Tommy Ball
Thomas Edgar "Tommy" Ball (11 February 1900 – 11 November 1923) was an English footballer who played at centre-half for Aston Villa. He was shot dead by his landlord and neighbour, ex-policeman George Stagg, thus becoming the only Football League player to have been murdered.
Read more about Tommy Ball: Football Career, Personal Life and Death, Murder Trial
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