Jimmy Bloomfield
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| Jimmy Bloomfield | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | James Henry Bloomfield | |
| Date of birth | 15 February 1934 | |
| Place of birth | Kensington, London, England | |
| Date of death | 3 April 1983 (aged 49) | |
| Place of death | Chingford, England | |
| Playing position | Inside forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1952–1954 1954–1960 1960–1964 1964–1965 1965–1966 1966–1968 1968–1970 |
Walthamstow Avenue Brentford Arsenal Birmingham City Brentford West Ham United Plymouth Argyle Leyton Orient |
42 (5) 210 (54) 123 (28) 44 (4) 10 (0) 25 (1) 45 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1969–1971 1971–1977 1977–1981 |
Leyton Orient Leicester City Leyton Orient |
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James Henry "Jimmy" Bloomfield (15 February 1934 – 3 April 1983) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Kensington, London, Bloomfield started his career at non-league Walthamstow Avenue before joining Second Division side Brentford in October 1952. After Brentford were relegated in 1954, Bloomfield was snapped up by Arsenal for £8,000 as a replacement for Jimmy Logie.
Bloomfield made his debut at the start of the season, against Everton on 25 August 1954, though he only played 19 times that season, and it wasn't until 1955–56 did he become a first-team regular. A powerful inside forward with a high work rate and accurate passing, Bloomfield was part of Arsenal's attack from 1955 to 1960, one of Arsenal's few stars during a mediocre period for the club. He won caps for England at U23 level (but never at full level) and the Football League XI, and also played in the London XI that lost the first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final against FC Barcelona in 1958.
Bloomfield played 227 times for Arsenal, scoring 56 goals. However, with the arrival of George Eastham in 1960, Bloomfield lost his place in the team, and was sold to Birmingham City in November that year. Bloomfield spent four seasons with the Blues, reaching and losing another Fairs Cup final in 1961 (this time to Roma). In the summer of 1964 he returned to Brentford, and later had spells with West Ham United, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient.
In 1969 he became Orient's player-manager, and won the Third Division in his first season, 1969–70. He was appointed by newly-promoted Leicester City in 1971, and kept the Foxes in the First Division for six years. They also reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1973–74 (which they lost, after a replay, to Liverpool). After his departure in 1977, Leicester went straight down the next season under Frank McLintock.
Bloomfield returned to manage Orient again in 1977, and his second spell in charge included a run to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1977–78, where they were defeated by Bloomfield's old club Arsenal. Bloomfield left in 1981 and after that he was a coach at Luton Town, until his sudden death in Chingford, Essex, in 1983, from cancer at the age of 49.
[edit] References
- Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 73. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Bloomfield, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bloomfield, James Henry |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer, football manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1934-02-15 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kensington, London, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1983-04-03 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Chingford, Essex, England |
