Graham Kelly (football)

Graham Kelly
Born	(1945-12-23) 23 December 1945
Nationality	English
Occupation	Football administrator
Known for	Chief executive for The Football Association.

Graham Kelly (born 23 December 1945) is an English football administrator. He was secretary of The Football League from 1978 to 1989 and chief executive of The Football Association (FA) from 1989 to 1998. In December 1998, he resigned from the FA, along with chairman Keith Wiseman, when a scandal broke out over an allegedly improper £3.2 million loan from the FA to the Football Association of Wales (FAW).

It was alleged that the loan was intended to buy the FAW's support for Wiseman's election as an FIFA vice president, which would in turn help England's unsuccessful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which went to Germany. In February 1999, after FIFA conducted an investigation, Kelly and Wiseman were subsequently cleared of wrongdoing.

References

"Kelly quits in loan scandal". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). 1998-12-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
Thorpe, Martin (1999-02-13). "Kelly plans action after Fifa 'not guilty' verdict". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 2008-03-31.

The Football Association

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

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

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 David Bernstein Greg Dyke

Secretaries	E. C. Morley R. W. Willis R. G. Graham Charles W. Alcock Frederick Wall Stanley Rous Denis Follows Ted Croker Alex Horne (as General Secretary)

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

General Secretary	Alex Horne

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