Alan Ball

Alan Ball won the 1966 World Cup with England, scored more than 180 league goals and made over 1,000 competitive appearances. Not one of the 21 items on this page is his. Every listing is something else that happens to contain the word Ball.

Twelve of them are actual footballs

Twelve listings are balls: a Mitre Delta Max match ball, two Nike balls from the 2000s, a Serie A Nike Strike ball, a Mitre Extreme, an Uhlsport Italy supporters ball from the 1980s, three adidas Juventus club balls including a size 1 mini, and two adidas Champions League official match balls. They range from about £6 to £90.

Eight are basketball jerseys

Eight are Charlotte Hornets NBA jerseys from 2020 to 2024, numbered 1 and 2 for the Ball brothers, at around £36 to £96. They are not football shirts and they are not from this sport.

The one football shirt is a different Ball

A 2003-05 Rangers home shirt reading simply Ball, graded 7/10 in XL at around £30, is Michael Ball, the English left-back who played at Ibrox in those seasons. Alan Ball’s own career ran from 1962 to 1984, long before replica shirts carried printed player names, so there is no retail shirt of his to find — here or anywhere. If it is the era you want, search by club and season and expect a blank shirt.