JIMMY GREAVES-BIT OF A HERO!

Football On This Day - On December 3rd 1960, Jimmy Greaves played for Chelsea in front of nearly 19,600 at Stamford Bridge in a League game, scoring 5 goals in a 7-1 victory over West Bromich Albion. His 41 goals in 40 games that season, the club top scorer, contributed to Chelsea's 98, scored in League games, which was sensationally beaten by the 105 goals Chelsea conceded!! 

Personal information
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.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position	Striker

Chelsea won 15 games in the season, lost 20 and drew 7, given them a place 12th in First Division. Chelsea's progress in the FA Cup lasted to the 3rd Round only, losing to Crewe Alexander at home 1-2 and in the League Cup, they went a step further, losing to Portsmouth in the 4th Rd. Having scored 124 goals in 157 apps, Greaves soon moved to AC Milan in 1961 (12 apps 9 goals) which despite this ratio, did not go well and he returned home, joining Spurs in 1961 (321 apps/220 goals). Then in 1971 he moved to West Ham (38apps/13goals) and then down the Thames, out to grass, at Chelmsford. Overall Greaves played 566 games and scored 386 goals. HERE IS JIM IN 1964...61 years ago! Bless him. I met him in his retirement...such a nice bloke.

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	25	(13)
1977–1979	Barnet	51	(16)
1979–1980	Woodford Town
Total		604	(395)
International career
1957–1962	England U23	12	(13)
1959–1967	England	57	(44)
1965	United Kingdom	1	(1)

First Division goals in England
Player	Goals	Matches	Goals/matches
Jimmy Greaves	357	516	0.69
Steve Bloomer	314	535	0.59
Dixie Dean	310	362	0.86
Gordon Hodgson	288	455	0.63
Alan Shearer	283	559	0.51