Keith Ball
English footballer (1940–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keith Ball (26 October 1940 – 5 July 2023) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 145 league and cup appearances for Port Vale and enjoyed three spells with Walsall. He also played non-League football for Worcester City, Stourport, Darlaston, Nuneaton Borough, and Kidderminster Harriers. He was a squad player as Walsall won back-to-back promotions in 1959–60 and 1960–61, and was an ever-present for Port Vale as they won promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1968–69.
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Full name | Keith Ball[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1940-10-26)26 October 1940[1] | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 5 July 2023(2023-07-05) (aged 82) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1958 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1962 | Walsall | 11 | (0) |
1962–1966 | Worcester City | ||
1966–1968 | Walsall | 34 | (0) |
1968–1972 | Port Vale | 130 | (0) |
1972 | Stourport | ||
1972–1973 | Walsall | 2 | (0) |
Darlaston | |||
Nuneaton Borough | |||
Kidderminster Harriers | |||
Total | 177+ | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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