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.
.jpg) Jimmy Armfield in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Christopher Armfield | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Denton, Lancashire, England. | ||
| Date of death | 22 January 2018 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Blackpool, Lancashire, England. | ||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value).[1] | ||
| Playing position | 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]
Career statistics
Club
| 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
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 August 1971 | 4 October 1974 | 180 | 80 | 47 | 53 | 44.4 |
| Leeds United | 4 October 1974 | 30 June 1978 | 193 | 87 | 47 | 59 | 45.1 |
| Total | 373 | 167 | 94 | 112 | 44.8 | ||
Honours
Player
England
Manager
Bolton Wanderers
- Football League Third Division champion: 1972–73[6]
Leeds United
- European Cup runners-up: 1974–75[7]
Jimmy Armfield Media
Jimmy Armfield's statue outside Bloomfield Road, pictured in 2019
References
- ↑ "Jimmy Armfield". England Football Online. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jimmy Armfield: A Football Gentleman, 5 live Sport - BBC Radio 5 live". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ Glanville, Brian (22 January 2018). "Jimmy Armfield obituary". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Ex-England star Jimmy Armfield diagnosed with cancer for a second time". Daily Mail. 4 November 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Club Honours - Bolton Wanderers". www.bwfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ↑ McQueen, Gordon (22 January 2018). "Quiet, thoughtful and good – Jimmy Armfield was a top manager". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.