| Jimmy Greaves |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
James Peter Greaves |
| Date of birth |
February 20, 1940 (1940-02-20) (age 68) |
| Place of birth |
East Ham, London, England |
| Playing position |
Striker (retired) |
| Senior clubs1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
1957–1961
1961
1961–1970
1970–1971
1975–1976
1976–1977
1978–1979 |
Chelsea
AC Milan
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Brentwood Town
Chelmsford City
Barnet |
157 (124)
014 00(9)
321 (220)
038 0(13)
00? 0(25) |
| National team |
| 1959–1967 |
England |
057 0(44) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles (12 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Brentwood Town FC are an English football club based in Brentwood, Essex. Chelmsford City Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford Essex Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
* Appearances (Goals)
|
James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February 1940 in East Ham, London) is an English former football player, England's third highest goalscorer, and more recently a television pundit. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles (12 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
Playing career
Chelsea, AC Milan, and Spurs
Greaves was a phenomenal striker, scoring on his debut for Chelsea in 1957. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) He finished as top League goalscorer twice whilst at Chelsea in 1959 and 1961 and his 41 league goals in the 1960-61 season remains a club record. Despite this, they never won any major trophies while he was playing for them.
In 1960 he became the youngest ever player to score 100 league goals in English football at the age of 20 years 290 days (and at 23 was the same age as Dixie Dean when he scored his 200th). Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Ralph Dean ( 22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980) popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football
He briefly joined the Italian side A.C. Milan in 1961, after reportedly turning down a huge offer from Newcastle United and scored 9 goals in 12 games but failure to settle led to a quick departure. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Bill Nicholson then signed him for Tottenham Hotspur for £99,999. William Edward "Bill" Nicholson OBE ( 26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was an English football player Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The unusual fee was intended to relieve Greaves of the pressure of being the first £100,000 player.
Greaves enjoyed a legendary career at Tottenham. He played at Spurs from 1961 to 1970, scoring a club record of 266 goals in 379 matches, including 220 goals in the First Division. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Greaves finished as top League goalscorer in four seasons (1963, 1964, 1965 and 1969), an achievement that established Greaves as arguably the most consistent striker in English football history. His record of finishing top goalscorer in six seasons has never been matched.
With Spurs, Greaves won the FA Cup in 1962 and 1967, scoring against Burnley in the former. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire He also won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963 - scoring twice in the famous 5-1 defeat of Atlético Madrid, ensuring that Spurs became the first British club to win a European trophy. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Today he is considered one of the best players in the history of Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League.
International career
Greaves won his first England cap in 1959, and went on to play 57 times and score 44 goals, five less than Bobby Charlton but at a much higher rate. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English Professional He remains third in the all-time list of England goalscorers, behind Charlton and Gary Lineker. Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored Greaves also holds the record for most hat-tricks for England - six in all. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts At the 1961 British Home Championship, Greaves achieved the remarkable feat of scoring seven goals in three games as England won the title. The 1961 British Home Championship international football tournament remained long in the memories of British football fans after four top-class attacking teams tore
In the 1962 World Cup finals match against Brazil in Chile, a stray dog ran on to the pitch and evaded all of the players' efforts to catch it until Greaves got down on all fours to beckon the animal. The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Though successful in catching the dog, it proceeded to urinate all over Greaves' England shirt. Urine is a liquid waste product of the body secreted by the Kidneys by a process of filtration from Blood and Excreted through the Urethra. The Brazilian player Garrincha thought the incident was so amusing that he took the dog home as a pet. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28 1933 &ndash January 20 1983 known by the nickname "Garrincha" ("little bird" was a Brazilian
Greaves was the first-choice striker for the England team during the 1966 World Cup but suffered a leg injury during a game against France and had to be replaced. The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup was held in England from 11 July to 30 July The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. That replacement, Geoff Hurst, scored the winner in the quarter final against Argentina and kept his place all the way to the final, famously scoring a hat-trick as England won the tournament. Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a former footballer of The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA
One of football's most famous photographs shows the elation on the England bench as the final whistle was blown, except for Greaves, in his suit and tie, looking astonished at what had happened. Greaves has always maintained that he felt nothing but delight at England's win and celebrated as much as the other non-playing members of the squad. He also maintains that he never felt he had a divine right to be in the side once he regained his fitness. However, his reaction at the time of England's success became well-documented - he packed his bags and headed on holiday with his wife while the rest of the squad attended an official banquet.
