Jimmy Greaves 1940-2021: English football´s greatest ever goalscorer

Jimmy Greaves is among the finest players England has ever produced and remained one of the great entertainers long into retirement.

Tottenham, Chelsea and England icon Greaves died on September 19 at the age of 81.

A naturally clinical finisher with both feet, who terrorised defences throughout a record-breaking career, the inside forward is the leading goalscorer in the history of the English top flight.

The World Cup winner found the back of the net a staggering 357 times in 516 First Division games and ended six seasons as the highest scorer.

He is also Spurs record goalscorer, having notched an incredible 266 goals from 379 appearances, and is fourth on the list of England s leading scorers, with 44 from 57 matches – including a record six hat-…