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- Birth nameames Christopher Armfield
- Jimmy Armfield is an English professional football player and manager who worked as a football pundit for BBC Radio Five Live.
He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool F.C., 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 represented the England National Football Team 43 times between 1959 and 1966, and captained them in 15 games. He was a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad.
After retiring from playing, Armfield managed Bolton Wanderers F.C. and Leeds United A.F.C..- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseAnne Ashurst(1958 - January 22, 2018) (his death, 2 children)
- Former England full back who won 43 caps for his country. Jimmy played his football (soccer) for one club only making nearly 700 appearances for Blackpool Football Club between 1954 and 1970. Rated as one of the best defenders of his time he is a well liked and respected person amongst those associated with football. Now a football commentator and pundit on BBC radio.
- Upon his retirement as a player in 1971 he took charge of Bolton Wanderers who were in turmoil having seen three managers come and go in just under a season. He steadied the ship at Burnden Park bringing in experienced names such as Tony Dunne and Peter Thompson and within a year he led the Trotters to the Third Division championship. By 1974 he left Bolton to take over as manager of Leeds United and it was whilst at Elland Road he led the Whites to the 1975 European Cup Final but sadly they lost out to German club Bayern Munich by two goals to nil in Paris.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Football.
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