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Alan Ball Jr. | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Alan James Ball | |
Date of birth: | 12 May 1945 | |
Place of birth: | Farnworth, Lancashire, ![]() | |
Date of death: | 25 April 2007 | (aged 61)|
Place of death: | Warsash, Hampshire, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
Youth clubs | ||
1960–1961 1961–1962 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
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National team | ||
1965–1975 | ![]() |
72 (8) |
Teams managed | ||
1978 1980–1981 1984–1989 1989–1991 1991–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1998–1999 |
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Alan James Ball MBE (12 May 1945 – 25 April 2007) was a professional English footballer and football club manager.
Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, he was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. His playing career also included a then national record £220,000 transfer from Everton to Arsenal at the end of 1971. After retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of English football with Portsmouth, Southampton and Manchester City.
External links[]
Alan Ball profile at Soccerbase
- Alan Ball England profile at Englandstats
- Managerial statistics on Soccerbase
- English Football Hall of Fame profile
- Obituary in The Daily Telegraph
- Obituary on bbc.co.uk
Blackpool Football Club - Managers |
Barcroft (1903–09) • Cox (1909–11) • Norman (1918–23) • Buckley (1923–27) • Beaumont (1927–28) • Evans (1928–33) • MacFarlane (1933–35) • Smith (1935–58) • Suart (1958–67) • Mortensen (1967–69) • Shannon (1969–70) • Stokoe (1970–72) • Potts (1972–76) • Brown (1976–78) • Stokoe (1978 to 79) • Ternent (1979–80) • Ball (1980–81) • Brown (1981–82) • Ellis (1982–89) • Mullen (1989–90) • Carr (1990) • Ayre (1990–94) • Allardyce (1994–96) • Megson (1996–97) • Worthington (1997–99) • McMahon (2000–04) • Hendry (2004–05) • Grayson (2005–08) • Holloway (2009–12) • Appleton (2012–13) • Ince (2013–14) • Riga (2014) • Clark (2014–15) • McDonald (2015–16) • Bowyer (2016–18) • McPhillips (2018–19) • Grayson (2019–20) • Dunnc (2020) • Critchleyh (2020–) |
Portsmouth Football Club - Managers |
Brettell (1898–01) • Blyth (1901–04) • Bonney (1904–08) • Brown (1911–20) • McCartney (1920–27) • Tinn (1927–47) • Jackson (1947–52) • Lever (1952–58) • Cox (1958–61) • G. Smith (1961–70) • Tindall (1970–73) • Mortimore (1973–74) • St John (1974–77) • Dickinson (1977–79) • Burrows (1979–82) • Campbell (1982–84) • Ball (1984–89) • Gregory (1989–90) • Burrows (1990–91) • Bartonc (1991) • J. Smith (1991–95) • Fenwick (1995–98) • Waldonc (1998) • Ball (1998–99) • McNabc (1999–00) • Pulis (2000) • Claridge (2000–01) • Rix (2001–02) • Redknapp (2002–04) • Zajec (2004–05) • Perrin (2005) • Jordanc (2005) • Redknapp (2005–08) • Adams & Jordanc (2008) • Adams (2008–09) • Hart (2009) • Groves & Woanc (2009) • Grant (2009–10) • Cotterill (2010–11) • Whittingham & Grayc (2011) • Appleton (2011–12) • Whittingham (2012–13) • Awfordc (2013) • Barker (2013–14) • Awford (2014–15) • Waddockc (2015) • Cook (2015–17) • Jackett (2017–21) • Cowley (2021–) |
Stoke City Football Club - Managers |
Slaney (1874–83) • Cox (1883–84) • Lockett (1884–90) • Bradshaw (1890–92) • Reeves (1892–95) • Rowley (1895–97) • Austerberry (1897–1908) • A. Barker (1908–14) • Hodge (1914–15) • Schofield (1915–19) • Shallcross (1919–23) • Rutherford (1923) • Mather (1923–35) • McGrory (1935–52) • Taylor (1952–60) • Waddington (1960–77) • Eastham (1977–78) • A'Court (1978) • Durban (1978–81) • R. Barker (1981–83) • Asprey (1983–85) • Lacey (1985) • Mills (1985–89) • Ball (1989–91) • Paddon (1991) • Macari (1991–93) • Jordan (1993–94) • Hartford (1994) • Macari (1994–97) • Bates (1997–98) • Kamara (1998) • Durban (1998) • Little (1998–99) • Megson (1999) • Thordarson (1999–2002) • Cotterill (2002) • Kevan (2002) • Pulis (2002–05) • Boskamp (2005–06) • Pulis (2006–13) • Hughes (2013–18) • Niedzwiecki (2018c) • Lambert (2018) • Rowett (2018–19) • Jones (2019) • Delapc (2019) • O'Neill (2019–22) • Holdenc (2022) • Neil (2022–23) • Schumacher (2023–24) • Morris & Shawcrossc (2024) • Pèlach (2024) • Shawcross c (2024–) |
