Jimmy Armfield

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Jimmy Armfield was an English footballer and manager, best known as a legendary Blackpool and England right-back who later successfully managed Leeds United and worked as a respected broadcaster.

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instanceOf association football player
football manager
human
radio broadcaster
captained England national football team
clubCareerEnd 1971
clubCareerStart 1954
clubGoals 6
clubManaged Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Leeds United F.C.
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1935-09-21
dateOfDeath 2018-01-22
describedAs legendary Blackpool and England right-back
didNotPlayInTournament 1966 FIFA World Cup
employer BBC Radio
era 20th-century footballer
fullName James Christopher Armfield
givenName James
honour Commander of the Order of the British Empire
English Football Hall of Fame inductee
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
leagueAppearancesForClub 568
ledTeamTo 1975 European Cup Final
managerialCareerEnd 1978
managerialCareerStart 1971
nationalTeam England national football team
nationalTeamCareerEnd 1966
nationalTeamCareerStart 1959
nationalTeamGoals 0
nickname Jimmy Armfield self-link
notableWork long-serving right-back for Blackpool and England
numberOfClubAppearances 627
numberOfNationalTeamAppearances 43
occupation football commentator
football pundit
placeOfBirth Denton, Lancashire, England
placeOfDeath Blackpool
surface form: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
playedFor Blackpool F.C.
positionPlayedOnTeam right-back
religion Christianity
residence Blackpool
surface form: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
sexOrGender male
sport association football
statueLocatedAt Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
wasInSquadFor 1962 FIFA World Cup
1966 FIFA World Cup

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Jimmy Armfield nickname Jimmy Armfield self-link