Geoff Thompson (football)

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Geoff Thompson is best known as the former Chairman of The Football Association. He has long been associated with football especially in South Yorkshire having previously been General Manager of Doncaster Rovers. He subsequently became Chairman of Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Association before being elected as Chairman of the FA in 1999, a post he held until January 2008. Outside of football he works as a magistrate.

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Founder members	Barnes · Blackheath · Blackheath Proprietary School · Civil Service · Crusaders · Crystal Palace · Kensington School · Leytonstone Forest · No Names Club · Percival House · Surbiton

Presidents	Arthur Pember · E. C. Morley · Francis Marindin · Arthur Kinnaird · Charles Clegg · William Pickford · Earl of Athlone · Duke of Edinburgh · Duke of Gloucester · Earl of Harewood · Duke of Kent · Duke of York · Prince William

Chairmen	Charles Clegg · A. G. Hines · M. Frowde · Amos Brook Hirst · Arthur Drewry · Graham Doggart · Joe Mears · Andrew Stephen · Harold Warris Thompson · Bert Millichip · Keith Wiseman · Geoff Thompson · Lord Triesman

Secretaries	E. C. Morley · R. W. Willis · R. G. Graham · C. W. Alcock · Frederick Wall · Stanley Rous · Denis Follows · Ted Croker

Chief Executives	Graham Kelly · David Davies · Adam Crozier · David Davies · Mark Palios · David Davies · Brian Barwick