William Henry Ball ( born William Henry Ball ; April 11, 1876 - February 1929 ), also known as Billy Ball ( born Billy Ball ) - English football player , defender [1] .
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| Full name | William Henry Ball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 11, 1876 West Darby , Liverpool , England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football career
A native of West Darby , Liverpool , William Ball played for the local teams Liverpool South End and Rock Ferry [2] .
In 1897 he became a player in the Blackburn Rovers First Division club. In the season 1897/98 he spent 17 matches for the club in the championship [3] .
In the season 1898/99 he was a player of the Everton Liverpool, but did not play a single match for the main team. In 1899 he moved to the Notts County . He spent two seasons in the club, having played in 70 matches and scoring 2 goals [3] .
Then he returned to Blackburn, where he spent the season 1901/02, playing in three matches of the team [3] .
In October 1902 he moved to Manchester United . He made his debut for the club on November 8, 1902 in a match against Lincoln City [4] . He played 4 matches for the team in the 1902/03 season [5] , and left the club in the summer off-season [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Iain McCartney. The official Manchester United Players AZ. - London: Simon & Schuster, 2013 .-- P. 18. - ISBN 978-1-47112-846-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 William Henry Ball . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Charbel Boujaoude. Manchester United Players' Careers. - Nottingham: Lulu, 2017 .-- P. 134. - ISBN 9781387049509 .
- ↑ Lincoln City 1 v 3 Manchester United, League Division Two Matchday 08, 8th November 1902 . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ Billy Ball . Stretfordend.co.uk.
Links
- Profile at MUFCInfo.com