| George Armstrong | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | George Armstrong | |
| Date of birth | August 9, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Hebburn, County Durham, England | |
| Date of death | November 1, 2000 (aged 56) | |
| Place of death | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hebburn is a small Town situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East England, sandwiched between the towns of Jarrow England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 68 m) | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1961-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 |
Arsenal Leicester City Stockport County |
500 (68) 15 (0) 34 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
1988-1989 |
Enderby Town FK Mjølner Kuwait |
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George "Geordie" Armstrong (August 9, 1944 – November 1, 2000) was an English football player and coach, primarily associated with Arsenal. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
Born in Hebburn, County Durham, Armstrong had trained as an electrician while playing in youth football, and was rejected by both Newcastle United and Grimsby Town. Hebburn is a small Town situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East England, sandwiched between the towns of Jarrow An electrician is a Tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Grimsby Town are an English Football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football Nevertheless, he succeeded in joining Arsenal as a youth player in August 1961. Initially he had been a forward but was soon switched to the wing. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing He made his debut not long after joining the club; while still only 17, he started against Blackpool on February 24, 1962 in a match that Arsenal won 1-0. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Although he started out as understudy to Johnny MacLeod and Alan Skirton, but by the 1963-64 season, he had become a regular in the side, and in 1964-65 he missed only two matches. John Murdoch "Johnny" MacLeod (born November 23 1938) is a former Scottish footballer Born in Edinburgh, MacLeod started Alan Frederick Graham Skirton (born January 23, 1939 in Bath) is an English former footballer Skirton first played for his
Over his long career with the Gunners, Armstrong became one of Arsenal's most consistent players, who was noted for the quality and accuracy of his crossing and corner kicks, as well as for his tireless running up and down the wing; he primarily played on the left, but was also effective on the right. A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of Association football. As he matured, he became one of the few players of the Billy Wright era (along with Jon Sammels and Peter Storey) to become an integral part of Wright's successor Bertie Mee's Arsenal side, which ended the club's long trophy drought. William Ambrose "Billy" Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994 was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Jonathon Charles "Jon" Sammels (born July 23, 1945 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is an English former footballer Sammels Peter Edwin Storey (born September 7, 1945 in Farnham, Surrey) is an English former football player Bertie Mee OBE ( 25 December 1918 &ndash October 22, 2001) was an English football player and manager most famous for
After losing two successive League Cup finals in 1967-68 and 1968-69, Armstrong helped the Gunners win the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1970-71 League and FA Cup double; Armstrong was an ever-present in the Double-winning team that season, setting up a number of goals for his team-mates, which included teeing up Ray Kennedy's winning header against Tottenham Hotspur, in the match that won Arsenal the League title. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season Raymond Kennedy (born 28 July 1951 is an English former football player who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. He was also voted Arsenal's Player of the Year in 1970.
Armstrong remained with the club through the 1970s, as Arsenal failed to win any further trophies after their Double win; he played at least thirty matches in each season he was at the club during that decade. However, after falling out with Mee's successor, Terry Neill, he moved to Leicester City in the summer of 1977 for £15,000. William John Terence "Terry" Neill (born May 8, 1942) is a Northern Ireland former football player and manager PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here He played only 14 League matches in his single season with the Foxes, and finished his career with Stockport County before retiring in 1979. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England.
Having spent fifteen full seasons at Arsenal, most of them as an ever-present, Armstrong at the time held the club's all-time record for appearances - 621 competitive first-team appearances, including exactly 500 in the league; his record has since been overtaken by David O'Leary and Tony Adams. David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish football manager and former player Tony Alexander Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966 in Romford, Greater London) is a former English football player who is currently assistant He also scored 68 goals for Arsenal. Surprisingly for such a high-standing player, he was never capped for the full England side, despite plenty of youth and U23 caps; this was primarily because of England manager Sir Alf Ramsey's policy of not using wingers. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974
After retiring from playing, Armstrong moved into coaching, and worked for a variety of clubs, including Fulham, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, QPR and Enderby Town (as manager), as well as FK Mjølner in Norway and was manager of the Kuwaiti national team between 1988 and 1989. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London FK Mjølner is a Norwegian football club from Narvik. It was formed in 1932 when Støa Mjølner (until 1926 FK Steady 1919 Mjølner and King Mjølner Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. In 1990, before the Iraqi invasion, he returned to England and joined Arsenal as reserve team coach, a post he remained at for the remainder of his life, despite the many managerial upheavals the club underwent. The Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait which resulted
During his time at Arsenal Armstrong was responsible for bringing many young players through the Arsenal ranks, including Steve Morrow, Ray Parlour and Paul Dickov. Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow (born July 2, 1970 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former football player Raymond "Ray" Parlour (born 7 March 1973 in Romford, London, England) is a former England international Paul Dickov (born November 1 1972 in Livingston, West Lothian) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Leicester On October 31, 2000, Armstrong collapsed after an unexpected brain haemorrhage whilst at a club training session; he died in Hemel Hempstead Hospital in the early hours of the following morning. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A cerebral hemorrhage (or intracerebral hemorrhage, ICH) is a subtype of Intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the Brain tissue itself
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Arsenal Reserves Coach 1990–2000 |
Succeeded by Eddie Niedzwiecki |
External links
- Obituary in The Guardian
- Photo and biography at sporting-heroes. Arsenal Reserves are the reserve team of Arsenal Football Club. Eddie Niedzwiecki (born 3 May 1959 in Bangor) is a retired Welsh footballer of Polish origin who played as a net
- George Armstrong tribute on Arsenal-land
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