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.
.jpg) Greaves in 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | England U23 | 12 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1967 | 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 | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| London XI | 1955–58 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Chelsea | 1957–58 | First Division | 35 | 22 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 22 | ||
| 1958–59 | First Division | 42 | 32 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 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 | 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 | 7 | 49 | 44 | |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 41 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 36 | 18 |
| 1978–79 | Southern League Premier Division | 21 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 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
- Serie A: 1961–62
Tottenham Hotspur
- FA Cup: 1961–62, 1966–67
- FA Charity Shield: 1962, 1967 (shared)
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1962–63
- Football League First Division runner-up: 1962–63
England
- FIFA World Cup: 1966
- British Home Championship: 1959–60 (shared), 1960–61, 1963–64 (shared), 1964–65, 1965–66; runner-up: 1962–63, 1966–67
Individual
- Ballon d'Or third place: 1963
References
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