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Ball was on the books at West Bromwich Albion from the age of 14 and later went through their YTS scheme.
After being released by the Baggies, Ball had a spell under Fred Davies at Southern Premier Division Weymouth.
However, he became homesick on the Dorset coast which meant he returned to the Midlands and he quickly grabbed the headlines with Stourport Swifts and then Bromsgrove Rovers.
He had chances to return to the professional ranks after Yeovil Town and then Exeter City offered him trials.
And though Exeter were keen to sign him, a one-year deal was too much of a gamble to take to move home and family.
He had several spells with Evesham, the first coming in 2003.
He finished as leading scorer with 19 goals in the Southern Premier Division and was voted as player of the year on 2005/06 – the season Evesham suffered relegation back to the Midland Division.
He left for Redditch United at the end of the 2006/07 season and a torn anterior cruciate ligament threatened to scupper his career whilst he was on loan with former club Bromsgrove from Redditch.
He needed a rigorous pre-season with Redditch to erase any nagging fitness concerns.
He returned to home-town club Evesham again and also had spells with Sutton Coldfield Town, Oldbury United and Blakenall.
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D.O.B:
10/10/1980
Born:
Evesham
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