John Ball

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

168th all-time scorer547th for appearances

Born: 29 Sept 1900Stockport
Shirt: #10
Debut: 31 Aug 1929at Blackburn Rovers, aged 28
Last game: 12 Mar 1930at Portsmouth, aged 29

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

15 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.6 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1929/30, 9 in 15 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, league

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls
1929/30	15	15	9
Career	15	15	9

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

9 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

First Division

15 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 31 Aug 1929, at Blackburn Rovers 3–3

Latest goal: 1 Jan 1930, at Sheffield United 4–2

With him, without him

31 Aug 1929 to 12 Mar 1930

When he played

0.8

points per game

5 W 2 D 8 L

15 games · 2.13 scored · 2.2 conceded

33% wins

When he didn't

1.14

points per game

11 W 3 D 8 L

22 games · 2.18 scored · 1.73 conceded

50% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

31 Aug 1929Debutat Blackburn Rovers 3–3 1929/30
31 Aug 1929First goalat Blackburn Rovers 3–3 1929/30
12 Mar 1930Last appearanceat Portsmouth 3–1 1929/30

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1929/30	First Division	15	15	–	9	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
12 Mar 1930	D1	at Portsmouth	1–3	L
20 Feb 1930	D1	at Leicester City	2–1	W
1 Jan 1930	D1	at Sheffield United	2–4	L	1
28 Dec 1929	D1	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	L
26 Oct 1929	D1	Portsmouth	0–1	L
19 Oct 1929	D1	at Manchester City	3–4	L	1
12 Oct 1929	D1	Leicester City	1–2	L
5 Oct 1929	D1	at Grimsby Town	2–2	D	1
28 Sept 1929	D1	Manchester United	2–1	W	1
21 Sept 1929	D1	Derby County	2–0	W
16 Sept 1929	D1	Birmingham City	0–1	L
9 Sept 1929	D1	Newcastle United	5–1	W	2
7 Sept 1929	D1	Middlesbrough	5–3	W	2
4 Sept 1929	D1	at Birmingham City	2–4	L
31 Aug 1929	D1	at Blackburn Rovers	3–3	D	1