Alan Ball Jr.

Alan James Ball, Jr., MBE (12 May 1945 – 25 April 2007) was an English World Cup winning football player turned manager. He was born in Farnworth, Lancashire. He is known for career as an international player and at club level for Everton and Arsenal. He died of a heart attack in Warsash, Hampshire.

 Career statistics 
 Club 
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAshton United1960–61Lancashire Combination710000000071Blackpool1962–63First Division5000000000501963–64First Division31132011000034141964–65First Division39111121000042131965–66First Division4116202100004517Total116405153000012644Everton1966–67First Division41156200410051181967–68First Division34204020000040201968–69First Division40165042000049181969–70First Division37101131000041121970–71First Division392633163105591971–72First Division17300100000183Total208662261341041025480Arsenal1971–72First Division183920000002751972–73First Division40108430000051141973–74First Division36133010000040131974–75First Division3098100000038101975–76First Division39910200000429Total1634429760000019851Hellenic1976National Football League (South Africa)400000000040Arsenal1976–77First Division14100600000201Southampton1976–77Second Division231610000002921977–78Second Division415403000004851978–79First Division422618000005631979–80First Division26110100000281Total1329172120000016111Philadelphia Fury (loan)1978NASL255––––2551979NASL80––––80Total335––––335Vancouver Whitecaps1979NASL158––––1581980NASL162––––162Total3110––––3110Blackpool1980–81Third Division30520300030385Southampton1980–81First Division100000000001001981–82First Division41110104000471Total51110104000571Floreat Athena1982West Australian Football League320000000032Southampton1982–83First Division12100202000161Eastern1982–83Hong Kong First Division League??????????12+0+Bristol Rovers1983–84Third Division17200000000172Career total821+187+76+16+48+7+16+4+4+0+977+214+

A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, FA Charity Shield.

 International 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEngland19654119661301967531968601969801970103197170197251197370197410197560Total728

 Manager 
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordBlackpool1 July 198028 February 1981 34  7  10  17  Portsmouth11 May 198417 January 1989 222  94  58  70  Stoke City7 November 198923 February 1991 62  17  21  24  Exeter City6 August 199120 January 1994 135  36  43  56  Southampton21 January 19942 July 1995 67  22  24  21  Manchester City3 July 199527 August 1996 49  13  14  22  Portsmouth26 January 19989 December 1999 97  28  26  43  Total 666  217  196  253  

 Honours 
 As a player 
Everton
Football League First Division: 1969–70
FA Charity Shield: 1970
FA Cup runner-up: 1967–68

Arsenal
FA Cup runner-up: 1971–72

Southampton
Football League Second Division runner-up: 1977–78
Football League Cup runner-up: 1978–79

Vancouver Whitecaps
North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl: 1979
North American Soccer League National Conference Western Division: 1979

England
FIFA World Cup: 1966

Individual
Southampton Player of the Season: 1977–78

 As a manager 
Individual
Premier League Manager of the Month: November 1995

References

Category:1945 births
Category:2007 deaths
Category:Arsenal F.C. players
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:Everton F.C. players
Category:English football managers
Category:English footballers
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from Lancashire
Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1970 FIFA World Cup players