Former England captain Jimmy Armfield has died at the age of 82, Blackpool Football Club have confirmed.
A member of the World Cup-winning squad of 1966, Armfield's death comes following a battle with cancer.
Armfield spent his entire club career with Blackpool and made a record 627 appearances over the course of his 17 years at Bloomfield Road, while he represented his country 43 times.
Club deeply saddened to learn of the passing of its record appearance holder and Vice-President Jimmy Armfield. https://t.co/60nbiaARU2 pic.twitter.com/VQayAI96WO — Blackpool FC (@BlackpoolFC) January 22, 2018
Fellow former England international and broadcaster Gary Lineker led the tributes, tweeting: "Saddened to hear that Jimmy Armfield has passed away.