Jimmy Ball (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1975 or 1976 (age 45–46)[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Exeter City | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| BAT Sports | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2021 | Forest Green Rovers (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Jimmy Ball (born 1975 or 1976) is an English football coach, who most recently coached the under-18 team at Forest Green Rovers. He left the club with mutual consent in September 2021 [2]
Playing career[]
Ball was a youth player at Exeter City and Southampton during his father's managerial stints at the clubs. Ball later played senior football for BAT Sports.[1]
Coaching career[]
Following his playing spell, Ball moved into coaching, coaching at Christchurch and Winchester City.[1] In 2014, following coaching spells at Portsmouth and Irish club Shelbourne, Ball moved to the United States, to coach Puget Sound Gunners.[3] Ball later returned to England, coaching in the academies at Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City.[4]
On 11 April 2021, following the sacking of Mark Cooper and whilst working as the club's under-18 manager, Ball was appointed interim manager of Forest Green Rovers until the end of the 2020–21 season.[5] After having failed to gain promotion, Rob Edwards was appointed head coach, and Ball went back to coach the under-18s team. He left the club with mutual consent in September 2021.
Personal life[]
Ball is the son of former 1966 World Cup winner Alan Ball Jr. and the grandson of Alan Ball Sr.. All three family members have managed in the Football League.[4]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 23 May 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | 11 April 2021 | 27 May 2021 [6] | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
References[]
- ^ a b c "Ball aims to 'give something back to football'". Daily Echo. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ FGR Media. "Jimmy Ball leaves". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Puget Sound Gunners reveal PDL coaching staff". goalWA. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Ball 'had to take' Forest Green chance after winning first game in charge". NewsChain. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Club Statement: Mark Cooper". Forest Gate Rovers F.C. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Rob Edwards named Forest Green Rovers head coach". Forest Gate Rovers F.C. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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