Lakenheath Old Boys

We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!

Thursday, January 25, 2018

RIP Jimmy Armfield (1935-2018)

I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the death this week of an Elland Road legend, Jimmy Armfield. Jimmy took over at an awkward time for the club, after the disastrous 44 day tenure of Brian Clough. He steadied the ship that season and took the side to the European Cup Final against Bayern Munich. Under Armfield, Leeds always finished in the top 10 of the First Division, qualified for the Uefa Cup, and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 197601977 and the League Cup in 1977-1978.

Jimmy died at the age of 82 - he'll be missed.

posted by The Blue Devil @ 3:38 PM 

2 Comments:

Blogger United We Stand said...

A great character on BBC radio too
Lots of memories of his commentating.....much better than all he pundits of today!

4:09 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Agreed, mate. Jimmy was one a kind.

7:28 AM  

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