Jimmy Greaves
English professional football player (1940-2021) · United Kingdom · Footballers · Died at 81
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Something wrong?James Peter Greaves was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of England's best ever players.
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Greaves with AC Milan in 1961
Tottenham's starting line-up in the 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Atlético Madrid in Rotterdam. Greaves is front row, second from the right.
England national football team at Empire Stadium, London 28 October 1959. From the left, standing: Bobby Charlton, Don Howe, Eddie Hopkinson, Trevor Smith, Tony Allen, Ron Flowers; front row: John Connelly, Jimmy Greaves, Ronnie Clayton, Brian Clough and Edwin Holliday.
Greaves in 2007
Jimmy Greaves (right) and England teammate Bobby Charlton in December 1964
Greaves (in cap and jacket) returning to Chelsea in 2011Teams 12
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James Peter Greaves was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of England's best ever players. He is England's fifth-highest international goalscorer with 44 goals, which includes an English record of six hat-tricks, and is Tottenham Hotspur's second-highest all-time top goalscorer. Greaves is the highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football with 357 goals. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in six seasons, more times than any other player and came third in the 1963 Ballon d'Or rankings. He is also a member of the English Football Hall of Fame.
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