Jimmy Greaves - 57 Caps (44 Goals)
- Full Name: James Peter Greaves
- Born: 20th February 1940, Poplar, London
- Died: 19th September 2021, aged 81
- England Career: 1959 - 1967
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right,
Inside Left,
Centre Forward &
Right Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Chelsea (15) &
Tottenham Hotspur (42)
- FA Legacy Number: 780
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Peru (FR) on 17th May 1959 aged 19 years, 2 months, 26 days - Last Cap: v
Austria (FR) on 27th May 1967 aged 27 years, 3 months, 7 days - First Goal: v
Peru (FR) on 17th May 1959 aged 19 years, 2 months, 26 days - Career Length: 8 years, 10 days
- Starts: 57
- Substitute:
0
- Withdrawn:
0
- Full Games: 57
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 13
- 19
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 2
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 7
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Nations' Cup (Taça das Nações)BJT
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt


England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 145 sources from 57 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
AUT, 1 - 0, 27th May 1967 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 57.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 7 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 24th May 1967 (FR)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 56.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 4 days.
SCO, 2 - 3, 15th Apr 1967 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 55.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 24 days.
FRA, 2 - 0, 20th Jul 1966 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 54.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 0 days.
MEX, 2 - 0, 16th Jul 1966 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 53.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 25 days.
URU, 0 - 0, 11th Jul 1966 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 52.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 20 days.
POL, 1 - 0, 5th Jul 1966 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 51.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 14 days.
DEN, 2 - 0, 3rd Jul 1966 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 50.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 12 days.
NOR, 6 - 1, 29th Jun 1966 (FR) 


Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 49.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 9 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 4th May 1966 (FR)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 48.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 13 days.
AUT, 2 - 3, 20th Oct 1965 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 47.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 0 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 2nd Oct 1965 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 46.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 11 day.
YUG, 1 - 1, 9th May 1965 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 45.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 18 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 5th May 1965 (FR)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 44.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 14 days.
SCO, 2 - 2, 10th Apr 1965 (HC)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 43.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 19 days.
NED, 1 - 1, 9th Dec 1964 (FR)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 42.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 18 days.
BEL, 2 - 2, 21st Oct 1964 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 41.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 1 day.
NIR, 4 - 3, 3rd Oct 1964 (HC) 

Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 40.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 12 days.
ARG, 0 - 1, 6th Jun 1964 (BJT) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 39.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 15 days.
POR, 1 - 1, 4th Jun 1964 (BJT) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 38.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 13 days.
BRA, 1 - 5, 30th May 1964 (BJT)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 37.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 10 days.
IRL, 3 - 1, 24th May 1964 (FR)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 36.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 4 days.
POR, 4 - 3, 17th May 1964 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 35.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 26 days.
URU, 2 - 1, 6th May 1964 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 34.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 15 days.
NIR, 8 - 3, 20th Nov 1963 (HC) 


Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 33.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 0 days.
FIFA, 2 - 1, 23rd Oct 1963 (FR)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 32.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 3 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 12th Oct 1963 (HC)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 31.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 21 day.
SUI, 8 - 1, 5th Jun 1963 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 30.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 14 days.
TCH, 4 - 2, 29th May 1963 (FR) 
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 29.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 9 days.
BRA, 1 - 1, 8th May 1963 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 28.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 17 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 6th Apr 1963 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 27.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 15 days.
FRA, 2 - 5, 27th Feb 1963 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 26.
Age: 23 years, 0 months, 7 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 21st Nov 1962 (HC)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 25.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 1 day.
NIR, 3 - 1, 20th Oct 1962 (HC)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 24.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 0 days.
FRA, 1 - 1, 3rd Oct 1962 (ECQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 23.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 12 days.
BRA, 1 - 3, 10th Jun 1962 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 22.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 19 days.
BUL, 0 - 0, 7th Jun 1962 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 21.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 16 days.
ARG, 3 - 1, 2nd Jun 1962 (WCF)
Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 20.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 11 day.
HUN, 1 - 2, 31st May 1962 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 19.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 11 day.
PER, 4 - 0, 20th May 1962 (FR) 

Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 18.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 0 days.
SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 17.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 18 days.
SCO, 0 - 2, 14th Apr 1962 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 16.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 23 days.
AUT, 1 - 3, 27th May 1961 (FR)
Chelsea, Cap: 15.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 7 days.
ITA, 3 - 2, 24th May 1961 (FR)
Chelsea, Cap: 14.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 4 days.
POR, 1 - 1, 21st May 1961 (WCQ) Chelsea, Cap: 13.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 1 day.
SCO, 9 - 3, 15th Apr 1961 (HC) 

Chelsea, Cap: 12.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 24 days.
WAL, 5 - 1, 23rd Nov 1960 (HC) 
Chelsea, Cap: 11.
Age: 20 years, 9 months, 3 days.
ESP, 4 - 2, 26th Oct 1960 (FR)
Chelsea, Cap: 10.
Age: 20 years, 8 months, 6 days.
LUX, 9 - 0, 19th Oct 1960 (WCQ) 

Chelsea, Cap: 9.
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 28 days.
NIR, 5 - 2, 8th Oct 1960 (HC) 
Chelsea, Cap: 8.
Age: 20 years, 7 months, 17 days.
ESP, 0 - 3, 15th May 1960 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 7.
Age: 20 years, 2 months, 24 days.
YUG, 3 - 3, 11th May 1960 (FR)
Chelsea, Cap: 6.
Age: 20 years, 2 months, 20 days.
SWE, 2 - 3, 28th Oct 1959 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 5.
Age: 19 years, 8 months, 8 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1959 (HC)
Chelsea, Cap: 4.
Age: 19 years, 7 months, 26 days.
USA, 8 - 1, 28th May 1959 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 3.
Age: 19 years, 3 months, 8 days.
MEX, 1 - 2, 24th May 1959 (FR) Chelsea, Cap: 2.
Age: 19 years, 3 months, 4 days.
PER, 1 - 4, 17th May 1959 (FR)
Chelsea, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 2 months, 26 days.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.