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Alan Ball

72 caps for England  •  8 goals
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All England games between this player's first and last cap are shown below. Coloured rows are games he appeared in; greyed rows are games he missed. Click a score to see the full match details.

Home Β· appeared Away Β· appeared Missed ⚽ Goal   Y Yellow card   R Red card   β–² Sub on   β–Ό Sub off
Cap Date Opponents Competition Score Att. Venue # Club
1974/75
72 Sat
24 May 1975 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 5–1 98,241 Wembley Stadium
England England 		493 Arsenal
71 Wed
21 May 1975 		WALES
Home International Championship
 2–2 53,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		492 Arsenal
70 Sat
17 May 1975 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 0–0 36,500 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		491 Arsenal
69 Sun
11 May 1975 		CYPRUS
European Championship Qualifier
 1–0 16,200 Tsirion Stadium
Cyprus Cyprus 		490 Arsenal
68 Wed
16 Apr 1975 		CYPRUS
AET
European Championship Qualifier
 5–0 68,245 Wembley Stadium
England England 		489 Arsenal
67 Wed
12 Mar 1975 		WEST GERMANY
International Friendly
 2–0 100,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		488 Arsenal
– Wed
20 Nov 1974 		PORTUGAL
European Championship Qualifier
 0–0 84,461 Wembley Stadium
England England 		487
– Wed
30 Oct 1974 		CZECHOSLOVAKIA
European Championship Qualifier
 3–0 83,858 Wembley Stadium
England England 		486
1973/74
– Wed
5 Jun 1974 		YUGOSLAVIA
International Friendly
 2–2 90,000 Red Star Stadium
Serbia Serbia 		485
– Sat
1 Jun 1974 		BULGARIA
International Friendly
 1–0 60,000 Vasil Levski National Stadion
Bulgaria Bulgaria 		484
– Wed
29 May 1974 		EAST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–1 100,000 Zentralstadion (Leipzig)
Germany Germany 		483
– Wed
22 May 1974 		ARGENTINA
International Friendly
 2–2 68,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		482
– Sat
18 May 1974 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 0–2 94,487 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		481
– Wed
15 May 1974 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 1–0 45,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		480
– Sat
11 May 1974 		WALES
Home International Championship
 2–0 25,734 Ninian Park
Wales Wales 		479
66 β–² Wed
3 Apr 1974 		PORTUGAL
International Friendly
 0–0 20,000 EstΓ‘dio da Luz
Portugal Portugal 		478 Arsenal
– Wed
14 Nov 1973 		ITALY
International Friendly
 0–1 88,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		477
– Wed
17 Oct 1973 		POLAND
World Cup Qualifier
 1–1 100,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		476
– Wed
26 Sep 1973 		AUSTRIA
International Friendly
 7–0 48,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		475
1972/73
– Thu
14 Jun 1973 		ITALY
AET
International Friendly
 0–2 44,941 Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Italy Italy 		474
– Sun
10 Jun 1973 		USSR
International Friendly
 2–1 75,000 Luzhniki Stadium
Russian Federation Russian Federation 		473
65 Wed
6 Jun 1973 		POLAND
World Cup Qualifier
 0–2 105,000 Stadion Slaski
Poland Poland 		472 Arsenal
64 Sun
27 May 1973 		CZECHOSLOVAKIA
International Friendly
 1–1 25,000 LetnΓ‘ Stadion (Prague)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 		471 Arsenal
63 Sat
19 May 1973 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 1–0 95,950 Wembley Stadium
England England 		470 Arsenal
62 Tue
15 May 1973 		WALES
Home International Championship
 3–0 38,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		469 Arsenal
61 Sat
12 May 1973 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 2–1 29,865 Goodison Park
England England 		468 Arsenal
60 Wed
14 Feb 1973 		SCOTLAND
AET
International Friendly
 5–0 48,470 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		467 Arsenal
59 Wed
24 Jan 1973 		WALES
World Cup Qualifier
 1–1 62,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		466 Arsenal
58 Wed
15 Nov 1972 		WALES
World Cup Qualifier
 1–0 36,000 Ninian Park
Wales Wales 		465 Arsenal
57 Wed
11 Oct 1972 		YUGOSLAVIA
International Friendly
 1–1 50,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		464 Arsenal
1971/72
56 ⚽ Sat
27 May 1972 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 1–0 119,325 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		463 Arsenal
– Tue
23 May 1972 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 0–1 43,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		462
– Sat
20 May 1972 		WALES
Home International Championship
 3–0 34,000 Ninian Park
Wales Wales 		461
55 Sat
13 May 1972 		WEST GERMANY
AET Β· Agg: 3-1
European Championship Qualifier
Quarter-Final Β· 2nd Leg
