Up for sale, old home of World Cup winner Alan
THE former home of an iconic footballer who was part of England’s 1966 World Cup victory is up for sale.
Bolton’s diminutive midfielder Alan Ball was the youngest member of the Three Lions squad at the tournament and was nominated by several teammates as man of the match in the famous 4-2 final victory against West Germany.
Now, the house where he was born in 1945 has gone on the market.
The two-bedroom semi-detached property on Brookhouse Avenue, Farnworth, will go to auction later this month.
The house has a front and rear garden, a driveway at the back of the building and a single garage.
It also features a blue plaque, which was placed on the front of the building in 2008 to commemorate Ball’s careers and classic cup final performance.
The plaque was funded by the his former clubs, which include Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Southampton and Bristol Rovers.
Ball, a former Farnworth Grammar School pupil, had trials with Bolton Wanderers as a teenager but was rejected when coaches told him he was too small.
The 5ft 6in midfielder eventually began his career with Blackpool, before being transferred to Everton for a then British record fee of £110,000. He won a league championship title with the Merseyside club in 1970 and collected 72 England caps during a 10-year international career. He later managed clubs including City and Southampton.
His former home will be up for sale as part of an online auction held on Wednesday, March 24, and has a guide price of £69,000. Paul Thompson, managing director of auction house Pugh said: “It’s a privilege to be auctioning a property with such strong connections to a national and local legend.”