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Jimmy
Greaves |
Chelsea FC, Tottenham
Hotspur FC
57 appearances, 44 goals (1
on debut), 6
hat-tricks
P 57 W 30 D 13 L 14 F
148:
A 85
64% successful
1957-67
captain: none
minutes played: 5130 |
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Timeline |
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James Peter Greaves
MBE |
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Birth |
Saturday,
20
February 1940 in Manor Park,
East Ham, Essex [registered in
East Ham, March 1940].
To James Charles and Mary Ellen (née
Mansbridge)
Moved to Ivyhouse Road, Dagenham, as
a six-week old and lived there until moving to the Hainault Estate at the age of
nine.
Attended Southampton Lane Primary School, and then
Kingswood Secondary, in Dagenham. |
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Marriage |
to Irene L. Barden at Romford Registry Office, on Wednesday, 26 March 1958
[registered in Romford, March 1958].
Children,
Lynn R. (1958), James (July-October 1960), Mitzi M. (1961), Daniel
T. (1963) and Andrew John (1966). |
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"The four-month-old son of England Soccer star
Jimmy Greaves died in his cot early yesterday. It happened only hours
after Chelsea forward Greaves, 20, was the toast of Wembley. Before a
crowd of 80,000 and millions of televiewers, Greaves scored a first-minute
goal in the game in which England beat Spain 4-2 on Wednesday. Greaves
celebrated with his team. But soon after he returned to his home in Great
Nelmes-chase, Hornchurch, Essex, he was woken by his wife Irene, 20, and
told: 'Little Jimmy has died.' The Greaveses have another baby, Lynn.
Chelsea manager Ted Drake has told Greaves to take a holiday till he and
his wife have recovered from the shock. The Romford coroner will decide if
an inquest will be held." - Friday, 28 October 1960, Daily
Mirror |
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Death |
Sunday, 19 September 2021 in Danbury, Essex,
aged 81 years 211 days.
"Jimmy
passed away at home in the early hours of this morning"
The morning of Tottenham Hotspur FC vs. Chelsea FC in the FA Premier
League |
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Funeral |
12.30pm, Friday, 22 October 2021,
at Chelmsford Crematorium, Writtle Road. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Biographies |
This One's On Me - Jimmy Greaves
(Hodder & Stoughton, 28 April 1980)
It's A Funny Old Life -
Jimmy Greaves (NEL, 4 April 1991)
Greavsie: The Autobiography -
Jimmy Greaves (Time Warner Books, 2003 & Sphere, 27 May 2004)
The Heart of the Game - Jimmy Greaves (Sphere, 6 October 2005)
Jimmy Greaves at Seventy: The Complete, Authorised Biography - Norman
Giller & Terry Baker (NMG Enterprises, 1 May 2010)
Natural: The Jimmy Greaves Story - David Tossell (Pitch
Publishing, 1 April 2019) |
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x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began his playing career with Lakeside
Manor Boys Club, and representing the schools' team of Dagenham, Essex,
then London in 1955. Joined Chelsea FC as an office boy, scoring 51 goals
in 1955-56 and 122 the following season, and signed as a
professional in May 1957. During the 1960-61 season, leading Italian clubs
successfully ended the ban on foreign imports and AC Milan quickly
responded with an 'option-to-buy' on Greaves in April 1961, with the
player signing-on in the following month for a £73,000 transfer fee.
He made his debut for Milan on
7 June, but not
officially unveiled until the August.
But his unhappiness in Italy led to his return to London with both Chelsea
FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC bidding on him, with Bill Nicholson winning
the war on 18 November 1961 with £99,999. However, the Football
League refused to sanction his registration for a month. Following a
successful time with Spurs which lasted until he lost his place in
February 1970. Both Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace made moves to
sign, and in the March, Ipswich Town FC were told Greaves was not for
sale, however, within the week, Greaves had joined West Ham United FC
on transfer deadline day, 16 March 1970, in exchange for
Martin Peters. Retired,
aged 31, following United's relegation in May 1971.
Afterwhich, he received offers to play in United States, Australia and
South Africa, all of which were turned down. Returned to play non-league football in the mid-seventies with Brentwood
FC, Woodford Town FC, Chelmsford City FC and Barnet FC. |
League honours
514+2 appearances, 357 goals
one red card
First Division TOP SCORER
1958-59, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1968-69. |
Chelsea FC 1957-61 157 appearances 124
goals
debut: 24 August 1957
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 Chelsea FC 1 .
Tottenham Hotspur FC
1961-70 321
appearances, 220 goals
debut: 16 December 1961 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5
Blackpool FC 2.
West Ham United FC 1970-71 36+two
appearances, thirteen goals
debut: 21 March 1970 Manchester City FC 1
West Ham United FC 5.
last: 1 May 1971 West Ham United FC 0 Huddersfield Town FC 1. |
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Club honours |
FA Youth Cup
runners-up 1957-58;
FA Cup winners 1961-62 (7 apps, 9ᵍ), 1966-67 (8, 6ᵍ);
Football League First Division
third place 1961-62 (22, 21ᵍ), 1966-67 (38, 25ᵍ); runners-up 1962-63
(41, 37ᵍ).
FA Charity Shield winner 1962, shared
1967;
European Cup Winners'
Cup winners 1962-63;
Football League Cup
semi-finalists 1968-69; |
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Individual honours |
London XI 1957;
Football League (ten appearances,
six goals)
News
Chronicle Young Player of the Year 1959-60;
Ballon d'Or
third 1963, sixth 1964, seventh 1962, =tenth 1968, =sixteenth 1960, =28th
1961; |
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Distinctions |
Father of Danny Greaves
(Southend United FC, Cambridge United FC).
First to score 100
senior goals before he turned 21. Reached 200 goals aged 23 years 290
days.