 0–0 76,200 Olympiastadion (Berlin)
Germany Germany 		460 Arsenal
54 Sat
29 Apr 1972 		WEST GERMANY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Quarter-Final Β· 1st Leg
 1–3 95,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		459 Arsenal
53 Wed
1 Dec 1971 		GREECE
AET
European Championship Qualifier
 2–0 34,014 KaraΓ―skΓ‘kis Stadio
Greece Greece 		458 Everton
52 Wed
10 Nov 1971 		SWITZERLAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
 1–1 90,423 Wembley Stadium
England England 		457 Everton
– Wed
13 Oct 1971 		SWITZERLAND
European Championship Qualifier
 3–2 47,877 St Jakob Stadium
Switzerland Switzerland 		456
1970/71
51 Sat
22 May 1971 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 3–1 91,469 Wembley Stadium
England England 		455 Everton
– Wed
19 May 1971 		WALES
Home International Championship
 0–0 70,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		454
50 Sat
15 May 1971 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 1–0 33,000 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		453 Everton
49 β–² Wed
12 May 1971 		MALTA
AET
European Championship Qualifier
 5–0 41,534 Wembley Stadium
England England 		452 Everton
48 β–Ό Wed
21 Apr 1971 		GREECE
European Championship Qualifier
 3–0 55,123 Wembley Stadium
England England 		451 Everton
47 Wed
3 Feb 1971 		MALTA
European Championship Qualifier
 1–0 41,534 Empire Stadium (Gzira)
Greece Greece 		450 Everton
46 Wed
25 Nov 1970 		EAST GERMANY
International Friendly
 3–1 93,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		449 Everton
1969/70
45 Sun
14 Jun 1970 		WEST GERMANY
AET
World Cup
Quarter-Final
 2–3 32,000 Estadio LeΓ³n
Mexico Mexico 		448 Everton
44 β–² Thu
11 Jun 1970 		CZECHOSLOVAKIA
AET
World Cup
Group C
 1–0 49,292 EstΓ‘dio Jalisco
Mexico Mexico 		447 Everton
43 Sun
7 Jun 1970 		BRAZIL
AET
World Cup
Group C
 0–1 66,843 EstΓ‘dio Jalisco
Mexico Mexico 		446 Everton
42 Tue
2 Jun 1970 		ROMANIA
AET
World Cup
Group C
 1–0 50,560 EstΓ‘dio Jalisco
Mexico Mexico 		445 Everton
41 Sun
24 May 1970 		ECUADOR
International Friendly
 2–0 29,706 Estadio OlΓ­mpico Atahualpa
Ecuador Ecuador 		444 Everton
40 ⚽ Wed
20 May 1970 		COLOMBIA
AET
International Friendly
 4–0 36,000 El CampΓ­n
Colombia Colombia 		443 Everton
39 Sat
25 Apr 1970 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 0–0 137,438 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		442 Everton
– Tue
21 Apr 1970 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 3–1 80,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		441
38 Sat
18 Apr 1970 		WALES
Home International Championship
 1–1 50,000 Ninian Park
Wales Wales 		440 Everton
37 ⚽⚽ Wed
25 Feb 1970 		BELGIUM
International Friendly
 3–1 20,594 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Belgium Belgium 		439 Everton
– Wed
14 Jan 1970 		NETHERLANDS
International Friendly
 0–0 75,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		438
36 Wed
10 Dec 1969 		PORTUGAL
AET
International Friendly
 1–0 100,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		437 Everton
– Wed
5 Nov 1969 		NETHERLANDS
International Friendly
 1–0 33,000 Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)
Netherlands Netherlands 		436
1968/69
35 Thu
12 Jun 1969 		BRAZIL
AET
International Friendly
 1–2 135,000 EstΓ‘dio do MaracanΓ£
Brazil Brazil 		435 Everton
34 Sun
8 Jun 1969 		URUGUAY
International Friendly
 2–1 54,161 Estadio Centenario (Montevideo)
Uruguay Uruguay 		434 Everton
33 Sun
1 Jun 1969 		MEXICO
International Friendly
 0–0 105,000 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		433 Everton
32 Sat
10 May 1969 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 4–1 89,902 Wembley Stadium
England England 		432 Everton
31 Wed
7 May 1969 		WALES
AET
Home International Championship
 2–1 72,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		431 Everton
30 Sat
3 May 1969 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 3–1 23,000 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		430 Everton
– Wed
12 Mar 1969 		FRANCE
International Friendly
 5–0 83,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		429
29 Wed
15 Jan 1969 		ROMANIA
International Friendly
 1–1 77,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		428 Everton
– Wed
11 Dec 1968 		BULGARIA
International Friendly
 1–1 80,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		427
28 Wed
6 Nov 1968 		ROMANIA
International Friendly
 0–0 60,000 Stadionul 23 August
Romania Romania 		426 Everton
1967/68
– Sat
8 Jun 1968 		USSR
AET
European Championship
3rd Place Play-off
 2–0 68,817 Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
Italy Italy 		425
27 Wed
5 Jun 1968 		YUGOSLAVIA
AET
European Championship
Semi-Final
 0–1 22,000 Stadio Comunale
Italy Italy 		424 Everton
26 Sat
