Jimmy Armfield

James Christopher Armfield, CBE, DL (21 September 1935 – 22 January 2018)[2] 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)[1]
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.[3]

Armfield died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Blackpool, Lancashire on 22 January 2018 at the age of 82.[2][4]