Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird

The Right Honourable

The Lord Kinnaird

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The Right Honourable; The Lord Kinnaird; KT
	Portrait of Kinnaird by; Alexander Bassano, c. 1905
Born	Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird; 16 February 1847; Kensington, England
Died	30 January 1923 (aged 75); England
Occupation(s)	Football player and executive
Known for	Player of Wanderers and Old Etonians; President of the FA (1890–1923); President of the YMCA; ;

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. His record of five wins in the competition stood until 2010, when it was broken by Ashley Cole.

Kinnaird also served as president of The FA for 33 years. For his contributions to football and the FA Cup, he was given the FA Cup trophy itself to keep in 1911 when a new trophy was commissioned.

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