A raft of Tottenham Hotspur greats together with former bosses Harry Redknapp and Ossie Ardiles attended the funeral for legendary footballer Jimmy Greaves this afternoon.
Ex-Spurs gamers together with Micky Hazard, Steve Perryman, Graham Roberts, Martin Chivers and Paul Miller have been on the service at Chelmsford Crematorium in Essex, together with tv sports activities presenter Gary Newbon.
The previous stars appeared in good spirits as they spoke with one another upon their arrival earlier than the personal funeral, which was held after former England, Tottenham and Chelsea striker Greaves died aged 81.
Greaves, who handed away at residence on September 19, holds the document of 266 targets for Tottenham Hotspur, 357 targets in English top-flight soccer, and scored a document six hat-tricks for England.
He had suffered a stroke in Could 2015 which left him wheelchair-bound and with severely impaired speech. He had additionally suffered from alcoholism and give up consuming in 1978.
His Spurs return was 266 targets in 379 appearances between 1961 and 1970 - 220 targets in 321 league video games, 32 targets in 36 FA Cup ties, 5 in eight League Cup ties and 9 in 14 European matches.
Greaves scored 44 targets in 57 senior appearances for England, fourth-highest in Three Lions historical past.
By numbers: Jimmy Greaves's superb profession
However although he was a member of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad, he famously didn't characteristic within the closing victory over West Germany.
A shin damage had seen him changed within the aspect by Geoff Hurst on the quarter-final stage, and although he was match for the ultimate, Alf Ramsey's resolution to not change a successful aspect was vindicated by Hurst's hat-trick on the day.
Greaves's profession started within the junior ranks at Chelsea and he turned skilled in Could 1957, scoring on his Blues debut and racking up 132 targets in complete for the membership.
His return of 41 targets from 40 video games for Chelsea throughout the 1960/61 season stays a membership document.
On the finish of that season Greaves left Stamford Bridge to signal for AC Milan, however spent only some months in Italy earlier than becoming a member of Spurs in December 1961 to play in Invoice Nicholson's profitable aspect.
Tottenham described him as 'the best marksman this nation has ever seen' mentioned he was 'all the time in the suitable place on the proper time so as to add the of entirety to a different well-worked transfer'.
After 9 years at White Hart Lane Greaves joined West Ham, the membership closest to his East London roots, in 1970.
Although it will not show a contented keep at Upton Park, the 13 league targets he scored for the Hammers took him to 366 targets in Europe's top-five leagues.
That stood because the all-time document till it was eclipsed by Cristiano Ronaldo throughout Actual Madrid's excellent 2016-17 marketing campaign.
Greaves took a break from the sport after leaving West Ham, however later performed within the decrease divisions, turning out for Brentwood, Chelmsford, Barnet and Woodford City.
After ending his taking part in profession, Greaves starred alongside former Liverpool striker Ian St John within the common ITV programme 'Saint and Greavsie' between 1985 and 1992, which noticed him develop into a well-liked pundit.
After an extended marketing campaign for his England achievements of 1966 to be recognised, Greaves lastly obtained a World Cup winners' medal in 2009; 5 years later he offered it in an public sale at Sotheby's for £44,000.
In later life, Greaves endured well being issues, together with a minor stroke in 1992 from which he recovered.
Nonetheless, a critical stroke in Could 2015 left him unconscious for six days in intensive care, and he remained in a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.
