George Armstrong is pictured playing for Arsenal during their match against
Leicester City.
After a year as Kuwait national team manager, Armstrong returned Arsenal as reserve-team coach
in 1990, a post he held for the remaining ten years of his life.
On 31st. October 2000, Armstrong collapsed from an unexpected brain haemorrhage whilst
at Arsenal's training session: he died in Hemel Hempstead Hospital in the early hours of the
following morning.
He was fifty six years old.
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| Arsenal: |
1961-1962 |
Played |
4 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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1962-1963 |
Played |
16 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1963-1964 |
Played |
28 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1964-1965 |
Played |
40 |
Scored |
4 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1965-1966 |
Played |
39 |
Scored |
6 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1966-1967 |
Played |
40 |
Scored |
7 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1967-1968 |
Played |
42 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1968-1969 |
Played |
29 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1969-1970 |
Played |
17 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1970-1971 |
Played |
42 |
Scored |
7 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1971-1972 |
Played |
42 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1972-1973 |
Played |
30 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1973-1974 |
Played |
41 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1974-1975 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1975-1976 |
Played |
29 |
Scored |
4 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1976-1977 |
Played |
37 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1977-1978 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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| Transferred to Leicester City in September 1977 for £15,000 |
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1977–1978 Leicester City 15 (0)
1978–1979 Stockport County 34 (0)
1980-1981 Mjølner 33 (3) |
George 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.