Alan Ball Jr.

Alan Ball
MBE

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(s)	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
Medal record Men's football Representing  England FIFA World Cup Winner 1966 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan James Ball MBE (12 May 1945 – 25 April 2007) was an English professional football player and manager. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played as a midfielder for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. His playing career also included a then national record £220,000 transfer from Everton to Arsenal at the end of 1971. 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.