| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Ball | ||
| Date of birth | (1900-09-29)29 September 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Date of death | December 1989(1989-12-00) (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Silverwood Colliery | |||
| 1919–1921 | Sheffield United | ||
| 1921–1922 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1922–1923 | Wath Athletic | ||
| 1923–1929 | Bury | ||
| 1929–1930 | West Ham United | 15 | (9) |
| 1930–1931 | Coventry City | ||
| Stourbridge | |||
| Hinckley United | |||
| Atherstone Town | |||
| Coventry Gas | |||
| International career | |||
| 1927 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Ball (29 September 1900 – December 1989) was an English international footballer who played as an inside left.
Early life
Ball was born in Stockport with nine older siblings; his father was Welsh and a railway labourer.
Career
Ball played for Silverwood Colliery, Sheffield United, Bristol Rovers, Wath Athletic, Bury, West Ham United, Coventry City, Stourbridge, Hinckley United, Atherstone Town, and Coventry Gas. In the Football League he scored 108 goals in 269 appearances. With West Ham he scored 9 goals in 15 league games.
He earned one cap for England, in 1927.
later life
By 1939 he was married and working as an aero department inspector. He died in Coventry in December 1989, aged 89.
References
- ^ "England Players - Jack Ball". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- "The lure of promotion. Bury". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- Jack Ball at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "John Ball". www.westhamstats.info.
- "Jack Ball". Englandstats.com.
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- English people of Welsh descent
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- Stourbridge F.C. players
- Hinckley United F.C. players
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