James Alan Ball (26 September 1924 – 2 January 1982) was an English football player and manager.
[1] Ball started his managerial career[3] as player-boss of Oswestry Town,[4] then managed Borough United, Ashton United and Nantwich, helping the Cheshire side to a treble of Mid-Cheshire League, League Cup and Cheshire Amateur Cup in 1963/64.
[2][7] Ball had been engaged for what would have been his next managerial position, with the Cypriot team Evagoras Paphos and was being transported in a taxi from Larnaca Airport to start work when it crashed, reportedly killing him instantly.
[9] His son Alan Jr. played in England's 1966 World Cup-winning team and later followed his father into management.
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