Editing The Football Association (section)

==Finance and governance==
===Finances===
The FA's main commercial asset is its ownership of the rights to [[England national football team|England internationals]] and the [[FA Cup]]. Broadcasting income remains the FA's largest revenue stream with both domestic and international broadcasting rights for England fixtures and the FA Cup tied up until at least 2021.

For the four seasons from 2008 to 2012, the FA secured £425&nbsp;million from [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[Setanta Sports|Setanta]] for England and FA Cup games domestic television rights, a 42% increase over the previous contract, and £145&nbsp;million for overseas television rights, up 272% on the £39&nbsp;million received for the previous four-year period.<ref>[http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2838917,00.html New Deals Sweet for FA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222215520/http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2838917,00.html |date=22 February 2008 }}, ''football365.com'', 31 October 2007</ref> However, during 2008–09 Setanta UK went into administration, which weakened the FA's cashflow position.

Turnover for the year ending 31 July 2016 was £370&nbsp;million on which it made a profit after tax of £7&nbsp;million. It has also made an investment of £125&nbsp;million back into every level of Football in 2016. In July 2015 the FA announced plans to carry out a significant organisational restructure, in order to deliver considerable cost savings to invest in elite England teams, facilities and grassroots coaching.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2017/press-release-2015-16-financial-results-160217.ashx|title=The Football Association 2015/16 Financial Results|website=The FA|access-date=18 March 2017|archive-date=5 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905132832/http://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2017/press-release-2015-16-financial-results-160217.ashx|url-status=live}}</ref>

The FA's income does not include the turnover of English football clubs, which are independent businesses. As well as running its own operations the FA chooses five charities each year to which it gives financial support.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/FACampaigns/| title = TheFA.com| access-date = 2 September 2007| archive-date = 21 January 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080121135951/http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/FACampaigns/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/six-villages.htm "6 villages for 2006"&nbsp;– Official Charity Campaign of the 2006 FIFA World Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806193957/http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/six-villages.htm |date=6 August 2009 }} SOS Children's Villages, 20 July 2006</ref>

