Jimmy Armfield

Jimmy Armfield
CBE DL

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 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1971	Blackpool	569	(6)
International career
1956–1959	England U23	9	(0)
1959–1966	England	43	(0)
Managerial career
1971–1974	Bolton Wanderers
1974–1978	Leeds United
Medal record Men's football Representing  England FIFA World Cup Winner 1966 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Christopher Armfield (21 September 1935 – 22 January 2018)^[2] was an English professional football player and manager. He 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 fifteen games.^[3] He was a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. After retiring from playing, Armfield managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United, leading the latter to the 1975 European Cup final.