Had two replies back today,one from John Hollins which was sent via Chelsea and the other from Jimmy Greenhoff via a private address.
John Hollins' father,grandfather and three brothers were all professional footballers,one brother,Dave, played international football for Wales. H
He joined Chelsea as a youth player and made his debut for the Blues against Swindon Town in September 1963 aged only 17,he was known for his dedicated attitude to the game and went on to become a regular and eventually club captain.He played 592 games,scoring 69 goals in his first spell at Chelsea,at one point making 167 consecutive appearances,a club record.While at Chelsea,he also won a solitary England cap,against Spain,on 24 May 1967.
In June 1975 he was signed by his former manager Dave Sexton for Queens Park Rangers for £80,000. He stayed at the Hoops for four seasons,playing 183 matches in total.
In the summer of 1979,33-year-old Hollins made a surprising move to Arsenal,initially as a cover player, but he ended up becoming a regular in the Arsenal side,although by now he played more often as a defender than in midfield.He played 172 matches and scored 13 goals,and was part of the Arsenal side that lost the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1980, coming on as a substitute.He did miss out on a place in the squad for the same season's FA Cup final,which Arsenal also lost.He was awarded the MBE for services to football in 1981.
Hollins returned to Chelsea on a free transfer in 1983, and helped the club gain promotion back to the First Division in 1983–84, playing a further 30 times. He retired at the end of that season, having played 939 first-class matches in total
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Jimmy Greenhoff was a skilful forward and although capped by England five times at under-23 level once as an over-age player,he never played for the full side.He made nearly 600 appearances in league footbal.
He started his career as an apprentice with Leeds United,in June 1961,before moving to Birmingham City for £70,000 in August 1968,just after playing in the first leg of the Fairs Cup final He left Birmingham City in August 1969 for Stoke City in a deal worth £100,000.
While at Stoke City he was a member of the 1972 League Cup winning team,and scored 76 goals in 274 league appearances before being sold to Manchester United in November 1976 for £120,000.
At Manchester United,he helped the club win the 1977 FA Cup,scoring the winner in the final (and notably denied Liverpool The Treble) and played alongside his brother Brian.He won the Supporters' Player of the Year award in 1979.Greenhoff scored 36 goals in 123 appearances (including 4 substitute appearances) for Manchester United before leaving to join Crewe Alexandra in December 1980.
He moved to NASL side Toronto Blizzard in March 1981, returning to the UK to play for Port Vale that August. He left Port Vale in March 1983 to join Rochdale where he was player-manager up to March 1984 after which he returned to Port Vale as a coach
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