Tottenham and Chelsea pay tribute to club and England legend Jimmy Greaves

Tottenham and Chelsea have paid an emotional tribute to legendary striker Jimmy Greaves following his passing earlier today, aged 81.

Greaves scored 357 top-flight goals, an English record and is the top scorer in Spurs' history with a staggering 266 strikes in 379 games.

For England, Greaves netted 44 goals in 57 games and was a part of the World Cup-winning squad in 1966, missing the latter stages through injury.

He started his career with Chelsea and his 41 goals in 1960-61 remains a record for the Blues, while his 37 in 1962-63 is a record for Tottenham.

Ironically, two of his former sides met in the Premier League just hours after the sad news of his passing, with both clubs able to show their appreciation.

Spurs had huge displays of Greaves outside of the stadium

There were huge displays of Greaves outside the Tottenham stadium, while a number of Spurs legends, including Glenn Hoddle, Ledley King, Ossie Ardiles and Martin Chivers came onto the pitch before the first whistle.

Both sets of players and supporters joined together in a huge minute of applause to show their appreciation.

Greaves is the only Spurs player to have scored more goals for the club than Harry Kane and their current No.9 spoke about him prior to the game.

He told Sky Sports: "First and foremost our condolences to Jimmy's family and close friends. Obviously a sad day but a day hopefully we can celebrate because he played for both Tottenham and Chelsea.

"To be here today and hopefully put a performance on in his honour, Jimmy was an incredible player, an incredible goalscorer, club legend for club and country. Sad day hopefully we can put on a great performance for him."

Greaves also scored 132 times in four seasons for Chelsea, with a club statement reading that they "mourn the loss of a truly remarkable player and one of our own".

Jimmy Greaves is Tottenham's record scorer with 266 goals ( Image:

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England boss Gareth Southgate has already confirmed his side will pay their own personal tribute when they take on Hungary at Wembley on October 12.

"Jimmy Greaves was someone who was admired by all who love football, regardless of club allegiances," said Southgate.

"Jimmy certainly deserves inclusion in any list of England's best players, given his status as one of our greatest goalscorers and his part in our 1966 World Cup success."