Tommy Ball Football player

Thomas Edgar "Tommy" Ball (11 February 1900 – 11 November 1923) was an English footballer who played at centre-half for Aston Villa. He was shot dead by his landlord and neighbour, ex-policeman George Stagg, thus becoming the only Football League player to have been murdered.

Personal facts

Tommy Ball
Birth dateFebruary 11, 1900
Birth place
England national football team , Chester-le-Street
Date of deathNovember 11, 1923
Place of death
England national football team , Perry Barr

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Football player

position
Defender (association football)
teams
Aston Villa F.C.
Newcastle United F.C.

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Tommy Ball on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hMiAf68zvPI/TdwYhU6_PKI/AAAAAAAAAFo/mCZxtO73MVY/s1600/Tommy+Ball+1.JPG
  2. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Tommy-Ball-Aston-Tragedy/dp/0948683260
  3. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/58346221@N04/sets/72157626030311141/with/5471746443