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Jimmy
Armfield |
 Blackpool FC
43 appearances, 0 goals
P 43 W 23 D 8 L 12 F
123:
A 62
63% successful
1959-66
disciplined: none
captain: 15
minutes played: 3870 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
James
Christopher Armfield OBE, CBE. |
|
Born |
21 September
1935 in Marina Avenue, Denton, Lancashire [registered in Ashton-under-Lyne,
December 1935].
Attended Denton Council School, Revoe Primary
School and Arnold School, Blackpool |
|
Married |
to Anne Ashurst [registered in
Blackpool,
June 1958] |
|
Died |
22
January 2018 in Blackpool, following a battle with cancer, aged 82 years, 123 days. |
|
Height/Weight |
5' 10½", 12st.
12lbs. [1962] |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Jimmy Armfield's own
Right
Back To The Beginning [2004]. |
|
Biographies |
Fighting
Back: an Autobiography - James Christopher Armfield. [StanleyPaul,
London: 1963] |
| |
Long
before his current status as journalist and broadcaster, 'Gentleman Jim'
achieved fame as Blackpool and England's full-back, signing professional
in 1954. He was voted the 'best right-back in the world' after the
1962 Chile World Cup finals. This book pre-dates his management
career with Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
| Right Back
To The Beginning: The
Autobiography - Jimmy Armfield. [Headline, London: 2004.] |
|
Club Career |
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Club(s): Was captain of his school
team, at Rugby and Cricket, but Iit was while playing football he was
spotted by his local league side. He assisted
two Blackpool Youth Clubs, St Peter's and Highfield before signing amateur
forms with Blackpool FC in 1951, turning professional in September 1954. Played
568 league games, scoring six times before retiring in May
1971. |
|
Club honours: None |
| Individual honours: Football League
(twelve appearances). News Chronicle Young Player of the Year 1958-59; FWA
Player of the Year runner-up 1965-66; Football League
Outstanding Contributor 2008. Inducted into the National Museum
Hall of Fame, September 2008. |
|
Distinctions: Awarded the OBE
on 30 June 2000 for services to football. Armfield was awarded the
CBE on 31 December 2009 for his services to the community. |
| Management Career |
|
|
Club(s): Became
player-coach of Blackpool FC in February 1971, before leaving the seaside
club for the first time in twenty years who became the manager of Bolton
Wanderers FC in May 1971. Took over Leeds United AFC, following the
dismissal of Brian Clough, on 4 October 1974 until his sacking on 3 July
1978. |
|
Club honours: Football League
Division Three winners 1972-73; European Cup runner-up 1974-75; |
|
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Jimmy Armfield's own Right
Back To The Beginning [2004]. |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
One
of two who became the 778th players (778) to
appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Right-back, left-back. |
|
First match |
No. 331, 13 May 1959, Brazil 2 England 0, an
end-of-season tour match at Estádio Municipal, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, aged
23 years 234 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 400, 26 June 1966, Finland 0 England 3, a
pre-World Cup Finals warm-up match at Olympiastadion, Helsinki, aged
30 years 278 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1962, 1966;
British Championships 1959-60, 1960-61,
1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64; |
|
Team honours |
British Championships
shared 1959-60, 1963-64, winners 1960-61; |
|
Individual honours |
England U23
(twelve appearances, 1956). Armfield was the player-manager of the FA party
that toured The Far East in 1969. |
|
Distinctions |
A consultant
with the Football Association, Armfield was instrumental in the
appointments of Terry Venables and Glenn Hoddle as England managers.
Most capped Englishman at Blackpool FC |
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Beyond England |
|
Since leaving club managership has been a
regular football broadcaster on BBC Radio, more recently Radio 5 live,
also working with the Daily Express newspaper from 1979 to 1991.
