Jimmy Armfield

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+1⁄2 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

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.

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]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackpool 1954–55 First Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
1955–56 First Division 30 0 1 0 — 31 0
1956–57 First Division 38 0 4 0 — 42 0
1957–58 First Division 28 0 1 0 — 29 0
1958–59 First Division 32 0 6 0 — 38 0
1959–60 First Division 41 1 3 0 — 44 1
1960–61 First Division 40 0 1 0 1 0 42 0
1961–62 First Division 37 0 2 0 6 0 45 0
1962–63 First Division 39 0 2 0 2 0 43 0
1963–64 First Division 35 0 2 0 2 0 39 0
1964–65 First Division 40 2 1 0 1 0 42 2
1965–66 First Division 35 1 2 0 2 0 39 1
1966–67 First Division 30 0 0 0 2 0 32 0
1967–68 Second Division 41 1 2 0 2 0 45 1
1968–69 Second Division 34 0 1 0 4 0 39 0
1969–70 Second Division 40 1 3 0 2 0 45 1
1970–71 First Division 27 0 2 0 1 0 30 0
Career total 569 6 33 0 25 0 627 6

Managerial

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Bolton Wanderers 1 August 1971 4 October 1974 180 80 47 53 044.4
Leeds United 4 October 1974 30 June 1978 193 87 47 59 045.1
Total 373 167 94 112 044.8

Honours

Player

England

Manager

Bolton Wanderers

Leeds United

References

  1. ↑ "Jimmy Armfield". England Football Online. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
  5. ↑ Hayward, Paul (23 January 2018). "Charming and wise Jimmy Armfield had a profound gift for empathy that instilled the game with dignity". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Club Honours - Bolton Wanderers". www.bwfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  7. ↑ McQueen, Gordon (22 January 2018). "Quiet, thoughtful and good – Jimmy Armfield was a top manager". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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