Alan ball footballer biography for kids
Alan ball footballer biography for kids
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Alan Ball Jr.
Alan James Ball, Jr., MBE (12 May 1945 – 25 April 2007) was an EnglishWorld Cup winning football player[1] 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.[1]
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1965 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 8 | |
Manager
[change | change source]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Blackpool | 1 July 1980 | 28 February 1981 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20.6 |
| Portsmouth | 11 May 1984 | 17 January 1989 | 222 | 94 | 58 | 70 | 42.3 |
| Stoke City | 7 November 1989 | 23 February 1991 | 62 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27
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