Graham Kelly (football administrator)
Graham Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1945[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Association football administrator |
| Known for | Secretary of The Football League (1978–1989) Chief executive of The Football Association (1989–1998) |
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.[3] He resigned from The Football Association in December 1998, along with chairman Keith Wiseman, when a scandal broke out over an allegedly improper loan of £3.2 million from the FA to the Football Association of Wales (FAW).[4][5]
It was alleged that the loan was intended to buy the FAW’s support for the election of Wiseman as a vice-president of FIFA, which would in turn help England’s bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was ultimately unsuccessful as the event was awarded to Germany in July 2000.[6] After an investigation was conducted by FIFA in 1999, Kelly and Wiseman were cleared of any wrongdoing.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birthdays". The Times. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Curriculum vitae: Graham Kelly". BBC News. 16 December 1998. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (16 December 1998). "Flawed FA boss falls on his sword". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Chaudhary, Vivek (17 December 1998). "FA's £3m was 'gift' to Wales, not loan". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Kelly quits in loan scandal". The Guardian. 15 December 1998. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Germany win World Cup vote". BBC News. 6 July 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "FA cleared over 'cash-for-votes'". BBC News. 12 February 1999. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Thorpe, Martin (13 February 1999). "Kelly plans action after Fifa 'not guilty' verdict". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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