Jimmy Armfield was appointed
Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire and served as High Sheriff of Lancashire
in 2005-06. He finally received his World Cup winners medal on 10
June 2009 at 10 Downing Street, London. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.12. |
|
Jimmy Armfield - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
55 |
43 |
23 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
3870 min |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
15 |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
Jimmy Armfield
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
17 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
61 |
21 |
+40 |
0 |
4 |
3.588 |
1.235 |
82.4 |
+11 |
|
Away |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
57 |
35 |
+22 |
5 |
4 |
2.591 |
1.591 |
52.3 |
+1 |
|
Neutral |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
| All |
43 |
23 |
8 |
12 |
123 |
62 |
+61 |
6 |
10 |
2.86 |
1.442 |
62.8 |
+11 |
|
Jimmy Armfield
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WCF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
|
ECP
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
European Nations Cup |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
British Championship |
13 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
42 |
18 |
+24 |
2 |
4 |
3.231 |
1.385 |
65.4 |
+4 |
| Friendly |
20 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
57 |
30 |
+27 |
3 |
3 |
2.85 |
1.50 |
65.0 |
+6 |
| All |
43 |
23 |
8 |
12 |
123 |
62 |
+61 |
6 |
10 |
2.86 |
1.442 |
62.8 |
+11 |
|
Jimmy Armfield
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 1960-62 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WCP All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1962 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
|
WCF 1966 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
WCF All |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC 1960-62 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
|
WC 1964-66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
WC All |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
|
European Nations Cup Preliminary
Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ENC 1962-64 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
ENC All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC
1959-60 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC
1960-61 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
6.333 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
BC
1961-62 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
2 |
0.667 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
BC
1962-63 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC
1963-64 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC All |
13 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
42 |
18 |
+24 |
2 |
4 |
3.231 |
1.385 |
65.4 |
+4 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
|
EC |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
BC |
13 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
42 |
18 |
+24 |
2 |
4 |
3.231 |
1.385 |
65.4 |
+4 |
| All |
23 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
66 |
32 |
+34 |
3 |
7 |
2.87 |
1.391 |
60.9 |
+5 |
Match History
|
Age 21 |
|
1 |
u23 |
26 September 1956 - Denmark 0 England 3,
Idrætsparken, København |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
2 |
|
2 |
u23 |
19 May 1957 - Bulgaria 2 England 1, Sofiya |
tour |
AL |
Start |
2 |
|
3 |
u23 |
26 May 1957 - Romania 0 England 1, Stadional 23 August,
Bucureşti |
AW |
Start |
2 |
|
4 |
u23 |
30 May 1957 - Czechoslovakia 0 England 2, Bratislava |
AW |
Start |
2 |
|
Age 22 |
|
5 |
u23 |
16 October 1957 - England 3 Romania 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
Age 23 |
|
6 |
u23 |
24 September 1958 - England 4 Poland 1, Hillsborough, Sheffield |
Fr |
HW |
captain |
2 |
|
7 |
u23 |
15 October 1958 - England 3
Czechoslovakia 0, Carrow Road, Norwich |
Fr |
HW |
captain |
2 |
|
8 |
u23 |
18 March 1959 - France 1 England 1,
Lyon |
Fr |
AD |
captain |
2 |
|
9 |
u23 |
7 May 1959 - Italy 0 England 3,
Milan |
tour |
AW |
captain |
2 |
|
u23 |
10 May 1959 - West Germany 2 England 2, Ruhr Stadium, Bochum |
AD |
withdrawn |
|
1 |
331 |
13 May 1959 - Brazil 2 England 0,
Estádio Municipal, Rio de
Janeiro |
tour |
AL |
Start |
3 |
|
2 |
332 |
17 May 1959 -
Peru
4 England 1,
Estadio Nacional, Lima |
AL |
Start |
3 |
|
3 |
333 |
24 May 1959 -
Mexico 2
England 1,
Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México |
AL |
Start |
3 |
|
4 |
334 |
28 May 1959 -
USA
1 England 8,
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles |
AW |
Start |
3 |
|
Age 24 |
|
335 |
17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
withdrew injured |
|
|
|
5 |
338 |
9 April 1960 - Scotland 1 England 1,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
2 |
|
6 |
339 |
11 May 1960 - England 3 Yugoslavia
3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
tour |
HD |
Start |
2 |
|
7 |
340 |
15 May 1960 -
Spain
3 England 0,
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
AL |
Start |
2 |
|
8 |
341 |
22 May 1960 - Hungary 2
England 0,
Népstadion,
Budapest |
AL |
Start |
2 |
|
Age 25 |
|
9 |
342 |
8 October 1960 - Northern
Ireland
2 England 5,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
