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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alan_Ball_JrAlan Ball Jr. - Wikipedia

    Alan James Ball MBE (12 May 1945 – 25 April 2007) was an English professional football player and manager. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played as a midfielder for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years.

  2. news.bbc.co.uk › sport2 › hiBBC SPORT | Football | World Cup winner Ball dies at 61

    Apr 26, 2007 · World Cup winner Alan Ball has died of a heart attack at the age of 61. Ball was the youngest member of the England side that won the World Cup in 1966 and went on to win 72 caps. The industrious...

  3. www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk › sport › nostalgiaA look back on the career of Blackpool and England great Alan ...

    May 12, 2020 · Alan Ball never grew taller than 5ft 6in but he became a giant of the game and would have been 75 years of age.

    • Matt Scrafton
    • 13 min

  4. www.blackpool-mad.co.uk › news › tmnwReflections on Alan Ball at Blackpool - It's not Orange It's ...

    Alan Ball was born in Farnworth on 12 May 1945 and, having played for Farnworth Grammar School, he was blooded at age 14 in the Cheshire League with Ashton United, where Alan Ball senior, from whom Ball got his passion for the game, was manager.

  5. www.englandstats.com › playerenglandstats.com | 837 Alan Ball

    Apr 25, 2007 · Full Name: Alan James Ball. Born: 12th May 1945, Farnworth, Lancashire. Died: 25th April 2007, Warsash, Hampshire aged 61. England Career: 1965 - 1975. Positions whilst with England: Midfielder, Centre Forward, Right Winger and Attacking Midfielder. Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackpool (14), Everton (39) & Arsenal (19) FA Legacy ...

  6. nationalfootballmuseum.com › halloffame › alan-ballAlan Ball Hall of Fame profile - nationalfootballmuseum.com

    Alan Ball aged only seventeen, pictured just before playing for Blackpool’s first team against Liverpool. Image via Mirrorpix. The youngest member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team was nominated as the final’s man of the match by several of his teammates.

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  8. www.toffeeweb.com › history › legendsAlan Ball | Player Profile - ToffeeWeb

    Apr 25, 2007 · Alan Ball, MBE 1966-72. Alan Ball joined Everton shortly after winning the World Cup with England in 1966. The fee of £110,000 made his transfer from Blackpool the costliest in British football history, but four years later it seemed money well spent as Everton's transformation into a top-class side culminated in the 1969/70 League ...