1 Jun 1968 		WEST GERMANY
International Friendly
 0–1 79,124 Niedersachsenstadion
Germany Germany 		423 Everton
– Wed
22 May 1968 		SWEDEN
International Friendly
 3–1 72,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		422
25 Wed
8 May 1968 		SPAIN
AET Β· Agg: 1-3
European Championship Qualifier
Quarter-Final Β· 2nd Leg
 2–1 120,000 Estadio Santiago BernabΓ©u
Spain Spain 		421 Everton
24 Wed
3 Apr 1968 		SPAIN
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Quarter-Final Β· 1st Leg
 1–0 100,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		420 Everton
23 Sat
24 Feb 1968 		SCOTLAND
European Championship Qualifier
 1–1 134,000 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		419 Everton
22 ⚽ Wed
6 Dec 1967 		USSR
International Friendly
 2–2 93,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		418 Everton
– Wed
22 Nov 1967 		NORTHERN IRELAND
European Championship Qualifier
 2–0 85,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		417
21 ⚽ Sat
21 Oct 1967 		WALES
European Championship Qualifier
 3–0 44,960 Ninian Park
Wales Wales 		416 Everton
1966/67
20 ⚽ Sat
27 May 1967 		AUSTRIA
AET
International Friendly
 1–0 50,000 Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Austria Austria 		415 Everton
19 Wed
24 May 1967 		SPAIN
International Friendly
 2–0 97,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		414 Everton
18 Sat
15 Apr 1967 		SCOTLAND
European Championship Qualifier
 2–3 99,063 Wembley Stadium
England England 		413 Everton
17 Wed
16 Nov 1966 		WALES
European Championship Qualifier
 5–1 75,380 Wembley Stadium
England England 		412 Everton
16 Wed
2 Nov 1966 		CZECHOSLOVAKIA
International Friendly
 0–0 75,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		411 Everton
15 Sat
22 Oct 1966 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
 2–0 48,600 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		410 Everton
1965/66
14 Sat
30 Jul 1966 		WEST GERMANY
AET
World Cup
Final
 4–2 96,924 Wembley Stadium
England England 		409 Blackpool
13 Tue
26 Jul 1966 		PORTUGAL
AET
World Cup
Semi-Final
 2–1 94,493 Wembley Stadium
England England 		408 Blackpool
12 Sat
23 Jul 1966 		ARGENTINA
AET
World Cup
Quarter-Final
 1–0 90,584 Wembley Stadium
England England 		407 Blackpool
– Wed
20 Jul 1966 		FRANCE
AET
World Cup
Group 1
 2–0 98,270 Wembley Stadium
England England 		406
– Sat
16 Jul 1966 		MEXICO
AET
World Cup
Group 1
 2–0 92,570 Wembley Stadium
England England 		405
11 Mon
11 Jul 1966 		URUGUAY
AET
World Cup
Group 1
 0–0 87,148 Wembley Stadium
England England 		404 Blackpool
10 Tue
5 Jul 1966 		POLAND
International Friendly
 1–0 93,000 Stadion Slaski
Poland Poland 		403 Blackpool
9 Sun
3 Jul 1966 		DENMARK
International Friendly
 2–0 32,000 Parken Stadium
Denmark Denmark 		402 Blackpool
– Wed
29 Jun 1966 		NORWAY
International Friendly
 6–1 29,500 Ullevaal Stadion
Norway Norway 		401
8 Sun
26 Jun 1966 		FINLAND
International Friendly
 3–0 12,899 Olympiastadion (Helsinki)
Finland Finland 		400 Blackpool
– Wed
4 May 1966 		YUGOSLAVIA
International Friendly
 2–0 54,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		399
7 Sat
2 Apr 1966 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 4–3 123,052 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		398 Blackpool
6 Wed
23 Feb 1966 		WEST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–0 75,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		397 Blackpool
5 Wed
5 Jan 1966 		POLAND
International Friendly
 1–1 48,000 Goodison Park
England England 		396 Blackpool
4 Wed
8 Dec 1965 		SPAIN
International Friendly
 2–0 30,000 Estadio Santiago BernabΓ©u
Spain Spain 		395 Blackpool
– Wed
10 Nov 1965 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 2–1 70,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		394
– Wed
20 Oct 1965 		AUSTRIA
International Friendly
 2–3 65,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		393
– Sat
2 Oct 1965 		WALES
Home International Championship
 0–0 30,000 Ninian Park
Wales Wales 		392
1964/65
3 ⚽ Sun
16 May 1965 		SWEDEN
International Friendly
 2–1 18,975 Ullevi Stadion
Sweden Sweden 		391 Blackpool
2 Wed
12 May 1965 		WEST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–0 65,000 Frankenstadion
Germany Germany 		390 Blackpool
1 Sun
9 May 1965 		YUGOSLAVIA
International Friendly
 1–1 60,000 Red Star Stadium
Serbia Serbia 		389 Blackpool
Career Summary
72
Played
45
Won
19
Drawn
8
Lost
125
Goals F
47
Goals A
Win 62.5%  •  Draw 26.4%  •  Loss 11.1%
First Cap
9 May 1965
Last Cap
24 May 1975
Career Span
10 years
England Games in Period
105 total  •  72 appeared  •  33 missed
Longest Gap Between Caps
343 days  —  3 Apr 1974 to 12 Mar 1975  •  missed 9 games played during this period
Caps by Manager
66
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