2 |
|
10 |
343 |
19 October 1960 -
Luxembourg
0 England 9,
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg |
WCP |
AW |
Start |
2 |
|
11 |
344 |
26 October 1960 - England 4 Spain 2,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
12 |
345 |
23 November 1960 -
England 5
Wales 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
13 |
346 |
15 April 1961 -
England 9
Scotland
3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
14 |
347 |
10 May 1961 - England 8
Mexico
0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
15 |
348 |
21 May 1961 - Portugal
1 England 1,
Estadio Nacional,
Lisboa |
WCP |
AD |
Start |
2 |
|
16 |
349 |
24 May 1961 -
Italy
2 England 3,
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma |
tour |
AW |
Start |
2 |
|
17 |
350 |
27 May 1961 - Austria 3
England 1,
Praterstadion, Wien |
AL |
Start |
2 |
|
Age 26 |
|
18 |
351 |
28 September 1961 - England 4
Luxembourg
1,
Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury |
WCP |
HW |
captain |
2 |
|
19 |
352 |
14 October 1961 -
Wales 1
England 1,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
2 |
|
20 |
353 |
25 October 1961 - England 2
Portugal
0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
WCP |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
21 |
354 |
22 November 1961 -
England 1
Northern
Ireland
1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HD |
Start |
2 |
|
22 |
355 |
4 April 1962 - England 3
Austria
1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
23 |
356 |
14 April 1962 -
Scotland
2
England 0,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
Start |
2 |
|
24 |
357 |
9 May 1962 - England 3
Switzerland
1,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
2 |
|
25 |
358 |
20 May 1962 -
Peru
0 England 4,
Estadio Nacional, Lima |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
2 |
|
26 |
359 |
31 May 1962 -
Hungary
2
England 1,
Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua |
WCF |
NL |
Start |
2 |
|
27 |
360 |
2 June 1962 -
England 3 Argentina
1,
Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua |
NW |
Start |
|
28 |
361 |
7 June 1962 -
Bulgaria
0
England 0,
Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua |
ND |
Start |
|
29 |
362 |
10 June 1962 - Brazil
3
England 1,
Estádio
Municipal, Viña del Mar |
NL |
Start |
|
Age 27 |
|
30 |
363 |
3 October 1962 - England 1
France
1,
Hillsborough, Sheffield |
ENC |
HD |
captain |
2 |
|
31 |
364 |
20 October 1962 - Northern
Ireland
1
England 3,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
captain |
2 |
|
32 |
365 |
21 November 1962 -
England 4
Wales 0,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
BC |
HW |
captain |
2 |
|
|
manager:
Alf Ramsey - eleven
full appearances (990 min)x
|
|
33 |
366 |
27 February 1963 -
France
5 England 2,
Parc
des Princes, Paris |
ENC |
AL |
captain |
2 |
|
34 |
367 |
6 April 1963 -
England 1
Scotland
2,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
BC |
HL |
captain |
2 |
|
35 |
368 |
8 May 1963 - England 1 Brazil 1,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
captain |
2 |
|
369 |
29 May 1963 - Czechoslovakia
2 England 4, Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
tour |
AW |
injured
party member |
|
36 |
370 |
2 June 1963 -
GDR
1 England 2,
Zentralstadion,
Leipzig |
AW |
captain |
2 |
|
37 |
371 |
5 June 1963 -
Switzerland
1 England 8,
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel |
AW |
captain |
2 |
|
Age 28 |
|
38 |
372 |
12 October 1963 -
Wales 0
England 4,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
captain |
2 |
|
39 |
373 |
23 October 1963 - England 2
Rest of the World
1,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
captain |
2 |
|
40 |
374 |
20 November 1963 -
England 8
Northern
Ireland 3,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
BC |
HW |
captain |
2 |
|
41 |
375 |
11 April 1964 -
Scotland
1
England 0,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
captain |
2 |
|
376 |
6 May 1964 -
England 2 Uruguay 1,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
injured
party member |
|
|
|
Age 30 |
|
42 |
399 |
4 May 1966 - England 2
Yugoslavia
0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
captain |
2 |
|
43 |
400 |
26 June 1966 - Finland 0
England 3,
Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
Fr |
AW |
captain |
2 |
|
401 |
29 June 1966 -
Norway
1 England 6,
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
AW |
injured
party member |
|
402 |
3 July 1966 - Denmark 0
England 2,
Idrætsparken, København |
AW |
|
403 |
5 July 1966
- Poland
0 England 1,
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów |
AW |
|
404 |
11 July 1966 -
England 0 Uruguay
0,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
WCF |
HD |
party member |
14 |
|
405 |
16 July 1966 -
England 2
Mexico 0,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
|
406 |
20 July 1966 -
France
0
England 2,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
|
407 |
23 July 1966 -
England 1
Argentina
0,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
|
408 |
26 July 1966 -
England 2 Portugal
1,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
|
409 |
30 July 1966 -
England 4
West Germany
2,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
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