# Alan Ball Jr.

Alan Ball Jr. was an English footballer (12 May 1945 – 25 April 2007). Ball played as a midfielder for Everton and Arsenal. Ball scored 195 goals in 905 league and international games and won 5 trophies, including the World Cup and 3 league titles.

## Ball's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, league games | 833 | 187 |
| England | 72 | 8 |
| Total | 905 | 195 |

Goals per game: 0.22.

## Ball's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 5
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 1
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with England: 1
- Individual awards: 5

### Everton

- Football League First Division: 1 (1969–70)
- FA Charity Shield: 1 (1970)

### Vancouver Whitecaps

- North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl: 1 (1979)
- North American Soccer League National Conference Western Division: 1 (1979)

### England

- FIFA World Cup: 1 (1966)

### Individual

- Rothman's Golden Boots Awards: 2 (1970, 1973)
- Southampton Player of the Season: 1 (1977–78)
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 1 (1973–74)
- English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2003)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1960–1961: Ashton United, 7 games, 1 goal
2. 1962–1966: Blackpool, 116 games, 40 goals
3. 1966–1971: Everton, 208 games, 66 goals
4. 1971–1976: Arsenal, 177 games, 45 goals
5. 1976: Hellenic (loan), 4 games, 0 goals
6. 1976–1979: Southampton, 132 games, 9 goals
7. 1978: Philadelphia Fury (loan), 33 games, 5 goals
8. 1979: Vancouver Whitecaps, 31 games, 10 goals
9. 1980–1981: Blackpool, 30 games, 5 goals
10. 1981–1982: Southampton, 63 games, 2 goals
11. 1982: Floreat Athena (loan), 3 games, 2 goals
12. 1982–1983: Eastern, 12 games, 0 goals
13. 1983: Bristol Rovers, 17 games, 2 goals

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