Alan Ball, Sr.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Alan Ball | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bolton B.F. | |||
| 1946–1947 | Southport | 2 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 1948–1950 | Southport | 41 | (9) |
| 1950–1952 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (1) |
| 1952 | Rochdale | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1970 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1970–1973 | Preston North End | ||
| 1973–1975 | Southport | ||
| 1974 | IF Saab | ||
| 1975 | IK Sirius | ||
| 1976–1977 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1979 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Alan Ball (26 September 1924[1] – 2 January 1982) was an English footballer and manager.
Born in Farnworth, Lancashire,[1] Ball played as an inside-forward for Bolton Boys Federation, Southport (in two spells), Birmingham City (although he did not play a Football League match for them), Oldham Athletic and Rochdale.[1]
He managed Halifax Town in two separate spells (1967–1970) and (1976–1977),[2] and in-between these he managed Preston North End between 1970 and 1973[3] and Southport, IF Saab and IK Sirius.[4]
Ball managed Djurgårdens IF Fotboll in 1979.[5]
His son, Alan Jr., played in England's 1966 FIFA World Cup winning team and later followed his father into management.
He was killed in a car crash in Nicosia, Cyprus at the start of 1982, aged 57.[4][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
- ↑ List of Halifax managers at mehstg.com
- ↑ Managerial stats at soccerbase
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/home/manager.php?id=40&show_all=1
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