Former England and Tottenham striker Jimmy Greaves has died at the age of 81.
The Spurs confirmed in a statement on Sunday that their record top scorer died at home as they paid tribute to the “best shooter this country has ever seen”.
Greaves scored 266 goals in 379 appearances for Spurs between 1961 and 1970, a tally that remains unsurpassed for the north London club.
He scored 37 times in the top flight in 1962-63, a figure that has never been beaten by a Spurs player in a single season.
Greaves, who won the World Cup with England in 1966, has scored 44 times in 57 international matches. Only Gary Lineker (48), Bobby Charlton (49) and Wayne Rooney (53) scored more.
The London striker began his career with Chelsea, setting a club record by scoring 41 goals in the English top flight in 1960-61.
A brief stint at Milan followed before returning to England with Spurs, scoring famous goals in winning the 1961 FA Cup final and winning the Cup Winners’ Cup against Atletico Madrid in 1963.
He finished his career at West Ham before retiring from top flight football at just 31.
“Football will no longer see its fellows,” Spurs said in their statement.
“We offer our sincere condolences to his wife Irene, their four children, 10 grandchildren and great-grandchildren”.