Birth of James Christopher Jimmy Armfield
Birth of James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield
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James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield Biography and Timeline
Follow James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield through 20 dated historical records for Great Britain.
James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
20Distinct records
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1935–2010Years on this page
1935
1954
Debut
Armfield makes his Blackpool debut at Portsmouth
1956
League Title
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
Debut
Makes his international debut, against Brazil in front of over 120,000 fans at the Est dio do Maracana
Young Player of the Year
Voted Young Player of the Year
1962
World Cup
Plays in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where he is acclaimed as "the best right-back in the world".
1966
Retirement
Armfield won 43 caps for England between 1959 and 1966, and captained his country on fifteen occasions
World Cup
Included in the 1966 World Cup-winning squad but misses out on the tournament through injury.
1971
Retirement
Plays his final game for Blackpool in front of a crowd of over 30,000 against Manchester United at Bloomfield Road
Bolton Wanderers
Appointed manager of Bolton Wanderers in 1971, leading them to promotion to the Second Division in the 1972-73 season as 3rd Division champions
Manager
Appointed manager of Bolton Wanderers in 1971, leading them to promotion to the Second Division in the 1972-73 season as 3rd Division champions
1973
Third Division Champions
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 AFC
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
Manager
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 Cup
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
OBE
Awarded an OBE
2008
Football Hall of Fame
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 Award
Awarded the PFA Merit Award
2009
World Cup
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
CBE
Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Years Honours list for services to the community in Lancashire
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.