Jimmy Armfield was an international footballer who represented England 43 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Brazil on 13th May 1959 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Finland on 26th June 1966 aged 30. Armfield, born on 21st September 1935, in Denton, Manchester, has a FA Legacy Number of 778 and played as a Left Back and Right Back for his country.

Jimmy Armfield - 43 caps (0 goals)

Full Name: James Christopher Armfield
Born: 21st September 1935, Denton, Manchester
Died: 22nd January 2018, Blackpool aged 82
England Career: 1959 - 1966
Positions whilst with England: Left Back and Right Back
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackpool (43)
FA Legacy Number: 778

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Brazil (FR) on 13th May 1959 aged 23 years, 7 months, 22 days
Last Cap: v Finland (FR) on 26th June 1966 aged 30 years, 9 months, 5 days
First Captaincy: v Luxembourg (WCQ) on 28th September 1961 aged 26 years, 0 months, 7 days
Career Length: 7 years, 44 days
Starts: 43
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 43

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

FriendlyFR
20
0
6
0
0

British Home ChampionshipHC
13
0
6
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
4
0
1
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
4
0
0
0
0

European Championship QualifierECQ
2
0
2
0
0

Competitive
23
0
9
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
22
0
7
0
0

Home
17
0
8
0
0

Neutral
4
0
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Lost
12
0
3
0
0

Drawn
8
0
2
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Right Back
39
0
15
0
0

Left Back
4
0
0
0
0

Total
43
0
15
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Walter Winterbottom
32
0
4
0
0

England Alf Ramsey
11
0
11
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Bobby Charlton
40 Matches

Ron Flowers
35 Matches

Jimmy Greaves
31 Matches

Ron Springett
29 Matches

Johnny Haynes
27 Matches

Ray Wilson
25 Matches

Bryan Douglas
24 Matches

Peter Swan
19 Matches

Bobby Moore
17 Matches

Bobby Robson
15 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
101 sources from 43 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

FIN, 3 - 0, 26th Jun 1966 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 43.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 5 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 4th May 1966 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 42.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 13 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 11th Apr 1964 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 41.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 20 days.
NIR, 8 - 3, 20th Nov 1963 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 40.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 29 days.
FIFA, 2 - 1, 23rd Oct 1963 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 39.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 2 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 12th Oct 1963 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 38.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 21 day.
SUI, 8 - 1, 5th Jun 1963 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 37.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 14 days.
GDR, 2 - 1, 2nd Jun 1963 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 36.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 11 day.
BRA, 1 - 1, 8th May 1963 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 35.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 17 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 6th Apr 1963 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 34.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 15 days.
FRA, 2 - 5, 27th Feb 1963 (ECQ) Blackpool, Cap: 33.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 6 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 21st Nov 1962 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 32.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 0 days.
NIR, 3 - 1, 20th Oct 1962 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 31.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 29 days.
FRA, 1 - 1, 3rd Oct 1962 (ECQ) Blackpool, Cap: 30.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 12 days.
BRA, 1 - 3, 10th Jun 1962 (WCF) Blackpool, Cap: 29.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 19 days.
BUL, 0 - 0, 7th Jun 1962 (WCF) Blackpool, Cap: 28.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 16 days.
ARG, 3 - 1, 2nd Jun 1962 (WCF) Blackpool, Cap: 27.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 11 day.
HUN, 1 - 2, 31st May 1962 (WCF) Blackpool, Cap: 26.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 10 days.
PER, 4 - 0, 20th May 1962 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 25.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 29 days.
SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 24.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 18 days.
SCO, 0 - 2, 14th Apr 1962 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 23.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 23 days.
AUT, 3 - 1, 4th Apr 1962 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 22.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 13 days.
NIR, 1 - 1, 22nd Nov 1961 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 1 day.
POR, 2 - 0, 25th Oct 1961 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 20.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 4 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 14th Oct 1961 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 19.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 23 days.
LUX, 4 - 1, 28th Sep 1961 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 18.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 7 days.
AUT, 1 - 3, 27th May 1961 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 17.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 6 days.
ITA, 3 - 2, 24th May 1961 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 16.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 3 days.
POR, 1 - 1, 21st May 1961 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 15.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 0 days.
MEX, 8 - 0, 10th May 1961 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 14.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 19 days.
SCO, 9 - 3, 15th Apr 1961 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 13.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 24 days.
WAL, 5 - 1, 23rd Nov 1960 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 2 days.
ESP, 4 - 2, 26th Oct 1960 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 5 days.
LUX, 9 - 0, 19th Oct 1960 (WCQ) Blackpool, Cap: 10.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 28 days.
NIR, 5 - 2, 8th Oct 1960 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 9.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 17 days.
HUN, 0 - 2, 22nd May 1960 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 1 day.
ESP, 0 - 3, 15th May 1960 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 24 days.
YUG, 3 - 3, 11th May 1960 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 20 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1960 (HC) Blackpool, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 28 days.
USA, 8 - 1, 28th May 1959 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 7 days.
MEX, 1 - 2, 24th May 1959 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 3 days.
PER, 1 - 4, 17th May 1959 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 26 days.
BRA, 0 - 2, 13th May 1959 (FR) Blackpool, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 7 months, 22 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.