Jimmy Armfield

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Jimmy at Blackpool

James Christopher Armfield

Born: Denton, 21st September, 1935

League Appearences:

Other links on this site....

Click to see this picture of Jimmy, by Nick Oldham

See Jimmy's comments about Sir Stanley Matthews on the 25th February 2000 at News

And see pictures from Jimmy's farewell match on 1st May, 1971.

Jimmy has received the OBE, see June 2000 News.

See Jimmy's tribute to Walter Winterbottom, February 2002 Obituary

Jimmy is awarded freeman of Blackpool, 9 April 2003

Jimmy commentates in the World Cup Finals for Radio 5, see Summer 2006

Jimmy receives cancer treatment, see Spring 2007

See Caught In Time

Jimmy Armfield is a Commentator.

Indeed, Jimmy Armfield was the most popular commentator on Bob 70-71's pages, see Quizlet.

Jimmy has an autobiography, Jimmy Armfield the Autobiogaphy. Right Back to the Beginning, see Review and Books

Sons and Daughters: Sons

On other sites see ...

See Jimmy's wikipedia entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Armfield

Very special thanks to Peter Gillatt at SEASIDERS.NET - the biggest Blackpool FC website on the planet! for the picture and various updates of news about Jimmy.

Birth information and League career statistics from:
"The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-1998"
Edited and compiled by Barry J. Hugman.
Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998.