In November 2007 it was announced that Greaves, along with the other 10 reserves from the 1966 squad, will be awarded medals by FIFA. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) [1]
West Ham and Barnet
In 1970, Greaves joined West Ham United. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played He scored on his debut, (as he had for every team he played for, including England at full and under 21 level), with two goals against Manchester City on March 21. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Two months later, on May 28, he finished sixth in the London-to-Mexico World Cup Rally with co-driver Tony Fall. Richard Anthony Fall (1940 &ndash December 1, 2007) was a British Rally driver. He retired in 1971 having played 516 Football League games and netted 357 goals, an all-time record. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs This is a list of the top goalscorers of all-time in each country's top football division
Greaves made a comeback at the age of 38, playing for Barnet F.C. in the then Southern League, playing from midfield he netted 25 goals and was their player of the season. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. He then went on to make several appearances for semi-professional side Woodford Town F.C. before retiring. Woodford Town FC was a football club based in Woodford, in the London Borough of Redbridge, England.
Post playing career
In the mid-1970s Greaves battled a well-documented alcohol problem, finally quitting drinking in February 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) He became a popular television presenter and football pundit, striking up a memorable partnership with Ian St. John. Ian St John (born June 7, 1938) was born in Motherwell and is a former Scottish Together they hosted a popular Saturday lunchtime football show called Saint and Greavsie from 1985 until the programme was axed in 1992. Saint and Greavsie was a popular double act between two famous ex-footballers Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
Greaves also worked frequently for TV-am as a TV critic and was a resident team captain on ITV sports quiz Sporting Triangles as well as co-hosting the popular Saturday morning kids TV show, The Saturday Show. TV-am was a Breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Sporting Triangles was a quiz programme devised by Matthew Davies and Robert Lawrence which tested the sporting superstars knowledge of sport the programme was produced by Central The Saturday Show was Birmingham -based Central Television 's flagship Saturday morning kids TV show which replaced their previous success Tiswas He briefly had his own talk show and has been a columnist for The Sun newspaper for many years. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language He also answered readers letters in Shoot magazine in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2002 Greaves was made an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. He released his autobiography, Greavsie, in 2003 and is in demand as an after-dinner speaker. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Married since 1958, he is now a grandfather. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
England
Statistics
Club
All-Time Club Performance
| Club |
Season |
Domestic League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Chelsea |
1957-58 |
35 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
22 |
| 1958-59 |
42 |
32 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
37 |
| 1959-60 |
40 |
29 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
30 |
| 1960-61 |
40 |
41 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
43 |
| Total |
157 |
124 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
169 |
132 |
| AC Milan |
1961-62 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
| Total |
14 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
1961-62 |
22 |
21 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
30 |
| 1962-63 |
41 |
37 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
21 |
49 |
44 |
| 1963-64 |
41 |
35 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
36 |
| 1964-65 |
41 |
29 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
35 |
| 1965-66 |
29 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
16 |
| 1966-67 |
38 |
25 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
31 |
| 1967-68 |
39 |
23 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
01 |
48 |
29 |
| 1968-69 |
42 |
27 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
36 |
| 1969-70 |
28 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
11 |
| Total |
321 |
220 |
36 |
32 |
8 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
381 |
268 |
| West Ham United |
1969-70 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
| 1970-71 |
32 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
9 |
| Total |
38 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
13 |
| Career Totals |
530 |
366 |
44 |
35 |
11 |
7 |
17 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
604 |
422 |
International Goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1962 FA Cup Final took place on 5 May 1962 at Wembley Stadium and was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Burnley, by a 3&ndash1 scoreline The 1967 FA Cup Final took place at Wembley on 20 May 1967, between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1966 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match in the 1966 World Cup, contested by England and The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Final classification Results References and Sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played
| Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Result |
Competition |
Scored |
| 1959-05-19 |
Estadio Nacional, Lima |
 Peru |
1-4 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1959-10-17 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
 Wales |
1-1 |
British Home Championship |
1 |
| 1960-05-11 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
 Yugoslavia |
3-3 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1960-10-08 |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
 Northern Ireland |
5-2 |
British Home Championship |
2 |
| 1960-10-15 |
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg-Ville |
 Luxembourg |
9-0 |
1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 |
| 1960-10-26 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
 Spain |
4-2 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1960-11-23 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Wales |
