Jimmy Greaves
Awards & Honours
14
Awards Won
8
Honours
4
Rankings
4
Covers
4
Records
Jimmy Greaves holds the record for the most goals in English top-flight football history with 357 goals, a remarkable feat that has stood for decades. He scored six hat-tricks for England, more than any other player in the nation's history. His 37 hat-tricks in English football was a record that lasted until the Premier League era. He was the First Division's top scorer six times, a tally matched by few. His goals-per-game ratio for England (0.77) is the best of any player with more than 10 caps. These achievements place him among the most prolific goalscorers the game has ever seen.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
English Football Hall of Fame inductee
Inducted for his outstanding contribution to the game.
PFA Team of the Century (1907–2007)
Named in the all-time XI.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoured for his career and contribution to football.
Honorary Doctorate
Awarded for his services to sport.
Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame inductee
Inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
Chelsea Centenary XI
Named in the club's all-time team for its centenary.
Record holder: most goals in English top-flight history
357 goals, a record that still stands.
Record holder: most hat-tricks for England
6 hat-tricks, an England record.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Footballers of All Time
100 greatest male footballers of all time
Top 10 English strikers of all time
Greatest English players of all time
Magazine Covers
Shoot!
1960s
Multiple covers
Match
1960s
Cover feature during Spurs heyday
FourFourTwo
2015
The Greatest Goalscorer England Ever Produced
World Soccer
1999
100 Greatest edition feature
Records & Feats
Most goals in English top-flight history
Scored 357 goals in the English First Division, a record that still stands.
Most hat-tricks for England
Scored 6 hat-tricks for the national team, an England record.
Most hat-tricks in English football history
Scored 37 hat-tricks in English football, a record that stood until surpassed by Alan Shearer.
Best goals-per-game ratio for England (10+ caps)
Scored 44 goals in 57 appearances, a ratio of 0.77 goals per game, the highest of any England player with more than 10 caps.