
Total | 321 | 220 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 381 | 268 | ||
West Ham United | 1969–70 | First Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
1970–71 | First Division | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | |
Total | 38 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
Brentwood Town | 1975–76 | Essex Senior League | ||||||||||
Chelmsford City | 1976–77 | Southern League Premier Division | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 |
Barnet | 1977–78 | Southern League Premier Division | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 1 | 36 | 18 |
1978–79 | Southern League Premier Division | 21 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 1 | 28 | 7 | |
Total | 51 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 25 | ||
Woodford Town | 1979–80 | Athenian League | ||||||||||
Career total | 615 | 402 | 56 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 707 | 469 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 1959 | 5 | 2 |
1960 | 6 | 9 | |
1961 | 4 | 5 | |
1962 | 10 | 6 | |
1963 | 9 | 8 | |
1964 | 8 | 6 | |
1965 | 5 | 2 | |
1966 | 7 | 5 | |
1967 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 57 | 44 |
England's goal tally listed first.
International appearances and goals[3] | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goal(s) |
1959 | ||||||
1 | 17 May | Estadio Nacional, Lima | Peru | 1–4 | Friendly | 1 |
2 | 24 May | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | Mexico | 1–2 | Friendly | |
3 | 28 May | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles | United States | 8–1 | Friendly | |
4 | 17 October | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales | 1–1 | 1959–60 British Home Championship | 1 |
5 | 28 October | Wembley Stadium, London | Sweden | 2–3 | Friendly | |
1960 | ||||||
6 | 11 May | Wembley Stadium, London | Yugoslavia | 3–3 | Friendly | 1 |
7 | 15 May | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | Spain | 0–3 | Friendly | |
8 | 8 October | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 5–2 | 1960–61 British Home Championship | 2 |
9 | 19 October | Stade Municipale, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 8–0 | 1962 World Cup qualifier | 3 |
10 | 26 October | Wembley Stadium, London | Spain | 4–2 | Friendly | 1 |
11 | 23 November | Wembley Stadium, London | Wales | 5–1 | 1960–61 British Home Championship | 2 |
1961 | ||||||
12 | 15 April | Wembley Stadium, London | Scotland | 9–3 | 1960–61 British Home Championship | 3 |
13 | 21 May | Estádio Nacional, Oeiras | Portugal | 1–1 | 1962 World Cup qualifier | |
14 | 24 May | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Italy | 2–3 | Friendly | 1 |
15 | 27 May | Praterstadion, Vienna | Austria | 1–3 | Friendly | 1 |
1962 | ||||||
16 | 14 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 0–2 | 1961–62 British Home Championship | |
17 | 9 May | Wembley Stadium, London | Switzerland | 3–1 | Friendly | |
18 | 20 May | Estadio Nacional, Lima | Peru | 4–0 | Friendly | 3 |
19 | 31 May | Estadio Braden, Rancagua | Hungary | 1–2 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
20 | 2 June | Estadio Braden, Rancagua | Argentina | 3–1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | 1 |
21 | 7 June | Estadio Braden, Rancagua | Bulgaria | 0–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
22 | 10 June | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar | Brazil | 1–3 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
23 | 3 October | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield | France | 1–1 | 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying | |
24 | 20 October | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 1 |
25 | 21 November | Wembley Stadium, London | Wales | 4–0 | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 1 |
1963 | ||||||
26 | 27 February | Parc des Princes, Paris | France | 2–5 | 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying | |
27 | 6 April | Wembley Stadium, London | Scotland | 1–2 | 1962–63 British Home Championship | |
28 | 8 May | Wembley Stadium, London | Brazil | 1–1 | Friendly | |
29 | 29 May | Tehelné pole, Bratislava | Czechoslovakia | 4–2 | Friendly | 2 |
30 | 5 June | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | Switzerland | 8–1 | Friendly | |
31 | 12 October | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales | 4–0 | 1963–64 British Home Championship | 1 |
32 | 23 October | Wembley Stadium, London | Rest of World | 2–1 | Friendly | 1 |
33 | 20 November | Wembley Stadium, London | Northern Ireland | 8–3 | 1963–64 British Home Championship | 4 |
1964 | ||||||
34 | 6 May | Wembley Stadium, London | Uruguay | 2–1 | Friendly | |
35 | 17 May | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon | Portugal | 4–3 | Friendly | |
36 | 24 May | Dalymount Park, Dublin | Republic of Ireland | 3–1 | Friendly | 1 |
37 | 30 May | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1–5 | Taça das Nações | 1 |
38 | 4 June | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo | Portugal | 1–1 | Taça das Nações | |
39 | 6 June | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | Argentina | 0–1 | Taça das Nações | |
40 | 3 October | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 4–3 | 1964–65 British Home Championship | 3 |
41 | 21 October | Wembley Stadium, London | Belgium | 2–2 | Friendly | |
42 | 9 December | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1–1 | Friendly | 1 |
1965 | ||||||
43 | 10 April | Wembley Stadium, London | Scotland | 2–2 | 1964–65 British Home Championship | 1 |
44 | 5 May | Wembley Stadium, London | Hungary | 1–0 | Friendly | 1 |
45 | 9 May | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Friendly | |
46 | 2 October | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales | 0–0 | 1965–66 British Home Championship | |
47 | 20 October | Wembley Stadium, London | Austria | 2–3 | Friendly | |
1966 | ||||||
48 | 4 May | Wembley Stadium, London | Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Friendly | 1 |
49 | 29 June | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Norway | 6–1 | Friendly | 4 |
50 | 3 July | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | Denmark | 2–0 | Friendly | |
51 | 5 July | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów | Poland | 1–0 | Friendly | |
52 | 11 July | Wembley Stadium, London | Uruguay | 0–0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup | |
53 | 16 July | Wembley Stadium, London | Mexico | 2–0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup | |
54 | 20 July | Wembley Stadium, London | France | 2–0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup | |
1967 | ||||||
55 | 15 April | Wembley Stadium, London | Scotland | 2–3 | 1966–67 British Home Championship | |
56 | 24 May | Wembley Stadium, London | Spain | 2–0 | Friendly | 1 |
57 | 27 May | Praterstadion, Vienna | Austria | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
A.C. Milan
Tottenham Hotspur
- FA Cup: 1961–62,[9] 1966–67[10]
- FA Charity Shield: 1962,[11] 1967 (shared)[12]
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1962–63[13]
- Football League First Division runner-up: 1962–63[14]
England
- FIFA World Cup: 1966[15]
- British Home Championship: 1959–60 (shared), 1960–61, 1963–64 (shared), 1964–65, 1965–66; runner-up: 1962–63, 1966–67[16]
Individual
- Ballon d'Or third place: 1963
References
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