Jimmy Armfield

Jimmy Armfield played his entire career at Blackpool, making a record 568 league appearances for the club as a full back between 1954 and 1971, and won 43 caps for England, 15 as captain. He moved into management, taking Leeds United to the 1975 European Cup final, before becoming a columnist for the Daily Express and a pundit for BBC Radio. He was awarded the OBE in 2000.

Jimmy Armfield played his entire career at Blackpool, making a record 568 league appearances for the club as a full back between 1954 and 1971, and won 43 caps for England, 15 as captain. He moved into management, taking Leeds United to the 1975 European Cup final, before becoming a columnist for the Daily Express and a pundit for BBC Radio. He was awarded the OBE in 2000. See less