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Injury denied him a role in England's greatest triumph, but Jimmy Greaves, who died on Sunday aged 81, will be remembered as one of the most prolific strikers

An image of Jimmy Greaves, former Tottenham and Chelsea player and England International, is seen on the scorebaord before the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on September 19, 2021. – The former England striker Jimmy Greaves, one of the game’s greatest goalscorers and characters, has died aged 81, his former club Tottenham Hotspur announced on Sunday.

Only Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker and record holder Wayne Rooney have scored more England goals than Greaves. His 266 goals in 379 games for Tottenham make him the club’s all-time leading scorer and he also scored 132 times in 169 games for Chelsea. He finished as the English top-flight’s leading scorer in six seasons, but on the international scene, fortune was to desert him in the cruellest fashion.

 

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