Jimmy_Armstrong_(footballer,_born_1904)

Jimmy Armstrong (footballer, born 1904)

Jimmy Armstrong (footballer, born 1904)

English footballer

James Harris Armstrong (8 March 1904 – 13 April 1971) was an English footballer who played as a centre half.

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Born in Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Armstrong played as an amateur at Easington Colliery, before turning professional in November 1926 with Clapton Orient.[2] At the end of the 1927–28 season he transferred to Queens Park Rangers, before joining Watford on a free transfer in May 1933.[2] Armstrong made over 200 appearances for Watford in all competitions, scoring twice. He was part of the team that won the 1937 Third Division South Cup under the player-management of Neil McBain. He left the club in 1940, following the suspension of competitive football due to the Second World War.[3]

Following his retirement from professional football, Armstrong worked for Universal Asbestos, and remained in their employment until shortly before his death.[3] He died on 13 April 1971 in Watford, Hertfordshire.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Watford. Greater thrust in attack needed". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0752424122.
  3. [3]
    Trefor Jones (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 25. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
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