In three years up to 2014, the FA received £350,000 in fines from players over comments made on [[Twitter]]. The highest fine imposed was a £90,000 fine to [[Ashley Cole]] in 2012 after calling the FA "a bunch of twats." The FA became stricter on comments made by players on Twitter, disciplining 121 players in three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/fa-made-%C2%A3350-000-from-twitter-fines-in-just-three-years-101858229.html|title=FA made £350,000 from Twitter fines in just three years|access-date=31 October 2014|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102011709/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/fa-made-%C2%A3350-000-from-twitter-fines-in-just-three-years-101858229.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Principals===
[[File:Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge visits Sweden 02 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|170px|[[William, Prince of Wales|The Prince of Wales]] is the current Patron of the FA]]
The FA has a figurehead President, who since 1939 has always been a member of the [[British royal family]]. The Chairman of the FA has overall responsibility for policy. Traditionally this person rose through the ranks of the FA's committee structure (e.g. by holding posts such as the chairmanship of a county football association). In 2008 politician [[David Triesman, Baron Triesman|David Triesman]] was appointed as the FA's first "independent chairman", the first from outside the football hierarchy. The day-to-day head of the FA was known as the Secretary until 1989, when the job title was changed to Chief Executive.<ref>{{Cite web|website=TheFA.com|publisher=The Football Association|title=The FA Board|url=http://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/who-we-are/structure|access-date=11 November 2020|language=en|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110190540/https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/who-we-are/structure|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The FA Council|url=http://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/who-we-are/the-fa-council|access-date=11 November 2020|website=TheFA.com|publisher=The Football Association|language=en|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321022704/http://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/who-we-are/the-fa-council|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The FA Management team|url=http://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/who-we-are/the-fa-management|access-date=11 November 2020|website=TheFA.com|publisher=The Football Association|language=en}}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable"
|+Office-holders
!Office!!Name!!Tenure
|-
|rowspan=13|President
|[[Arthur Pember]]
|1863–1867
|-
|[[Ebenezer Cobb Morley|E. C. Morley]]
|1867–1874
|-
|[[Francis Marindin]]
|1874–1890
|-
|[[Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird|Lord Kinnaird]]
|1890–1923
|-
|[[Charles Clegg (footballer)|Sir Charles Clegg]]{{efn|Known as Charles Clegg until he was knighted in 1927}}
|1923–1937
|-
|[[William Pickford]]
|1937–1939
|-
|[[Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone|The Earl of Athlone]]
|1939–1955
|-
|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|The Duke of Edinburgh]]
|1955–1957
|-
|[[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester|The Duke of Gloucester]]
|1957–1963
|-
|[[George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood|The Earl of Harewood]]
|1963–1971
|-
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|The Duke of Kent]]
|1971–2000
|-
|[[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|The Duke of York]]
|2000–2006
|-
|[[William, Prince of Wales|The Prince of Wales]]{{efn|Known as Prince William of Wales until 2011 and as the Duke of Cambridge between 2011 and 2022. He became the FA's Patron in 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/prince-william-annual-salary-revealed-8682379|title=Prince William's Annual Salary Revealed in New Royal Report|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=23 July 2024|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724012054/https://people.com/prince-william-annual-salary-revealed-8682379|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|2006–2024
|-
|Vice President
|[[Charles Crump (footballer)|Charles Crump]]
|1886–1923
|-
| rowspan="19" |Chairman/person
|Charles Clegg
|1890–1937
|-
|[[A. G. Hines]]
|1938
|-
|[[M. Frowde]]
|1939–1941
|-
|[[Amos Brook Hirst|Sir Amos Brook Hirst]]{{efn|Known as Amos Brook Hirst until he was knighted in 1954}}
|1941–1955
|-
|[[Arthur Drewry]]
|1955–1961
|-
|[[Graham Doggart]]
|1961–1963
|-
|[[Joe Mears]]
|1963–1966
|-
|[[Andrew Stephen|Sir Andrew Stephen]]{{efn|Known as Andrew Stephen until he was knighted in 1972}}
|1967–1976
|-
|[[Harold Warris Thompson|Sir Harold Thompson]]
|1976–1981
|-
|[[Bert Millichip]]
|1981–1996
|-
|[[Keith Wiseman]]
|1996–1999
|-
|[[Geoff Thompson (football executive)|Geoff Thompson]]
|1999–2008
|-
|[[David Triesman, Baron Triesman|The Lord Triesman]]
|2008–2010
|-
|[[David Bernstein (executive)|David Bernstein]]
|2011–2013
|-
|[[Greg Dyke]]
|2013–2016
|-
|[[David Gill (football executive)|David Gill]]
|2016 (interim)
|-
|[[Greg Clarke]]
|2016–2020
|-
|[[Peter McCormick]]
|2020–2022 (interim)
|-
|[[Debbie Hewitt]] 
|2022–present
|-
| rowspan="8" |Secretary
|[[Ebenezer Cobb Morley|E. C. Morley]]
|1863–1866
|-
|[[Robert Watson Willis|R. W. Willis]]
|1866–1867
|-
|[[Robert George Graham|R. G. Graham]]
|1867–1870
|-
|[[C. W. Alcock]]
|1870–1895
|-
|[[Frederick Wall|Sir Frederick Wall]]{{efn|Known as Frederick Wall until he was knighted in 1930}}
|1895–1934
|-
|[[Stanley Rous|Sir Stanley Rous]]{{efn|Known as Stanley Rous until he was knighted in 1949}}
|1934–1962
|-
|[[Denis Follows]]
|1962–1973
|-
|[[Ted Croker]]
|1973–1989
|-
|Chief executive
|[[Graham Kelly (football administrator)|Graham Kelly]]
|1989–1998
|-
|Executive Director
|[[David Davies (football administrator)|David Davies]]
|1998–2000
|-
| rowspan="9" |Chief executive
|[[Adam Crozier]]
|2000–2002
|-
|[[David Davies (football administrator)|David Davies]]
|2002–2003 (acting)
|-
|[[Mark Palios]]
|2003–2004
|-
|David Davies
|2004–2005 (acting)
|-
|[[Brian Barwick]]
|2005–2008
|-
|[[Ian Watmore]]
|2009–2010
|-
|Alex Horne
|2010 (acting)
|-
|Martin Glenn
|2015–2019
|-
|Mark Bullingham
|2019–present
|-
|General Secretary
|Alex Horne
|2010–present
|}

===Board of directors===
Taken from The FA's website on 9 January 2022<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The Football Association|accessdate=9 January 2022|title=The FA Board|url=http://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/who-we-are/structure|website=TheFA.com|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114181728/https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/who-we-are/structure|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Chairwoman: Debbie Hewitt
*Chief executive: Mark Bullingham
National game representatives:
*Sue Hough
*Jack Pearce
*Thura Win

Professional game representatives: 
*Peter McCormick
*[[Rick Parry]]
*Rupinder Bains

Independent non-executive directors:
*Kate Tinsley
*Tim Score

Board observers:
*[[Paul Elliott (footballer)|Paul Elliott]]
*[[David Gill (football executive)|David Gill]]