Football player and manager. Born at Farnworth, Lancashire. He played principally for Arsenal, Blackpool and Everton and went on to manage seven different teams. A member of the winning England team in the 1966 World Cup. Died at his home in Warsash, Hampshire after suffering a heart attack whilst trying to put out a blaze in his garden.
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Alan Ball
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A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
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