Jack Ball (footballer, born 1907)
John Thomas Ball (13 September 1907 – 1976) was an English footballer, who played for clubs including Southport, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Luton Town. He was born in Banks, Southport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thomas Ball | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Banks, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 1976 (aged 68–69) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1925 | Newtown United | ||
| 1925–1926 | Mossley | ||
| 1926–1927 | Southport | ||
| 1927–1929 | Chorley | ||
| 1929–1930 | Manchester United | 24 | (11) |
| 1930–1933 | Sheffield Wednesday | 132 | (90) |
| 1933–1934 | Manchester United | 26 | (7) |
| 1934 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | (1) |
| 1934–? | Luton Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He joined Mossley from Newtown United in 1925, scoring 10 goals in 18 appearances, including a debut hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Macclesfield on 31 October 1925,[1] before moving to Southport for the 1926–27 season.[2] He then moved to Chorley before in 1929 moving to Manchester United.
He moved from Manchester United to Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 1930, and made his Wednesday debut on 8 September. He played in Sheffield Wednesday's 2–1 defeat by Arsenal in the Charity Shield at Stamford Bridge in October 1930.[3] Ball scored 94 goals in just 135 matches with the Sheffield club, before returning to Manchester United in December 1933. In September 1934, he moved to Huddersfield Town, but he moved on to Luton Town after only a month.[4]
He had a short spell in France as a coach with Excelsior Roubaix after his playing career was finished and briefly managed St Albans City and Biggleswade Town after the Second World War.[5]
References
- http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZB1.htm
- https://playupliverpool.com/1927/08/01/season-preview-192728-southport-f-c-the-athletic-news/
- "Fortune smiles on the Arsenal". Sheffield Independent. 8 October 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 22 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Jackson, Stuart. "Jack Ball". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZB1.htm
- Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 095572810X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)