Jimmy Greaves
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| Jimmy Greaves | |
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| Full Name | James Peter Greaves |
| Date of Birth | 24 February 1940 |
| Place of Birth | East Ham, Essex |
| Position | Striker |
| Chelsea career | 1957-1961 |
| Debut | 24 August 1957 |
| Games (goals) | 169 (132) |
| Other clubs | AC Milan Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Brentwood Town Chelmsford City Barnet Woodford Town |
James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February 1940) played for Chelsea between 1957 and 1961. Having scored 132 goals in 169 games for Chelsea, he is one of the club 's greatest ever goalscorers.
Statistics
- See also: List of Jimmy Greaves goals
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1957-58 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 |
| 1958-59 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 37 |
| 1959-60 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 30 |
| 1960-61 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| Total | 157 | 124 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 132 |
