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Naz Ball Personal information Place of birth Wales Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† –1995 Arsenal –1997 Wembley National team Wales * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Naz Ball is a former Welsh football striker. She represented the Wales women's national football team and the English clubs Arsenal and Wembley.
Club career
In 1991–1992, the first season of England's national women's league structure, Ball plundered 23 goals as Arsenal pipped Abbeydale to promotion into the National Division.[1] She also headed the winner in the inaugural Premier League Cup final in May 1992, as Arsenal beat Millwall Lionesses 1-0.[2]
The following season Arsenal won a domestic treble, with Ball rampant. She scored in every round of the WFA Cup,[3] and her headed goal in the 3-0 final win over Doncaster Belles was the 38th of a prolific campaign.[4]
In April 1995 Ball, by then reduced to bit-part status, came on for the final two minutes of Arsenal's 3-2 FA Women's Cup final win over Liverpool Ladies.[5] In 1995–1996 Ball played for Wembley Ladies - and won a last minute penalty kick as Wembley ultimately beat Doncaster Belles in the Premier League Cup final on 10 March 1996.[6]
Ball featured for Wembley in the following season's 1-0 FA Women's Cup final defeat to Millwall Lionesses. She emerged from retirement to do so, aged 35, while working as an RAF stewardess.[7]
International career
Ball was capped at international level by Wales.[8]
References
- ^ "1991-1992". The Owl Football Historian. http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/women/Historical/wt91.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ "Sport in Short: Football". The Independent. 1992-05-25.
- ^ Sam Elliott (1993-04-25). "Football / Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal on trail of the treble: Shipp stands firm as the Belles rue lack of a finishing touch: Sam Elliott reports from Oxford". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--womens-fa-cup-final-arsenal-on-trail-of-the-treble-shipp-stands-firm-as-the-belles-rue-lack-of-a-finishing-touch-sam-elliott-reports-from-oxford-1457256.html. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Henry Winter (1993-04-26). "Football: FA forging links to create a permanent partnership: Henry Winter reports on the interest created by the women's FA Cup final in which Arsenal defeated Doncaster Belles 3-0". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-forging-links-to-create-a-permanent-partnership-henry-winter-reports-on-the-interest-created-by-the-womens-fa-cup-final-in-which-arsenal-defeated-doncaster-belles-30-1457584.html. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Alyson Rudd (1995-05-01). "Highbury Ladies conjure up great cup final escape". The Times.
- ^ "Belles are beaten". The Times. 1996-03-11.
- ^ Mike Rowbottom (1997-05-05). "Football: Lionesses bring pride to Millwall". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lionesses-bring-pride-to-millwall-1259819.html. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Barnet FC Ladies - A History Barnet FC
Categories:- Welsh women's footballers
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- FA Women's Premier League players
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