Jimmy Armfield

James Christopher Armfield, CBE, DL (21 September 1935 – 22 January 2018)[2] was an English professional football player and manager. He worked as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live.

Jimmy Armfield
CBE, DL
Jimmy Armfield in 2012.
Personal information
Full name James Christopher Armfield
Date of birth (1935-09-21)21 September 1935
Place of birth Denton, Lancashire, England.
Date of death 22 January 2018(2018-01-22) (aged 82)
Place of death Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1971 Blackpool 569 (6)
National team
1956–1959 England U23 9 (0)
1959–1966 England 43 (0)
Teams managed
1971–1974 Bolton Wanderers
1974–1978 Leeds United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Armfield played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right back. Between 1954 and 1971 he played 627 games in all competitions, scored six goals, and spent a decade as the club's captain. He also represented the England national team 43 times between 1959 and 1966, and captained them in 15 games.[3]

Armfield died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Blackpool, Lancashire on 22 January 2018 at the age of 82.[2][4]

References

  1. "Jimmy Armfield". England Football Online. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. "Jimmy Armfield: A Football Gentleman, 5 live Sport - BBC Radio 5 live". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. Glanville, Brian (22 January 2018). "Jimmy Armfield obituary". The Guardian.
  4. "Ex-England star Jimmy Armfield diagnosed with cancer for a second time". Daily Mail. 4 November 2016.

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