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Exeter City F.c. Managers: Alan Ball, Jr., Brian Godfrey, Paul Tisdale, Gary Peters, Terry Cooper, Tim Ward, Arthur Chadwick, Gerry Francis |
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Paperback |
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114 |
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2010-05-04 |
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1155446968 |
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Books LLC |
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0.39 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.24 inches |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Alan Ball, Jr., Brian Godfrey, Paul Tisdale, Gary Peters, Terry Cooper, Tim Ward, Arthur Chadwick, Gerry Francis, David Wilson, John Cornforth, Steve Perryman, Cyril Spiers, Jack English, Neil Mcnab, Alex Inglethorpe, Bobby Saxton, Noel Blake, Peter Fox, Frank Broome, Eamonn Dolan, Colin Appleton, Johnny Newman, George Roughton, Norman Dodgin, Jack Edwards, Jim Iley, Ellis Stuttard, Johnny Hore, Fred Maven. Excerpt: Alan Ball Alan James Ball, Jr. , MBE (12 May 1945 25 April 2007) was an English professional footballer and football club manager. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and was made Man of the Match in the final following his performance. He played for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. Club career Early career at Blackpool Ball started his footballing career whilst still a schoolboy, playing for Ashton United , the team his father managed, amongst the hurly burly of the Lancashire Combination . He eventually came to prominence at Blackpool after falling foul of his headmaster over missing games for his school team (Farnworth Grammar) due to a youth contract he had acquired with Wolverhampton Wanderers . After he left school, Wolves decided not to take Ball on, and he started training with Bolton Wanderers but they too decided not to give him a professional deal, as manager Bill Ridding said he was too small. Blackpool signed him after Ball's father called in a favour with the coach, an old friend with whom he used to play. Ball was given a trial in September 1961 and was immediately signed up as an apprentice. He turned professional in May 1962, making his league debut on 18 August 1962 against Liverpool at Anfield in a 2-1 victory. Everton Ball's performances in the 1966 World Cup winning ...
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