Jimmy Greaves

Football, Football player

1940 –

55

Who is Jimmy Greaves?

James Peter "Jimmy" Greaves is an English former football player, and more recently a television pundit - famous for his trademark catchphrase it's a funny old game. Greaves is England's third highest international goalscorer, the last player to score 40 goals in one English top-flight season, the highest goalscorer in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and the highest goalscorer in the history of English top flight football. He notably scored on his debut for every team he represented until his retirement in 1980.

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Born
Feb 20, 1940
Manor Park, London
Nationality
  • England
Lived in
  • Manor Park, London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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