Jimmy Armfield

James Christopher Armfield, CBE, DL (21 September 1935 – 22 January 2018) 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+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
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.

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

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

• FIFA World Cup: 1966

Manager

Bolton Wanderers

• Football League Third Division champion: 1972–73

Leeds United

• European Cup runners-up: 1974–75

Other websites

• Jimmy Armfield Bob's 70–71 footballers Jimmy Armfield
• Full Managerial Stats for Leeds United from WAFLL
• Jimmy Armfield Statue Fund website
• Armfield in the Blackpool Supporters Association Hall of Fame
• Jimmy Armfield on englandstats.com