Grave of William McGregor, Handsworth Churchyard, Birmingham. 5 November 2014
William McGregor (1846 -1911) was a Scot who trained as a draper and then moved down to Birmingham where he set up business. He was keen on football and soon became involved with a local side, Aston Villa. He was a committed Christian and approved of the association of Villa with a local Methodist Church. He became frustrated with match cancellations and called a meeting of representatives of the leading English Clubs which resulted in the formation, in 1888, of the Football League, the oldest of its kind in the world. He was its first Chairman.
Grave of William McGregor, Handsworth Churchyard, Birmingham. 5 November 2014
William McGregor (1846 -1911) was a Scot who trained as a draper and then moved down to Birmingham where he set up business. He was keen on football and soon became involved with a local side, Aston Villa. He was a committed Christian and approved of the association of Villa with a local Methodist Church. He became frustrated with match cancellations and called a meeting of representatives of the leading English Clubs which resulted in the formation, in 1888, of the Football League, the oldest of its kind in the world. He was its first Chairman.