GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Goalkeeper
1879-80 ๐ 2 | 2 (-) | ๐ฅ 1.00 | โ 0% | ๐บ - | #1 |
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1879-80 | Free |
FA Cup |
๐ 2 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ | 0 | #1 |
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
Previous Player | Next Player |
|---|---|
None | D Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #2 | |
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
John Henry Ball
Personal Profile
Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 1857 | Birmingham | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record
n/a
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Previous Clubs
Previous Clubs
Arcadians
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Transfer In
Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 1879 | 22 | Free | Arcadians ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Management Committee |
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Played Under
Managers
Management Committee 1879-80
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Career Summary
๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Competition Record
๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games ๐, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 22 | FAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 |
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Goalkeeping Record
GK # | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0% |
Season | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Honours
Villa Honours
Played for the Villa
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Debuts & Dates
Season | First Squad | Manager |
|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 13 December 1879 | Management Committee |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 13 December 1879 | Management Committee | 22 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|
Did not Score |
Game # | First Assist |
|---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
|---|---|
2 | Did not keep a Clean Sheet |
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 24 January 1880 | 23 | Management Committee |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 24 January 1880 | Management Committee |
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Loans Out
Loans
None
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Transfer Out
Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 1880 | 23 | Free | Walsall Town Swifts ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Management Committee |
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Subsequent Clubs
Subsequent Clubs
Walsall Town Swifts
Retired
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Quotes
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Biography
Player #1 for Aston Villa, John Henry Ball, known as John Ball was Villaโs first goalkeeper as a professional club. Making his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villaโs 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.
Johnโs 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.
Died
1940, Aged 83
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Appearances
2
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Starts
2
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
|---|
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
|---|
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Goals Scored
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
|---|
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Assists Made
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
|---|
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Cards Received
๐จ
0
๐ฅ
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
|---|
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
International Record
International Career | Caps with Villa |
|---|---|
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
Matches
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
๐จ 13 Dec 1879, Villa 1-1 Stafford Road
Game #1
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: Unknown
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5 Games: ๐จ
Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 13 December 1879
Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 1-1 |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Charlie Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ |
IF Billy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB A. Mayor
HB H. Vaughan
HB A. Nicholls
F J. W. Whitehead
F C. Davies
F W. Arthur
F W. Tisdell
F H. Crane
F Charles Crump โฝ
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, John Ball, Harry Simmonds, Tommy Pank, Sammy Law, Ted Lee, Eli Davis, Billy Mason, Archie Hunter, Charlie Johnstone, William Crossland and Andy Hunter
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Stafford Road), Charles Crump
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Andy Hunter
๐ | FT Stafford Road 1-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa embark on their first ever FA Cup tie and are held to a draw on the Wolverhampton ground of Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club despite Andy Hunter's strike.
Villa face Stafford Road for the first time in competitive football, Stafford Road become the 1st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa received a Bye in the first round of the FA Cup and therefore made their Cup debut in the Second Round on the Wolverhampton ground of Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club needing an equaliser from Andy Hunter to force a replay at Wellington Road.
John Ball, Harry Simmonds, Tommy Pank, Sammy Law, Ted Lee, Eli Davis, Billy Mason, Archie Hunter, Charlie Johnstone, William Crossland and Andy Hunter made their FA Cup debuts for the club.
Andy Hunter scores Villa's first ever goal in the competition.
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1 |
๐ฉ 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
Game #2
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee:ย L. H. Cofield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1880-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 24 January 1880
Scorer(s) | Billy Mason | 1-0 | 2-0 | Sammy Law | 3-0 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 1-0 | Andy Hunter | 2-0 |
Teams
GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
IF Billy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ด |
IF George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB Muir
HB Grant
HB A. Nicholls
F C. Davies
F Reeves
F Holden
F H. Crane
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump โฝ
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, George Ramsay
โฝ | Goal, 1-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Eli Davis
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stafford Road
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Andy Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 3-0, Sammy Law
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-1, (Stafford Road), Charles Crump
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Stafford Road
On This Day
Villa play their first ever home FA Cup tie and comprehensively beat Stafford Road yet it would still prove to be their final FA Cup outing of the season.
Having secured a draw in the original tie at the Wolverhampton ground of the Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club,
Villa sweep aside their opponents in the replay at Wellington Road.
Villa however, still an amateur and pecuniary disadvantaged club, had lost the toss for home status in the third round tie with Oxford University and withdrew from the competition being unable to formulate a side capable of fulfilling the fixture.
Meanwhile, forward and future Villa leader George Ramsay made his sole appearance for Villa in the FA Cup whilst goalkeeper John Ball and forward Billy Mason made their final appearances for Villa.