John Thomas Ball (13 September 1907 – 1976) was an English footballer, who played as a forward. Born in Banks, Lancashire, he played for clubs including Southport, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Luton Town.
| 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) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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,[2] before moving to Southport for the 1926–27 season.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Luton. 3 new forwards for Luton Town". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Backhouse to Boslem". www.mossleyweb.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Season preview 1927-28: Southport F.C. (Athletic News)". August 1927.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Backhouse to Boslem". www.mossleyweb.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town AFC. ISBN 978-0955728105.
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