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Alan Ball Jr.
Alan Ball Jr.
England
12 May 1945
midfielder
Alan Ball Jr. was an English professional football player and manager. He won the 1966 World Cup with England and scored more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. 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. One of the best midfielders of his generation, he was inducted in the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

Following a brief non–league spell at Ashton United, Ball started his professional career at Blackpool at the age of 17 in 1962, becoming the club's star player and ensuring Blackpool's First Division status. He signed for Everton in 1966, winning the First Division in 1970 and the Charity Shield the same year. After five and a half years and over 250 appearances for the club, he signed with Double winners Arsenal in December 1971 for a record fee of £220,000 before being sold to Second Division side Southampton in December 1976. Whilst with Southampton, he captained the side to promotion in 1978 and the 1979 League Cup final. He spent time on loan managing Philadelphia Fury in the NASL and was transferred to the Vancouver Whitecaps for two seasons, before returning to Blackpool as player–manager and then Southampton for two years as a First Division outfit. Brief spells at Floreat Athena, Eastern and Bristol Rovers concluded his career in 1983.

Ball played 72 games and scored 8 goals for England between 1965 and 1975. First called up at age 19, he established himself in the national team, becoming a starter at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. England won the competition, with Ball playing in the final and being the team's youngest member at 21 years of age. He also was starter for England at UEFA Euro 1968 and the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Ball briefly captained England in 1975 before retiring from international football the same year. He died in April 2007, aged 61.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Ball in 2004
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Alan James Ball
Date of birth: (1945-05-12)12 May 1945
Place of birth: Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Date of death: 25 April 2007(2007-04-25) (aged 61)
Place of death: Warsash, Hampshire, England
Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position: Midfielder
⚽ Youth career:
1960–1961: Bolton Wanderers
1961–1962: Blackpool
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1961: Ashton United 7 (1)
1962–1966: Blackpool 116 (40)
1966–1971: Everton 208 (66)
1971–1976: Arsenal 177 (45)
1976: → Hellenic (loan) 4 (?)
1976–1979: Southampton 132 (9)
1978: → Philadelphia Fury (loan) 33 (5)
1979: Vancouver Whitecaps 31 (10)
1980–1981: Blackpool 30 (5)
1981–1982: Southampton 63 (2)
1982: → Floreat Athena (loan) 3 (2)
1982–1983: Eastern 12 (?)
1983: Bristol Rovers 17 (2)
Total: 833 (187+)
⚽ International career:
1965–1975: England 72 (8)
⚽ Managerial career:
1978: Philadelphia Fury
1980–1981: Blackpool
1984–1989: Portsmouth
1989–1991: Stoke City
1991–1994: Exeter City
1994–1995: Southampton
1995–1996: Manchester City
1998–1999: Portsmouth

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