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Jimmy Armfield
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Jimmy Armfield was a British association football player, coach, and journalist. Born in Denton in 1935, he played as a full-back for Blackpool F.C. and the England men's national association football team. He participated in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. Later, he served as a coach for Bolton Wanderers F.C. and worked as a sports commentator.
Armfield was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He authored two works, including *The all stars football book* and *Right Back to the Beginning*. He died of lymphoma in Blackpool in 2018. His manner of death was natural causes. He spoke English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The all stars football book
- Right Back to the Beginning
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- 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)
- Position
- Right back
- Years
- Team
- 1954 1971
- Blackpool
- 1956 1959
- England U23
- 1959 1966
- England
- 1971 1974
- Bolton Wanderers
- 1974 1978
- Leeds United
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christopher
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Denton
- Place of death
- Blackpool
- Occupation
- sports commentator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1962 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- England men's national association football team
- Position played
- full-back
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Jimmy Armfield, 2012 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.78
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- date of birth
- 1935-09-21
- Commons category
- Jimmy Armfield
- date of death
- 2018-01-22
- cause of death
- lymphoma
- coach of sports team
- Bolton Wanderers F.C.
- name in native language
- Jimmy Armfield
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
James Christopher Armfield (21 September 1935 – 22 January 2018) 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. 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.
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