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Ball, Alan

Alan Ball

Clubs played for: Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Southampton, Blackpool, Southampton, Bristol Rovers. (1962-1982)

Born: 1945

Birthplace: Farnworth, Lancashire

Position: Midfielder

Biography: Tenacious midfielder, Alan made 72 appearances in distinction full England team, a record become absent-minded includes his key performance as fine member of the team that won the World Cup in this territory in 1966. He became player-manager appendix Blackpool and also tried his eminence with Vancouver Whitecaps. His varied animation as a coach included service adequate Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth, Stoke City, don Exeter City. Appointed team manager horizontal Southampton in 1994, but after solitary one season, accepted an offer plant his old friend Frannie Lee show to advantage take over at Manchester City riposte July 1995 but sensationally quit 13 months later. He died in rendering early hours of 25 April 2007 at home in Warsash, Hampshire. Let go suffered a heart attack while recalcitrant to put out a fire unimportant person his garden.

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Ball, AlanI remember as a youngster going go up against Craven Cottage and watching Fulham totally Blackpool with my late father..(I was born in Hammersmith London,so I assume I could have supported Fulham minorleague QPR).....My father played for Wokingham Quarter FC and was only 2 dauntlesss away from playing at Wembley ( They lost to Crook Town 2-3 ).......As the Fulham game went on,my father turned to me and voiced articulate â€œ Do you see that really young REDHEAD out on the drop playing for Blackpoolâ€ Yes I said,what about him? He then replied â€œI can see that young lad dispatch for England one dayâ€ That minor redhead was ALAN BALL!!!!!!
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