Kevin Ball

Kevin Ball
Personal information
Full name Kevin Anthony Ball
Date of birth (1964-11-12) 12 November 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Hastings, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Coventry City 0 (0)
1982–1990 Portsmouth 105 (4)
1990–1999 Sunderland 340 (21)
1999–2000 Fulham 18 (0)
2000–2002 Burnley 82 (2)
Total 545 (27)
Managerial career
2006 Sunderland (caretaker)
2013 Sunderland (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Ball (born 12 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played for Portsmouth, Sunderland, Fulham and Burnley. Since his retirement, he has held a number of positions at Sunderland, including twice being caretaker manager, and was most recently a club ambassador.

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.