John Henry Ball

This article is about the English footballer born 1856. For other people named John Ball, see John Ball.

John Henry Ball
Personal information
Date of birth (1856-06-29)29 June 1856
Place of birth Lambeth, London, England
Date of death (1943-01-19)19 January 1943
Place of death Teignmouth, Devon
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1879–1880 Aston Villa
1899 Team Anglès 1 (0)
1900–1901 FC Barcelona 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Henry Ball (29 June 1856 – 19 January 1943) was an engineer and a footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa and later as a midfielder for Team Anglès in 1899 and who then joined the ranks of FC Barcelona in 1900, although he did not play a single match for the team. He briefly worked as a referee in the first edition of the Copa Macaya, overseeing the first competitive match in the history of football in Catalonia.

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