Jimmy Greaves passed away yesterday at the age of 81. Two of his former clubs, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea gave a minute’s applause in his memory before yesterday’s game. Greaves was one of the greatest English strikers of all-time, with a hugely impressive goal tally of 422 goals in 602 games over the course of […]
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On This Day – 3rd December
Jimmy Greaves scored five goals for Chelsea in a home game against West Bromwich Albion on this day in 1960. Stamford Bridge was just under a third full that afternoon as only 19,568 fans were in attendance. Those that decided to stay in the warm or go Christmas shopping missed out on a fine individual […]
On This Day – 19th November
Jimmy Greaves scored his 100th Legue goal on this day back in 1960, becoming the youngest player to reach that landmark in the process.Greaves made his debut three years before, scoring in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur, a club that he would join a year later. At just 20 years and 290 days old, […]