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.

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.

### Club

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|FA Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=17|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|||

### Managerial

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Bolton Wanderers|align=left|1 August 1971|align=left|4 October 1974|||
|align=left|Leeds United|align=left|4 October 1974|align=left|30 June 1978|||

### 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

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Jimmy Armfield
<small>Order of the British Empire, CBE, Deputy Lieutenant, DL</small>
- **image**: Jimmy Armfield, 2012 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Jimmy Armfield in 2012.
- **fullname**: James Christopher Armfield
- **birth place**: Denton, Greater Manchester, Denton, Lancashire, England.
- **death place**: Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
- **position**: Defender (association football), Right back
- **years1**: 1954–1971
- **clubs1**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool
- **caps1**: 569
- **goals1**: 6
- **nationalyears1**: 1956–1959
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-23 football team, England U23
- **nationalcaps1**: 9
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1959–1966
- **nationalteam2**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps2**: 43
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1971–1974
- **managerclubs1**: Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers
- **manageryears2**: 1974–1978
- **managerclubs2**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United