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Alan Green: ‘I’ll never forget Jimmy Armfield’
5 live Sport commentator Alan Green says he will never forget his colleague and friend Jimmy Armfield, who has died aged 82.
Armfield was capped 43 times by England, 15 of them as captain, and made a club-record 627 appearances for the Seasiders.
He later managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United and was a summariser with BBC Radio for almost 40 years.
This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 22 January 2018.
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Jimmy Armfield—5 Live In Short
Tribute to Blackpool and England legend Jimmy Armfield, who has passed away aged 82.
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