Honoured with an MBE in the Queen's 2021 New
Years Honours List for services to football.
Was the record goalscorer
at Tottenham Hotspur FC with 266 goals until it was broken on 5 February
2023 by Harry
Kane. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 10st.
0lbs [1957], 10st 4lbs [1959], 10st.
8lbs [1963]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
780th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-forward |
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First match |
No. 332, 17 May 1959, Peru 4 England 1, an
end-of-season South American tour match at
Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz,
Jesus Maria, Lima, aged 19 years
86 days.
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Last match |
No. 415, 27 May 1967, Austria 0 England 1, an
end-of-season tour match at Praterstdion, Prater, Wien, aged 27 years 96 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1962, 1966;
British Championship 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62,
1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67; |
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Team honours |
World Cup winner 1966;
British Championship
shared 1959-60, 1963-64, winners 1960-61, 1964-65, 1965-66. |
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Individual honours |
England U23 (eleven appearances, eleven goals, 1957-60)
England Youth
England's Top Goalscorer
1959-60 (2 along
with Charlton), 1960 (9), 1960-61 (13), 1962 (6 along with Flowers), 1963
(8), 1963-64 (8), 1964 (6), 1964-65 (6), 1965 (2 along with Baker,
Charlton and Connolly) |
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Distinctions |
Scorer of England's 1000th goal, vs.
Wales, 23 November 1960;
Greaves' records also extends to many
of the milestone goals. He is the youngest player to reach 15 goals, 20,
25, 30, 35 and 40. Taking just four years and 187 days to reach thirty
goals, the quickest to do so. |
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Beyond England |
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Had business interest in a road
haulage firm, packaging and sports goods. Found fame as a football
commentator on commercial television, especially as one half of Saint and
Greavsie. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.111. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
reserve |
minutes |
| goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
 |
captain |
| - |
57 |
25 |
tbc |
5130 |
44 |
117
min |
23 |
tbc |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
57 |
30 |
13 |
14 |
148 |
85 |
+63 |
6 |
15 |
2.596 |
1.491 |
64.04 |
+16 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
23 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
62 |
32 |
+30 |
1 |
7 |
2.696 |
1.391 |
69.6 |
+9 |
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Away |
28 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
80 |
45 |
+35 |
3 |
7 |
2.857 |
1.607 |
66.1 |
+9 |
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Neutral |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-2 |
Shirt Record
|
Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
47 |
25 |
11 |
11 |
131 |
71 |
+60 |
4 |
11 |
2.787 |
1.511 |
64.9 |
+14 |
|
Blue |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
4.00 |
0.0 |
-1 |
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Red |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
10 |
+6 |
2 |
4 |
1.778 |
1.111 |
66.7 |
+3 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
WCF |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
2 |
4 |
1.286 |
0.857 |
57.1 |
+1 |
| World Cup |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
7 |
+12 |
2 |
5 |
2.111 |
0.778 |
61.1 |
+2 |
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EN/CP
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3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
3.00 |
16.7 |
-2 |
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ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
European Nations/
Championship |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
3.00 |
16.7 |
-2 |
|
British Championship |
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
48 |
23 |
+25 |
2 |
3 |
3.429 |
1.643 |
67.9 |
+5 |
The 1966-68
records of the European Championship preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
|
Minor Tournament |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-5 |
| Friendly |
29 |
18 |
5 |
6 |
75 |
42 |
+33 |
1 |
7 |
2.586 |
1.448 |
70.7 |
+12 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 1960-62 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
WCP
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
World Cup Final Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WCF
1962 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
42.9 |
-1 |
| WCF 1966 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
1 |
3 |
1.333 |
0.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
| WCF All |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
2 |
4 |
1.286 |
0.857 |
57.1 |
+1 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WC
1960-62 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
7 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
2.50 |
1.167 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| WC 1964-66 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
1 |
3 |
1.333 |
0.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
| WC All |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
7 |
+12 |
2 |
5 |
2.111 |
0.778 |
61.1 |
+2 |
|
European Nations/Championship Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ENP 1962-64 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.333 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
ECP/BC 1966-68 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.0 |
-1 |
|
EN/EC
All |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
3.00 |
16.7 |
-2 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1969-60 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC 1960-61 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
6.333 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
BC 1961-62 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.0 |
-1 |
|
BC 1962-63 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC 1963-64 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
BC 1964-65 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1965-66 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC/ECP 1966-67 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.0 |
-1 |
|
BC
All |
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
48 |
23 |
+25 |
2 |
3 |
3.429 |
1.643 |
67.9 |
+5 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WC |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
7 |
+12 |
2 |
5 |
2.111 |
0.778 |
61.1 |
+2 |
|
EN/EC |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
3.00 |
16.7 |
-2 |
|
BC |
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
48 |
23 |
+25 |
2 |
3 |
3.429 |
1.643 |
67.9 |
+5 |
The 1966-68
records of the European Championship preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
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25 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
70 |
36 |
+34 |
4 |
8 |
2.80 |
1.44 |
62.0 |
+6 |
|
Minor Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Taça das Nações 1964 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-5 |
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
| Age 19 |
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postponed -
Scotland February 1959;
two appearances -
France March 1959 & Italy 7 May 1959. |
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On 20 April 1959,
Armfield was named in
both
the senior party to face Italy and the South American
tour, and the intermediate party that was to embark on
a tour of Italy and West Germany. |
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Jimmy Greaves was a member of two
of the Winter 1960 get-togethers. At
Lilleshall
on 12-14 December
and at Anfield on 6-8
February 1961. |
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Club: Tottenham
Hotspur F.C. -
42 full appearances (3780 min) 28ᵍ |
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manager:
Alf Ramsey - 32
full appearances (2880 min), 22ᵍx |
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