Birth of James Christopher Jimmy Armfield21 September 1935
Birth of James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield
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James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield, based on 20 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
20 records1935–201015 events2 places
Chronological biography
1935
1954
Debut24 September 1954
Armfield makes his Blackpool debut at Portsmouth
1956
League Title1956
Part of the Blackpool side that finished in what is to date still the clubs highest-ever League position when they finished as First Division (then the top flight in England) runners-up in the 1955-56 season
1959
Young Player of the Year1959
Voted Young Player of the Year
Debut13 May 1959
Makes his international debut, against Brazil in front of over 120,000 fans at the Est dio do Maracana
1962
World Cup1962
Plays in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where he is acclaimed as "the best right-back in the world".
1966
Retirement1966
Armfield won 43 caps for England between 1959 and 1966, and captained his country on fifteen occasions
World Cup1966
Included in the 1966 World Cup-winning squad but misses out on the tournament through injury.
1971
Bolton Wanderers1971
Appointed manager of Bolton Wanderers in 1971, leading them to promotion to the Second Division in the 1972-73 season as 3rd Division champions
Manager1971
Appointed manager of Bolton Wanderers in 1971, leading them to promotion to the Second Division in the 1972-73 season as 3rd Division champions
Retirement1 May 1971
Plays his final game for Blackpool in front of a crowd of over 30,000 against Manchester United at Bloomfield Road
1973
Third Division Champions1973
Appointed manager of Bolton Wanderers in 1971, leading them to promotion to the Second Division in the 1972-73 season as 3rd Division champions
1974
Leeds United AFC1974
Appointed Manager at Leeds United, leading them to the European Cup final in the 1974-1975 season where they lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich
Manager1974
Appointed Manager at Leeds United, leading them to the European Cup final in the 1974-1975 season where they lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich
1975
European Cup1975
Appointed Manager at Leeds United, leading them to the European Cup final in the 1974-1975 season where they lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich
2000
OBE2000
Awarded an OBE
2008
Football Hall of Fame18 March 2008
Awarded a place in the football Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum in Preston, joining fellow former Seasiders Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen in the list of Blackpool players selected
PFA Merit Award27 April 2008
Awarded the PFA Merit Award
2009
World Cup10 June 2009
Following a Football Association-led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners squad members, Armfield is presented with his medal by Gordon Brown.
2010
CBE2010
Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Years Honours list for services to the community in Lancashire
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.