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    • William McGregor (13 April 1846 – 20 December 1911) was a Scottish association football administrator in the Victorian era who was the founder of the Football League (now English Football League), the first organised association football league in the world. After moving from Perthshire to Birmingham to set up business as a draper, McG… See more

    Personal life

    Born in Braco in Perthshire, Scotland, McGregor first became interested in football after watching a match between locals … See more

    Association with Aston Villa

    In 1877, McGregor was invited to become a committee member of Aston Villa, a football club formed three years earlier. He also umpired matches for the club. At the time the club played at Aston Park, close to the premises o… See more

    Born13 April 1846 · Braco, Perthshire, Scotland
    Died20 December 1911 (aged 65) · Birmingham, England
    Occupation(s)Draper, Director of Aston Villa
    SpouseJessie McGregor
    Founder of the Football League

    As the 1880s progressed, the balance of power within English football began to change. The first national competition, the FA Cup, had previously been dominated by amateur clubs from privileged backgrounds, such as … See more

    Other football activities

    Between 1888 and 1894 McGregor also served as chairman of The Football Association (the FA), English football's overall governing body, which had existed since 1863. He became known as a football celebrity, w… See more

    Baseball

    In 1890 McGregor was appointed President of the Aston Villa baseball club, for the upcoming professional 1890 National League of Baseball of Great Britain. See more

    Death and legacy

    Although McGregor envisaged the League as a friendly union, within which clubs would share ticket revenues and work together in their mutual best interests, the immediate effect of its creation was that football ca… See more

    Notes

    • A. ^ In the 1870s the concept of the referee had not been introduced to football. Matches were officiated by two umpires, one supplied by each of the two teams involved See more

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