Jimmy Greaves: England’s ultimate goal scoring machine Born in Essex in 1940, James Peter Greaves went on to become one of the greatest goal scorers ever in the history of the English game. Jimmy Greaves: My boyhood idol, the one and only Jimmy Greaves was 81 years old on February 20th, 2021. Jimmy Greaves was born in 1940 in Manor Park, London. We couldn’t match their ground with that beautiful main entrance, marble halls and spiral staircase. One of England's greatest-ever strikers, Greaves scored 268 goals for Tottenham - a club record - and 132 for Chelsea. Greaves was quickly taken under the wing of one Jimmy Thompson, a one-man Pied Piper, who led so many East End boys to Chelsea, particularly players like Peter Brabrook, Barry Bridges and others. I remember when I was at Spurs, the Arsenal players would arrive for matches in their navy blazers with the gold gun emblem sewn into their pockets and grey slacks. Jimmy Greaves One of the most naturally gifted and prolific strikers of any era, Jimmy Greaves was born to score goals and in an iconic career that spanned three glorious decades, that is exactly what he did with an unerring regularity for club and country. Here is the late Brian Judson's article on the maestro, written many years ago now. Greaves was a smash hit in the Chelsea Youth side. In the 1956-57 season, he scored 114 goals for the Chelsea Youth team. Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that former striker Jimmy Greaves has been admitted to hospital with an unspecified illness. Greaves, who is Spurs' all-time top scorer with 266 goals in 381 appearances, has struggled with serious health problems in recent years. As always we all wish "Greavsie" improved health as he battles away after a severe stroke suffered in 2015. Jimmy Greaves led the tributes to great friend Ian St John after the former Liverpool and Scotland striker’s death at the age of 82 following a long illness. Jimmy Greaves posed more problems for Bob Wilson than the likes of George Best and Johan Cruyff, the ex-Arsenal keeper told Stats Perform. Jimmy Greaves' illness is not coronavirus related, his family have confirmed. He was the most amazing goalscorer, better than any of them, even Jimmy Greaves.” John Sillett was talking about a Chelsea match in 1958 when an 18-year-old Greaves scored twice in two minutes. A 5′ 8″ striker, he was simply the finest that ever graced English football and one of the best in the history of the sport. His incredible ability to find the net saw him make a name for himself, not just on these shores, but across Europe too. Arsenal have class. Jimmy Greaves broke down in tears when he was given the news that his great pal Ian St John had died at the age of 82.
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