Full name John Thomas Ball Name Jack Ball Years Team | Playing position Date of death 1976 (aged 68–69) | |
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Date of birth (1907-09-13)13 September 1907 Place of birth Banks, Lancashire, England | ||
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John Thomas "Jack" 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.
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. 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.
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