Jimmy Greaves

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

131st all-time scorer352nd for appearances

Born: 20 Feb 1940East Ham
Shirt: #10, #11, #12
Debut: 21 Mar 1970at Manchester City, aged 30
Last game: 1 May 1971v Huddersfield Town, aged 31

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

38 starts, 2 from the bench

Goals

0.33 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1970/71, 9 in 34 appearances.

Playing Time by season, all competitions

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1970/71	34	32	2	0	0.85
1969/70	6	6	0	0	1.33
Career	40	38	2	0	0.93

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

13 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

First Division	13	38 apps
League Cup	0	1 apps
FA Cup	0	1 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 21 Mar 1970, at Manchester City 1–5

Latest goal: 9 Apr 1971, v West Bromwich Albion 2–1

With him, without him

21 Mar 1970 to 1 May 1971

When he played

0.93

points per game

12 W 13 D 15 L

40 games · 1.15 scored · 1.25 conceded

30% wins

When he didn't

0.64

points per game

2 W 3 D 6 L

11 games · 1.36 scored · 2 conceded

18% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

21 Mar 1970Debutat Manchester City 1–5 1969/70
21 Mar 1970First goalat Manchester City 1–5 1969/70
8 Feb 197110th goalat Coventry City 0–1 1970/71
1 May 1971Last appearancev Huddersfield Town 0–1 1970/71

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1970/71	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1970/71	League Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1970/71	First Division	32	30	–	9	–
1969/70	First Division	6	6	–	4	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
1 May 1971	D1	Huddersfield Town	0–1	L
17 Apr 1971	D1	Stoke City	1–0	W
10 Apr 1971	D1	at Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
9 Apr 1971	D1	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	W		1
3 Apr 1971	D1	Manchester United	2–1	W
30 Mar 1971	D1	at Everton	1–0	W
20 Mar 1971	D1	Ipswich Town	2–2	D		2
13 Mar 1971	D1	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	L	(sub)
6 Mar 1971	D1	Crystal Palace	0–0	D
27 Feb 1971	D1	at Blackpool	1–1	D	(sub)
24 Feb 1971	D1	Nottingham Forest	2–0	W
20 Feb 1971	D1	Manchester City	0–0	D
16 Feb 1971	D1	at Liverpool	0–1	L
8 Feb 1971	D1	at Coventry City	1–0	W		1
2 Jan 1971	FAC	at Blackpool	0–4	L
19 Dec 1970	D1	at Chelsea	1–2	L
12 Dec 1970	D1	Liverpool	1–2	L		1
5 Dec 1970	D1	at Derby County	4–2	W		1
28 Nov 1970	D1	Coventry City	1–2	L
21 Nov 1970	D1	at Manchester City	0–2	L
31 Oct 1970	D1	Blackpool	2–1	W		1
24 Oct 1970	D1	at Crystal Palace	1–1	D
17 Oct 1970	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D
10 Oct 1970	D1	at Stoke City	1–2	L		1
19 Sept 1970	D1	Newcastle United	0–2	L
12 Sept 1970	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	1–2	L
9 Sept 1970	LC	Hull City	1–0	W
5 Sept 1970	D1	Everton	1–2	L
31 Aug 1970	D1	Southampton	1–1	D
29 Aug 1970	D1	at Manchester United	1–1	D
26 Aug 1970	D1	at Leeds United	0–3	L
22 Aug 1970	D1	Chelsea	2–2	D
17 Aug 1970	D1	Arsenal	0–0	D
15 Aug 1970	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D		1
4 Apr 1970	D1	at Arsenal	1–2	L		1
2 Apr 1970	D1	Leeds United	2–2	D
31 Mar 1970	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	W		1
28 Mar 1970	D1	Liverpool	1–0	W
24 Mar 1970	D1	at Crystal Palace	0–0	D
21 Mar 1970	D1	at Manchester City	5–1	W		2