Career
Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Ball played as an inside-forward for Bolton Boys Federation, Southport (in two spells), Birmingham City (although he did not play a Football League match for them), Oldham Athletic and Rochdale. He managed Halifax Town in two separate spells (1967–1970) and (1976–1977), and in-between these he managed Preston North End between 1970 and 1973 and Southport, IF Saab and IK Sirius. Ball managed Djurgårdens IF Fotboll in 1979.
He was killed in a car crash in Nicosia, Cyprus at the start of 1982, aged 57.