How Many Games Did World Cup Winner Alan Ball Play For England?
Born James Alan Ball in Farnworth England in nineteen forty five, the small ginger haired midfielder went on to play for England on seventy two occasions, scoring eight goals in an international career that lasted ten years from nineteen sixty five until nineteen seventy five. The highlight of Ball’s international career came in the nineteen sixty six world cup, a tournament hosted by England and eventually won by them too. Ball was a member of Sir Alf’s Ramsey’s team that beat West Germany four two in the final. At club level, Ball began his career with Lancashire club Blackpool and played one hundred and sixteen games for the seaside club, scoring forty league goals in four years between nineteen sixty two and sixty six. Ball then moved to nearby Merseyside to play for Evertonm where he spent five years, playing two hundred and eight league games and scored sixty six league games.
