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Dave Richards

For other people with the same name, see David Richards (disambiguation).

Sir
Dave Richards
Born
David Gerald Richards

(1943-10-03) 3 October 1943 (age 81)
Walkley, Sheffield, England

Sir David Gerald Richards (born 3 October 1943) is the former chairman of the FA Premier League, member of the Football Association's (FA) Board, chairman of the FA's international committee, president of the European Professional Football Leagues organisation, chairman of UEFA's Professional Football Committee, and former chairman of Sheffield Wednesday F.C.[1]

Richards was a director of companies involved in engineering, telecommunications and water and waste treatment, several of which entered administrative receivership or were dissolved.[2] He became a director of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in October 1989 and chairman five months later,[2] following the departure of the long serving Bert McGee.

Richards was made chairman of the Premier League in 1999, and left Sheffield Wednesday shortly afterwards, with the club facing relegation from the Premiership. He succeeded Lord Pendry as chairman of the Football Foundation in March 2003, and left the post in October 2008.[3][4] In March 2009, Richards was made Deputy Chairman of the England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid,[5] a position he resigned that November.[6]

In the 2006 Birthday Honours, Richards was knighted for services to sport.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Profile: Sir Dave Richards". Linkedin. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Conn, David (26 April 2003). "Wednesday a fading force while Richards' power grows". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Pendry Named As President of Foundation". The Football Foundation. 20 February 2003. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Sir David Richards is to step down after serving the Football Foundation for over eight years" (Press release). The Football Foundation. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Richards joins 2018 World Cup bid". BBC Sport. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  6. ^ "England's 2018 World Cup bid timeline". ITV.com Sport. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Thorpe/Ferguson head honours list". BBC Sport. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  8. ^ UK list: "No. 58014". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 1.

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