Philadelphia Fury players

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Chapters: Alan Ball, Jr., Andrew Parkinson (soccer), Andy Lynch (footballer), Bill Straub, Bobby Smith (soccer), Bob Rigby, Brooks Cryder, Colin Waldron, Curtis Leeper, Dan Salvemini, Dave MacWilliams, Davie Robb, Derek Trevis, Eddie Byrne (footballer), Frank Worthington, Fran O'Brien (footballer), Jimmy Redfern, Jim McKeown (soccer), Johnny Giles, John Dempsey (footballer), Keith MacRae, Keith Van Eron, Martin Henderson (footballer), Matt Kennedy, Mike Robinson (soccer), Niki Nikolic, Ossama Khalil, Pat Byrne, Pat Fidelia, Peter Arnautoff, Peter Osgood, Pierce O'Leary, Ray Schnettgoecke, Rich Reice, Steve Reid (soccer), Tony Glavin. Excerpt: Alan James Ball, Jr., MBE (12 May 1945 - 25 April 2007) was a professional English footballer and football club manager. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. His playing career also included a then national record £220,000 transfer from Everton to Arsenal at the end of 1971. After retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of English football with Portsmouth, Southampton and Manchester City. Ball started his footballing career whilst still a schoolboy, playing for Ashton United, the team his father managed, amongst the hurly burly of the Lancashire Combination. He eventually came to prominence at Blackpool after falling foul of his headmaster over missing games for his school team (Farnworth Grammar School) due to a youth contract he had acquired with Wolverhampton Wanderers. After he left school, Wolves decided not to take Ball on, and he started training with Bolton Wanderers but they too decided not to give him a professional deal, as manager Bill Ridding said he was too small. Blackpool signed him after Ball's father called in a favour with the coach, an old friend with whom he used to play. Ball was given a trial in September 1961 and was immediately signed up as an apprentice. He turned professional in May 1962, making his Football League debut on 18 August 1962 against Liverpool at Anfield in a 2-1 victory. At age 17 years and 98 days, he became Blackpool's youngest League debutant. On 21 November 1964, Ball scored his first hat-trick as a professional, in a 3-3 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. Ball's performances in the 1966 World Cup winning England team attracted the attention of a number of clubs bigger than Blackpool, Ball eventually being sold to Everton for a fee of £112,000 in August 1966. At Everton, Ball settled into what became regarded as his generation's best midf