Alan Ball, Jr.
Midfielder, Football player
1945 – 2007
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Who was Alan Ball, Jr.?
Alan James Ball, Jr., MBE was a professional English footballer and football club manager.
He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played 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.
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- Born
- May 12, 1945
Farnworth - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Farnworth
- Died
- Apr 25, 2007
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on July 23, 2013
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