Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Henry Bloomfield[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 February 1934||
Place of birth | Notting Hill, London, England | ||
Date of death | 3 April 1983[1] | (aged 49)||
Place of death | Chingford, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Hayes | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1952 | Hayes | ||
195?–1952 | Walthamstow Avenue | ||
1952–1954 | Brentford | 42 | (5) |
1954–1960 | Arsenal | 210 | (54) |
1960–1964 | Birmingham City | 123 | (28) |
1964–1965 | Brentford | 44 | (4) |
1965–1966 | West Ham United | 10 | (0) |
1966–1968 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | (1) |
1968–1970 | Orient | 45 | (3) |
Total | 499 | (95) | |
International career | |||
1956–1957 | England U23 | 2 | (1) |
Football League XI | |||
Managerial career | |||
1968–1971 | Orient | ||
1971–1977 | Leicester City | ||
1977–1981 | Orient | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Henry Bloomfield (15 February 1934 – 3 April 1983) was an English football player and manager. He made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League, including more than 300 in the First Division with Arsenal, Birmingham City and West Ham United. He was capped by England at under-23 level. He then spent 13 years in management with Orient and Leicester City.