Jimmy looks back on life before the Premier League

INJURED against France, he was the first-choice England striker who went on to see his replacement score a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Apr 2009, 16:08 GMT

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:14 GMT

But he still remains etched in everyone's memory as one of the nation's most sublime goal-scorers ever.

He played 57 times in England and hit the back of the net 44 times, five fewer than Bobby Charlton but at a much higher rate '“ enough to leave him third in the all-time list of England goalscorers behind Charlton and Gary Lineker.

No one has scored more hat-tricks for England '“ an astonishing six. And in the 1961 British Home Championship, he scored seven goals in three games for England '“ no more than you'd expect from the man who in 1960 became the youngest-ever player to score 100 league goals in English football at the age of 20 years 290 days.

To read about his stage appearance at Brighton and see full interview, buy the West Sussex Gazette April 15