Jimmy Bloomfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Henry Bloomfield | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Notting Hill, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 1983 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Chingford, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hayes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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 | Leyton Orient | 45 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1971 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1971–1977 | Leicester City | ||
| 1977–1981 | Leyton Orient | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Henry "Jimmy" Bloomfield (15 February 1934 – 3 April 1983) was an English football player and manager.
Born in Notting Hill, North Kensington, London, Bloomfield started his career at non-league Hayes 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 was not 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). He helped Birmingham win the 1963 League Cup, scoring a goal in the final itself as Birmingham overcame local rivals Aston Villa. In the summer of 1964 he returned to Brentford, and later had spells with West Ham United, Plymouth Argyle and Leyton Orient.
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