The Jimmy Armfield Quiz

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Can you work your way through these questions to become an Ultimate Football Legend?

You need to answer all three questions before you can tackle the next stage!

Becoming a regular…

1. Jimmy made his Blackpool debut against Portsmouth at the age of 19. How much younger are you?

2. He started playing for Blackpool in 1954 and retired in 1971. How many years did he play for Blackpool?

3. Jimmy played for Blackpool more times than anyone else! He played 454 games in the First Division, 115 in the Second Division, 33 in the FA Cup and 25 in the League Cup. How many games did he play altogether?

Getting into the England team…

1. Jimmy made his debut for Blackpool at the age of 19 and his England debut at the age of 23. How long did it take him to get his first England cap after making his first debut for Blackpool?

2. Whilst playing for England, Jimmy played with some other football icons such as , , and . He played with Bobby Charlton 40 times and Bobby Robson 15 times. How many more times he did he play with Bobby Charlton than Bobby Robson? That’s a lot of Bobby’s!

3. In 1962, after the World Cup, he was voted ‘The best right-back in the world’. Wow! How many years ago was this?

Captain of club and country…

1. Jimmy played for Blackpool from 1954 to 1971, a total of 17 years! In 1961, he became captain and kept the armband until he retired. How long was he captain for?

2. Jimmy wore the captain’s armband for his country on 15 occasions, the first against Luxembourg. How many European countries can you name?

3. In the 15 games Jimmy was captain, England scored 45 goals. What is the average amount of goals England scored per game?

Legend…

1. In 2010, the South Stand in the Stadium was renamed to the ‘Jimmy Armfield South Stand’. This part of the stadium holds 2471 seats. If the total capacity is 16,616, how many seats are in the rest of the stadium?

2. Nine years ago today, a statue of Jimmy was created and placed outside the Stadium. The statue is 2 metres and 74 centimetres tall! How much taller is the statue than you?

3. Jimmy officially opened the Blackpool FC Hall of Fame in 2006 and was also inducted himself. There are 6 sections, each with 5 people in. How many people are in the Hall of Fame in total?