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.Glynn p.26-27
Film adaptation 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.Goble p.228 Shooting took place at Elland Road, home of Leeds United.Glynn p.27
References
Bibliography Glynn, Stephen. The British Football Film. Springer, 2018. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.