[72], After leaving West Ham, Greaves put on weight and did not attend a match as either a player or a spectator for two years. [135][136] He was discharged from hospital a month later, his health having "improved considerably" said his friend and agent, Terry Baker. There is always a hard balance to find as a parent, he says, because you want to give them some of the nice things you didnt have as a kid. Farewell, Jimmy. Excelente la serie y lo real A nice tribute to Jimmy Greaves by @TfL at Seven Sisters station #THFC pic.twitter.com/C7C2RO3ilh. August 2014 [23] His last game was the final game of the 196061 season on 29 April; he was made captain for the day and scored his 13th hat-trick for Chelsea, scoring all four goals in a 43 win against Nottingham Forest. [15] The "Blues" played attacking football during the 195758 campaign, resulting in high-scoring matches, and Greaves ended the season as the club's top scorer with 22 goals in 37 appearances. But we both have got our opinion which we voice. In total, the legendary centre-forward notched 124 league goals in 157 top-flight appearances for the west Londoners. [14][34] He joined Spurs just after they became the first club in England to complete the First Division and FA Cup double during the 20th century. My biggest worry now, not only for my son but for very talented kids, is dedicating enough time to football. Greavsie then netted 266 times during a scintillating nine-year stint at Tottenham and became the club's all-time leading scorer. [126][133], Greaves underwent surgery on an artery in his neck following a mild stroke in February 2012. Jimmy Greaves: a life in pictures Read more Greaves will forever be synonymous with goals. We always had good players. When a young, much-hyped Portuguese manager called Jose Mourinho took over at Chelsea in 2004, Hasselbaink's . ""When you come to meet the great goalscorer in heaven it matters not if you win or lose but how you played the game". Jimmy Dunne (footballer, born 1997) - Wikipedia Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.