Exeter City Football Club - Managers |
Chadwick (1908–22) · Mavin (1923–27) · D. Wilson (1928–29) · McDevitt (1929–35) · English (1935–39) · Roughton (1945–52) · Kirkman (1952–53) · Ward (1953) · Dodgin (1953–57) · Thompson (1957–58) · Broome (1958–60) · G. Wilson (1960–62) · Spiers (1962–63) · Edwards (1963–65) · Stuttard (1965–66) · Basford (1966–67) · Broome (1967–69) · Newman (1969–76) · Saxton (1977–79) · Godfrey (1979–83) · Francis (1983–84) · Iley (1984–85) · Appleton (1985–87) · Cooper (1988–91) · Ball (1991–94) · Cooper (1994–95) · Fox (1995–2000) · Blake (2000–01) · Cornforth (2001–02) · McNab (2002–03) · Peters (2003) · Dolan (2003–04) · Perryman (2004) · Inglethorpe (2004–06) · Tisdale (2006–18) · Taylor (2018–) |
Southampton Football Club - Managers |
Knight (1892–95s) • Robson (1895–96s) • McMinn (1896–97s) • Arnfield (1897–1911s) • Swift (1911–12) • Arnfield (1912–19s) • McIntyre (1919–24) • Goss (1924–1925s) • Chadwick (1925–31) • Kay (1931–36) • Goss (1936–37) • Parker (1937–43) • Dominy (1943–46) • Dodgin (1946–49) • Cann (1949–51) • Roughton (1952–55) • Bates (1955–73) • McMenemy (1973–85) • Nicholl (1985–91) • Branfoot (1991–94) • Ball (1994–95) • Merrington (1995–96) • Souness (1996–97) • Jones (1997–2000) • Hoddle (2000–01) • Gray (2001) • Strachan (2001–04) • Sturrock (2004) • Wigley (2004) • Redknapp (2004–05) • Bassett & Wise (2005c) • Burley (2005–08) • Gorman & Dodd (2008c) • Pearson (2008) • Poortvliet (2008–09) • Wotte (2009) • Pardew (2009–10) • Wilkins (2010c) • Adkins (2010–13) • Pochettino (2013–14) • Koeman (2014–16) • Puel (2014–17) • Pellegrino (2017–18) • Hughes (2018) • Davis (2018c) • Hasenhüttl (2018–22) • Jones (2022–23) • Sellés (2023) • Martin (2023–24) • Jurić (2024–) |
Manchester City Football Club - Managers |
Furniss (1889–93) • Parlby (1893–95) • Ormerod (1895–1902) • Maley (1902–06) • Newbould (1906–12) • Committee (1912) • Mangnall (1912–24) • Ashworth (1924–25) • Alexander/Committee (1925–26) • Hodge (1926–32) • Wild (1932–46) • Cowan (1946–47) • Wild (1947) • Thomson (1947–50) • McDowall (1950–63) • Poyser (1963–65) • Mercer (1965–71) • Committee (1965) • Allison (1971–73) • Hart (1973) • Book (1973) • Saunders (1973–74) • Book (1974–79) • Allison (1979–80) • Book (1980) • Bond (1980–83) • Benson (1983) • McNeill (1983–86) • Frizzell (1986–87) • Machin (1987–89) • Book (1989) • Kendall (1989–90) • Reid (1990–93) • Book (1993) • Horton (1993–95) • Hartford (1996) • Ball (1995–96) • Coppell (1996) • Neal (1996) • Clark (1996–98) • Royle (1998–2001) • Keegan (2001–05) • Pearce (2005–07) • Eriksson (2007–08) • Hughes (2008–09) • Mancini (2009–13) • Kidd (2013) • Pellegrini (2013–16) • Guardiola (2016–) |
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England – 1966 FIFA World Cup – Winners |
1. Banks
2. Cohen
3. Wilson
4. Stiles
5. J. Charlton
6. Moore
7. Ball
8. Greaves
9. B. Charlton
10. Hurst
11. Connelly
12. Springett
13. Bonetti
14. Armfield
15. Byrne
16. Peters
17. Flowers
18. Hunter
19. Paine
20. Callaghan
21. Hunt
22. Eastham
Manager: |
England – UEFA Euro 1968 |
1. Banks
2. Newton
3. Wilson
4. Mullery
5. Labone
6. Moore
7. Ball
8. Hunt
9. B. Charlton
10. Hurst
11. Peters
12. Stepney
13. West
14. Knowles
15. J. Charlton
16. Wright
17. Stiles
18. Summerbee
19. Hunter
20. Bell
21. Greaves
22. Thompson
Manager: |
England – 1970 FIFA World Cup |
1. Banks
2. Newton
3. Cooper
4. Mullery
5. Labone
6. Moore
7. Lee
8. Ball
9. B. Charlton
10. Hurst
11. Peters
12. Bonetti
13. Stepney
14. Wright
15. Stiles
16. Hughes
17. J. Charlton
18. Hunter
19. Bell
20. Osgood
21. Clarke
22. Astle
Manager: |