Alan Ball Sr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Alan Ball | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1982 (aged 57)[2] | ||
| 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 | 39 | (9) |
| 1950–1952 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (1) |
| 1952 | Rochdale | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953-1955 | Oswestry Town | ||
| Borough United | |||
| 1959-1961 | Ashton United | ||
| 1962-1966 | Nantwich | ||
| 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 – 2 January 1982) was an English football player and manager.
Playing career
Born in
Managerial career
Ball started his managerial career
Outside football
Ball also had stints as a publican. While at Oswestry Town he kept the King's Head in Church Street, Oswestry.[9]
Death
He was killed in a car accident in
Family
At death Ball left his widow, his lifetime wife Vera.[9] His son Alan Jr. played in England's 1966 World Cup-winning team and later followed his father into management. In April 2021, Ball's grandson, Jimmy, became the third generation of the family to manage in the Football League after being appointed interim manager at Forest Green Rovers.[10]
Ball is the great-grandfather of professional footballers John McAtee and James McAtee.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Alan Ball". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Alan Ball Sr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Project 1878".
- ^ "Oswestry Town Managers". tnsfc.co.uk. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- OCLC 1199329275.
- ^ "Alan Ball (Snr)". League Managers Association. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Alan Ball". Port Online. Daniel Hayes. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Historia: Tränare A-laget" [History: First-team managers] (in Swedish). Djugården Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Former Oswestry soccer boss dies". Shropshire Star (North Edition). 4 January 1982. p. 1.
- ^ "Jimmy Ball 'had to take' Forest Green chance after winning first game in charge". NewsChain. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ John & James McAtee on FA Cup runs, sibling rivalry and Mother's Day, Kelly Somers / Ian Woodcock, BBC Sport, 17 March 2023
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