William McGregor (13 April 1846 – 20 December 1911) was an association football administrator in the Victorian era, who is regarded as the founder of the Football League, the first organised football league in the world. After moving from Perthshire to Birmingham to set up business as a draper, he became involved with local football club Aston Villa, which he helped to establish as one of the leading teams in England.

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  • William McGregor (13 April 1846 – 20 December 1911) was an association football administrator in the Victorian era, who is regarded as the founder of the Football League, the first organised football league in the world. After moving from Perthshire to Birmingham to set up business as a draper, he became involved with local football club Aston Villa, which he helped to establish as one of the leading teams in England. He served the club for over twenty years in various capacities, including president, director and chairman. In 1888, frustrated by the regular cancellation of Villa's matches, McGregor organised a meeting of representatives of England's leading clubs, which led to the formation of the Football League, giving member clubs a guaranteed fixture list each season. This was instrumental in the transition of football from an amateur pastime to a professional business. McGregor served as both chairman and president of the Football League and was also chairman of the Football Association (the FA). He was recognised by the FA for his service to the game shortly before his death in 1911, and was posthumously honoured by the local football authorities and Aston Villa.
  • William McGregor war ein schottischer Fußballfunktionär im Viktorianischen Zeitalter. Er gilt als Erfinder der englischen „Football League“, die im Jahr 1888 als weltweit erste nationale Fußballliga ins Leben gerufen wurde. Nach seinem Umzug aus dem zentralschottischen Perthshire in das englische Birmingham kam der Tuchhändler in Kontakt mit dem Fußballverein Aston Villa. Er diente diesem Verein in verschiedenen Funktionen als Präsident, Direktor und Vorsitzender über einen Zeitraum von 20 Jahren und half dabei, dass er sich zu einem der führenden englischen Fußballvereine entwickelte. Aus Frust über die chaotischen Terminpläne der Spieltage organisierte er ein Treffen mit den Funktionären der führenden englischen Fußballvereine, das letztlich zur Gründung der Football League führte. Er selbst diente dem Ligaverband unter anderem als Präsident und war zudem noch Vorsitzender des englischen Fußballverbands „Football Association“ (FA).
  • William McGregor était un drapier écossais fondateur du club de football d'Aston Villa FC en 1888. Il a également été le premier président de la Football League qui organise le Championnat d'Angleterre.
  • Mentre lavorò all'Aston Villa, fu frustrato dalla mancanza di interesse intorno al calcio. Sostenne quindi la necessità di creare una lega in cui si potesse sfidare le squadre britanniche, motivo per cui decise di chiamare la lega Football League e non English League, nell'eventualità che qualche club scozzese o gallese potesse iscriversi.
  • William McGregor a fost preşedinte la Aston Villa, club pe care l-a transformat în unul dintre cele mai puternice din Anglia. Mai târziu a fondat Football League, prima ligă de fotbal din lume.
  • 威廉·麦格雷戈（William McGregor，1846年4月13日－1911年12月20日），维多利亚时代的一名足球管理者，被认为是世界上第一个足球联赛——英格兰足球联赛的创办者。这名布料商从珀斯郡中文維基百科未有珀斯郡頁面，可參考英语维基百科的对应页面Perthshire。搬到伯明翰做生意后，开始参与当地足球俱乐部阿斯顿维拉的事务，帮助这支球队成为当时英格兰的一流球队。他为俱乐部工作20多年，担任过会长、主席、董事等职务。 1888年，由于对阿斯顿维拉的比赛经常取消感到灰心，麦格雷戈召集多家英格兰主流俱乐部的代表开会。这次会议促成了足球联赛的诞生，使每家参赛俱乐部都有一份确定的赛季对阵表。这推动了足球运动由业余向职业的转变。麦格雷戈同时担任足球联赛的会长和主席，还兼任英格兰足球总会主席。他在逝世前不久获得英足总的奖章，其贡献也在逝世后得到地方足球管理机构以及阿斯顿维拉的追认。
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  • William McGregor, founder of the Football League
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  • William McGregor (13 April 1846 – 20 December 1911) was an association football administrator in the Victorian era, who is regarded as the founder of the Football League, the first organised football league in the world. After moving from Perthshire to Birmingham to set up business as a draper, he became involved with local football club Aston Villa, which he helped to establish as one of the leading teams in England.
  • William McGregor war ein schottischer Fußballfunktionär im Viktorianischen Zeitalter. Er gilt als Erfinder der englischen „Football League“, die im Jahr 1888 als weltweit erste nationale Fußballliga ins Leben gerufen wurde. Nach seinem Umzug aus dem zentralschottischen Perthshire in das englische Birmingham kam der Tuchhändler in Kontakt mit dem Fußballverein Aston Villa.
  • William McGregor était un drapier écossais fondateur du club de football d'Aston Villa FC en 1888. Il a également été le premier président de la Football League qui organise le Championnat d'Angleterre.
  • Mentre lavorò all'Aston Villa, fu frustrato dalla mancanza di interesse intorno al calcio. Sostenne quindi la necessità di creare una lega in cui si potesse sfidare le squadre britanniche, motivo per cui decise di chiamare la lega Football League e non English League, nell'eventualità che qualche club scozzese o gallese potesse iscriversi.
  • William McGregor a fost preşedinte la Aston Villa, club pe care l-a transformat în unul dintre cele mai puternice din Anglia. Mai târziu a fondat Football League, prima ligă de fotbal din lume.
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