The defender, who was part of Sir Alf Ramsey’s World Cup-winning squad in 1966, also enjoyed a successful broadcasting career.
Here, Press Association Sport looks back at his life in pictures.
Jimmy Armfield played 627 times for Blackpool – a club record that still stands (PA) Jimmy Armfield, second from right, helps lift England captain Johnny Haynes after a 9-3 win against Scotland at Wembley secured the Home Nations championship in 1961 (PA) Jimmy Armfield, front centre, with the England World Cup squad on their way to Chile in 1962. Armfield played all four games as England lost to eventual champions Brazil in the quarter-finals (PA) Jimmy Armfield swaps pennants with Alfredo Di Stefano before he captained England to victory against the Rest of World in 1963 (PA) Jimmy Armfield, wearing red, celebrates behind Alf Ramsey during the 1966 World Cup final. Armfield was a squad member but did not play during the tournament (PA) Jimmy Armfield looks on in the background as Alf Ramsey greets Bobby Moore after England win the World Cup (Ron Bell/PA) While his playing days continued, Jimmy Armfield wrote a column for the Blackpool Gazette (Peter Robinson/Empics) After his playing career, Jimmy Armfield, left, managed Leeds to the European Cup final in 1975. (Peter Robinson/Empics) Jimmy Armfield, pictured, with wife Anne at Buckingham Palace, received an OBE in 2000 (John Stillwell/PA) Jimmy Armfield, left, lines up to receive his 1966 World Cup winners medal alongside Gerry Byrne, Ron Flowers, Norman Hunter and Terry Paine (Sean Dempsey/PA) James Armfield is made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace (Anthony Devlin/PA)
The statue of Jimmy Armfield outside Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road (Barrington Coombs/Empics)
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