5-1 |
British Home Championship |
2 |
| 1961-04-15 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
 Scotland |
9-3 |
British Home Championship |
3 |
| 1961-05-24 |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
 Italy |
3-2 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1961-05-27 |
Prater Stadium, Vienna |
 Austria |
1-3 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1962-05-20 |
Estadio Nacional, Lima |
Peru |
4-0 |
Friendly match |
3 |
| 1962-06-02 |
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua |
 Argentina |
3-1 |
1962 FIFA World Cup |
1 |
| 1962-10-20 |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
3-1 |
British Home Championship |
1 |
| 1962-11-21 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Wales |
4-0 |
British Home Championship |
1 |
| 1963-05-29 |
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava |
 Czechoslovakia |
4-2 |
Friendly match |
2 |
| 1963-10-12 |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
Wales |
4-0 |
British Home Championship |
2 |
| 1963-10-23 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Rest of the World XI |
2-1 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1963-11-20 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Wales |
8-3 |
British Home Championship |
4 |
| 1964-05-24 |
Dalymount Park, Dublin |
 Republic of Ireland |
3-1 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1964-05-30 |
Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
 Brazil |
1-5 |
Taça das Nações |
1 |
| 1964-10-03 |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
4-3 |
British Home Championship |
3 |
| 1964-12-09 |
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
 Netherlands |
1-1 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1965-04-10 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Scotland |
2-2 |
British Home Championship |
1 |
| 1965-05-05 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
 Hungary |
1-0 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1966-05-04 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Yugoslavia |
2-0 |
Friendly match |
1 |
| 1966-05-04 |
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |
 Norway |
6-1 |
Friendly match |
4 |
| 1967-05-24 |
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Spain |
2-0 |
Friendly match |
1 |
Notes
External links
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Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The Estadio Nacional of Lima is a multi-use Stadium located in Lima, Peru with a capacity of 45574 Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF and represents Peru in international football competitions An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Estadio El Teniente is a multi-use Stadium in Rancagua, Chile. Rancagua is a city in central Chile, located 87 km south of Santiago. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Windsor Park, in Belfast, is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club Linfield. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. The 1963 British Home Championship football tournament came after disappointment for the home nations in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, for which only England Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The 1963 British Home Championship football tournament came after disappointment for the home nations in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, for which only England Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Tehelné pole (meaning "Brickfield" is the informal name of a city quarter in Bratislava, Slovakia, characterized by the presence of several sports facilities ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Ninian Park is a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The 1964 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The 1964 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Dalymount Park is a football Stadium situated in north Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Estádio do Maracanã ("Maracanã stadium" is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Taça das Nações (Portuguese for Nations' Cup was a football tournament played in Brazil in 1964 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Windsor Park, in Belfast, is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club Linfield. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. The 1965 British Home Championship was an outright victory for the English football team in the run up to the 1966 FIFA World Cup which was held Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The 1965 British Home Championship was an outright victory for the English football team in the run up to the 1966 FIFA World Cup which was held Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Yugoslavia national football team refers to the national football team that represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1920-1941 and the Socialist Federal Republic An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Ullevaal Stadion, located in Oslo, is Norway 's national football ground (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Robert Alfred Smith (born 22 February 1933, Lingdale, North Yorkshire, England) was an English footballer The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Dennis Sydney Viollet ( 20 September 1933 &ndash 6 March 1999) was an English footballer Career Viollet joined Dennis Sydney Viollet ( 20 September 1933 &ndash 6 March 1999) was an English footballer Career Viollet joined The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Raymond Crawford (born 13 July, 1936 in Portsmouth) is a former English international footballer, who played as a Striker Derek Tennyson Kevan (born 6 March 1935, Ripon) is an English former footballer. Raymond Crawford (born 13 July, 1936 in Portsmouth) is a former English international footballer, who played as a Striker Derek Tennyson Kevan (born 6 March 1935, Ripon) is an English former footballer. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Willie Irvine (full name William John Irvine, born June 18, 1943) is a former professional football Striker. George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Ronald (Ron Tudor Davies (born 25 May 1942 was a football centre-forward who played most of his career for Southampton in the English League Division 1 and also for The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Jeffrey (Jeff Astle ( 13 May 1942 &ndash 19 January 2002) was an English footballer.
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