He was living his best life, having broken into the Aston Villa first team after a tough upbringing. But when Tommy Ball went out to find his lost dog, he instead found tragedy. Listen to *The Murder that Changed English Football* on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Tommy Ball was living the dream as an Aston Villa footballer. The day after a big match, he returned from the pub to find his dog missing. He went out in search, not knowing he had 10 minutes left to live. The Murder that Changed English Football on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Pod

The Murder that Changed English Football. On Spotify and Apple Podcasts

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He describes the life of an early 20th century footballer and what he believes happened on the fateful night of November 11, 1923. Full story on Spotify, Apple or YouTube "The Murder that Changed English Football (allegedly)

New episode drop for The Murder that Changed English Football (allegedly). Author and Aston Villa fan Colin Brown explains how he was able to debunk untruths and myths about the murder of Tommy Ball which have endured for more than a century.

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How did a row over a lost dog lead to "The Murder that Changed English Football (allegedly)". The powerful story of Aston Villa's Tommy Ball and the war-hero neighbour who shot him is on YouTube, Spotify and Apple

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If you like it, please do share with your friends. This is entirely a personal, non-profit endeavour and my only hope is that those who listen to the end might make a donation to Acorns Children's Hospice as I have done.

Credits to: Colin Brown whose research of court documents and other evidence is unparalleled. His book on the subject is The Armistice Day Killing: The Death of Tommy Ball and the Life of the Man who Shot Him. Istorias Media and Sasha Sadikov for post production

This episode has: transfer bungs, family tragedy, 1920s nightlife, a footballer pulling a gun on his board, @AVFCOfficial but also respectful cameos from @Coventry_City @WFCOfficial @BCFC @Boro @SunderlandAFC and @WBA

The account we have of that night comes from Ball's widow, Beatrice. But there are enormous doubts about her testimony. It really is an extraordinary story of post-war Britain told through the lives of two men whose life experiences could hardly have been more different.

The Murder that Changed English Football (allegedly) Episode 1 recounts how a Durham coal miner was catapulted to fame as a professional footballer. And the tragic night that began with an evening on the town and a lost dog that led to a fatal confrontation outside his garden

Two men: a young footballer, whose life was transformed by signing for the world's most successful club. And a wounded war hero, who fought in Britain's African wars, but struggled to find his place in the new society . I'll publish links here in the next few weeks.

Coming up... I'm almost ready for the launch of a personal project. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐹𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙 (𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑦), a four-episode podcast exploring the killing of Aston Villa defender Tommy Ball in 1923.

Violent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a very different story My Times essay:- https://t.co/LD4JihsV5e

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