Career
Born in Bradford, Armstrong served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He played in over 400 games (including a then-club record 362 league games) for the West London club and scored 30 goals. He then took over as manager at, winning two league titles (in 1972 and 1974) and another Chatham Cup, in.
He played his last game in 1971, aged almost 47.
Armstrong was later appointed chief coach of the national side. After emigrating to New Zealand in 1957, Armstrong played a significant part in developing football in his adopted country and played 13 times for the national side, including nine A-internationals in which he scored three goals.
In 1991 he was posthumously inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Media Association Hall of Fame. Armstrong managed National League side, and was player manager of the New Zealand national soccer team from 1958 to 1964, taking charge of 32 games in that period, winning 11, losing 19 and drawing two.
In 1980 he took charge of the New Zealand women"s national soccer team
Armstrong"s family is well represented in international football. Sons Ron and Brian also represented the All Whites, while Ron"s grand-daughter Bridgette Armstrong represented New Zealand at senior level and at the 2008 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 and Fédération internationale de football association U-20 Women"s World Cups. Armstrong died in 1984 and his ashes were scattered at Stamford Bridge.
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