# Geoff Thompson

> Geoffrey Thompson is the former chairman of the Football Association, and a vice-president of both UEFA and FIFA. He has long been associated with football especially in South Yorkshire, having previously been general manager of Doncaster Rovers and held senior positions in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Association. He was elected chairman of the FA in 1999, a post he held until January 2008. He is a magistrate.

*Chairman of the Football Association*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/geoff-thompson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1945-08-23
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Geoffrey Thompson is the former chairman of the Football Association, and a vice-president of both UEFA and FIFA. He has long been associated with football especially in South Yorkshire, having previously been general manager of Doncaster Rovers and held senior positions in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Association. He was elected chairman of the FA in 1999, a post he held until January 2008. He is a magistrate.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Geoff Thompson (football executive)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Thompson_(football_executive))
- [Geoff Thompson (Fußballfunktionär)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Thompson_(Fu%C3%9Fballfunktion%C3%A4r))
- [Geoff Thompson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Thompson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1502923)

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