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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. He played in nine FA Cup Finals, a record that stands to this day.
Aug 17, 2022 · He became the 11th Lord Kinnaird in 1887 and inherited all the family estates, including Rossie Priory, Plaistow Lodge, and 1 to 2 Pall Mall East. As a result, he resigned as Association Football treasurer, but a new vacancy arose with the departure of Marindin, and he became the FA president in 1890.
Mar 19, 2020 · Netflix's The English Game tells the story of FA's formation and the class war that defined it - led by Fergus Suter and Arthur Kinnaird. The history of football is far more complicated than...
Arthur Kinnaird (later Lord Kinnaird, 1847-1923) was football's first superstar. Described as ' without exception, the best player of the day', he took part in nine FA Cup Finals (a record to this day), selected Scotland's first international team, and was President of the Football Association for 33 years.
Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, is played by Edward Holcroft in The English Game. In the series, Arthur is portrayed as a wealthy aristocrat who is a star player for The...
The teams met in a titanic FA Cup clash in 1879, and although the Etonians won that one, it gave the first indication that football was about to change for ever, thanks to the influx of players from Scotland, the 'Scotch professors', who introduced the passing game to England.
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When Arthur Kinnaird became the 11th Lord Kinnaird, he inherited Rossie Priory in 1887 along with the title, but it was effectively reduced to the status of a holiday home. Arthur and his wife Alma generally visited Rossie only for two or three months in the summer, preferring to remain in London most of the year.
