Alan Ball, Sr.

For the England World Cup winner, see Alan Ball, Jr..
Alan Ball, Sr.
Personal information
Full nameJames Alan Ball Sr.
Date of birth26 September 1924
Place of birthFarnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Date of death2 January 1982 (aged 57)
Place of deathCyprus
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Bolton B.F.
1946–1947Southport2(0)
1947–1948Birmingham City0(0)
1948–1950Southport41(9)
1950–1952Oldham Athletic7(1)
1952Rochdale5(1)
Teams managed
1967–1970Halifax Town
1970–1973Preston North End
1973–1975Southport
1974IF Saab
1975IK Sirius
1976–1977Halifax Town
1979Djurgårdens IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

James Alan Ball Sr. (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 Cyprus at the start of 1982, aged 57.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
  2. ↑ List of Halifax managers at mehstg.com
  3. ↑ Managerial stats at soccerbase
  4. ↑ http://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/home/manager.php?id=40&show_all=1
  5. ↑ "TRÄNARE A-LAGET". Historia (in Swedish). Djugården Fotboll. Retrieved 18 February 2012.