Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird

The Right Honourable
The Lord Kinnaird
KT
Portrait of Kinnaird by
Alexander Bassano, c. 1905
Born
Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird

16 February 1847
Kensington, England
Died30 January 1923(1923-01-30) (aged 75)
England
Occupation(s)Football player and executive
Known for

Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, KT (16 February 1847 – 30 January 1923) was a British principal of The Football Association and a leading footballer, considered by some journalists as the first football star.[2] He played in nine FA Cup Finals, a record that stands to this day.[3] His record of five wins in the competition stood until 2010, when it was broken by Ashley Cole.[4]

Kinnaird also served as president of The FA for 33 years.[1] For his contributions to football and the FA Cup, he was given the FA Cup trophy itself to keep in 1911 when a new trophy was commissioned.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Arthur Kinnaird: First Lord of Football". Scottish Sport History – devoted to our sporting heritage.
  3. ^ "Kinnaird's FA Cup". Scottish Sport History - devoted to our sporting heritage.
  4. ^ "100 years on, the man so great he was given the Cup to keep". The Independent. 20 February 2011.
  5. ^ "100 years on, the man so great he was given the Cup to keep". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Birmingham's proud trophy-making history". BBC News. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2021.