Armfield statue for Blackpool

Fri, 30 Oct 15:27:45 2009

Blackpool legend Jimmy Armfield is to have a statue erected in his honour at Bloomfield Road.

The Blackpool Supporters Association have set about raising £100,000 needed to complete the statue, that will be situated outside the West Stand.

It is the latest in a long-line of honours for Armfield - following on from the renaming of the South Stand and an OBE - but he remained modest, telling the Blackpool Gazette: "I feel quite humble about it and, I must be honest. I will be very proud to see it, as I am with the stand, as Blackpool is my team and my town.

"It is nice to think anything I have done has been appreciated, all people think like that."

 

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  1. I was thinking of that classic photo of Armfield with­ his arm around Alf Ramsey's shoulder at the final­ whistle on the bench, at Wembley, 1966, Bryan N.

    From Bill, on Sat 31 Oct 10:27PM

  2. I recall when Jimmy had the opportunity at the peak of­ his career to join Man.U. and turned it down prefering­ to play out the rest of his career with his home town­ club...
    LOYALTY ! Contrast this with the mercenary­ wanderings of the likes of Michael Owen.
    ­ Good Luck to u Jimmy...THE ORIGINAL OVERLAPPING­ FULLBACK !

    From colin, on Sat 31 Oct 8:33PM

  3. Agree - a great gentleman and a well deserved honour.­ However, I thought he played in WC 1962 - not 1966!

    From bryan n, on Sat 31 Oct 8:09PM

  4. I can't think of any Blackpool player since the­ 19th. century who deserves this honour more than Jimmy­ Armfield. In common with the supporters behind the fund­ raising to fund the statue, it is about loyalty. Full­ marks to everyone involved in this. With the World Cup­ coming up next year, it is very timely that a player­ who figured in England's finest footballing­ achievement should be commemorated outside Bloomfield­ Road.

    From Bill, on Sat 31 Oct 7:03AM
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