This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Give Jimmy Greaves a knighthood
Jimmy Greaves is the greatest footballer this or any other country has ever produced. Geoff Hurst was knighted for scoring 3 goals in the 1966 world cup final. Jimmy was not in that team due to injury yet played a major part in getting them to the final.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about honours or appointments.
We can't accept your petition because it asks for someone to be nominated for an honour.
Members of the public can nominate people for honours directly. You can find out how to nominate someone for an honour here:
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.