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Jimmy Greaves' career in numbers

sportsmole.co.uk, 19 September 2021, 09:33
Former Chelsea, Tottenham and England striker Jimmy Greaves has died at the age of 81.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at his career in numbers.

114 - goals scored for the youth team after signing for Chelsea in 1956.

17 - Greaves' age when he made his first-team debut for Chelsea, scoring in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham.

100 - number of league goals Greaves had scored by the age of 20. He remains the youngest player to reach the landmark.

99, 999 - the fee in pounds paid by Tottenham to sign Greaves from AC Milan in 1961.

132 - goals for Chelsea in 169 games.

44 - goals scored for England in 57 matches. He is still fourth on the all-time list behind Wayne Rooney (53), Bobby Charlton (49) and Gary Lineker (48).

6 - hat-tricks scored for England still stands as a record today.

41 - number of goals for Chelsea in 40 league games during the 1960/61 season is still a club record at Stamford Bridge.

266 - goals for Tottenham in 379 appearances means Greaves remains Spurs' record goalscorer.

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