George Armstrong (footballer)
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Armstrong with the FA Cup trophy in 1971 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Hebburn, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 November 2000 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1977 | Arsenal | 500 | (53) |
| 1977–1978 | Leicester City | 15 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Stockport County | 34 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Mjølner | 33 | (3) |
| Total | 582 | (56) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984/5. Worcester City | |||
| 1980–1981 | FK Mjølner | ||
| 1988–1989 | Kuwait | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George "Geordie" Armstrong (9 August 1944 – 1 November 2000) was an English football player and coach, who was mostly associated with Arsenal. A winger, Armstrong made his Arsenal debut in 1962 at the age of 17 and went on to make 621 appearances – which was then an all-time club record – before he left Highbury in 1977. He spent a season each with Leicester City and Stockport County, and then took up coaching, both domestically and abroad. After a year as Kuwait national team manager, Armstrong returned to Arsenal as reserve-team coach in 1990, a post which he held for the remaining ten years of his life.