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Starts:
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Goals:
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Player #1
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
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Goalkeeper
1879-80
1879-80
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John Ball
John Ball
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1879-80 |
Age
22 |
Division
FAC |
Squad #
Appearances
2 |
Starts
2 |
Subs
0 |
Unused
0 |
Goals
0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1879-80 |
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2 |
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1.00 |
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0 |
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🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
John Henry Ball
Birth Date
January 1857
Birth Place
Birmingham, West Midlands
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Arcadians
Transfer in
Aged
22
From
Arcadians
For
Free
On
1879
Under
Management Committee
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
23
Walsall Town Swifts
To
For
Free
On
1880
Under
Management Committee
Subsequent Clubs
Walsall Town Swifts
Retired
Died
1940, Aged 83
Villa Career
1879-80 Free, 2 | 0 | #1 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
2
0
Goals
0
Played Under
Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1879-80
13 December 1879
Stafford Road (a), FA Cup
22
No Substitutes in Period
Did not score
Appearances
Goals
2
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1879-80
24 January 1880
Stafford Road (h), FA Cup
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
23
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
John Ball
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Player #1 for Aston Villa, John Henry Ball, known as John Ball was Villa’s first goalkeeper as a professional club. Making his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villa’s first entry into the competition - he was to concede 2 goals without keeping a clean sheet.
John was born in Birmingham, just 3 miles from the current Villa ground, in 1857 and made his debut as a 22 year old.
Villa had signed him from Arcadians but he was only to appear on two occasions, both in the 1879-80 season.
John played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role.
John’s final game came on 24 January 1880 just over a month after his debut on 13th December 1879 after which Villa voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
John then moved on to Walsall Town Swifts.
John passed away in Birmingham in 1940 aged 83.