| The Ball of Fortune | |
| Author: | Sydney Horler |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Sports mystery |
| Release Date: | 1925 |
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The Ball of Fortune is a 1925 sports mystery novel by the British writer Sydney Horler, a prolific author. As with many other of his novels during the decade it was serialised by the News of the World.[1]
In 1926 it was adapted into a silent film of the same title featuring real-life football Billy Meredith as well as actors Mabel Poulton, Dorothy Boyd and John Longden.[2] Shooting took place at Elland Road, home of Leeds United.[3]