Greavsie

The Autobiography

By: Jimmy Greaves

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Paperback | 27 May 2004 | Edition Number 1

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576 Pages

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3.7 x 10.7 x 17.8

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The autobiography of football icon Jimmy Greaves

James Peter ''Jimmy'' Greaves was one of the greatest footballers to have graced the English game, a goalscorer of legendary prowess. His gripping and characteristically humorous autobiography journeys from Jimmy''s childhood in the East End, via his early career at Chelsea and his short and troubled stay at A.C. Milan, to his emergence as one of the great stars of sixties football while at Spurs and an outstanding England forward.

Jimmy''s record as a striker is extraordinary - he was the leading goalscorer in the First Division (now Premier League) for six seasons and during his playing career was never out of the top five. There are darker aspects too: the bitter disappointment of failing to make the World Cup-winning team of 1966, and the battle against the alcoholism that followed his retirement from the game.

This book is both Jimmy''s story and the story of football in the golden era of the fifties and sixties before money changed the game. It is populated by the great players whom Jimmy played with and against and animated by wonderful anecdotes about the game. It is an account of how football was then and how it has changed.

Industry Reviews

As a goalscorer and human being, Jimmy Greaves has few equals - DAILY TELEGRAPH

This top-notch autobiography ... moving, uplifting ... An inspiring story of a hero who earned his right to a second chance - SUNDAY TIMES

[Greaves] could fill a library with his stories - INDEPENDENT

both candid and poignant - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

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