1. Frederick William Rinder was a committee member and later influential chairman of Aston Villa FC during the club's 'Golden Age'.
19 Facts About Frederick Rinder
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Frederick Rinder was largely responsible for the design and development of Villa Park.
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Frederick Rinder was born in Liverpool, but the family moved to Leeds when he was a child.
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Frederick Rinder was the second son of John and Elizabeth Rinder, his father ran a street paving contracting business.
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Frederick Rinder married a Birmingham girl, Eliza Brockhurst in 1886, they had two daughters, Muriel and Ivy.
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Frederick Rinder arrived in Birmingham in 1876 at the age of 18 and became a member of the club in 1881.
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Frederick Rinder first came to the fore in 1887 when Villa built the Grand Stand at Perry Barr, as he was by trade a surveyor for the Birmingham City Corporation and his expertise and contacts proved invaluable to the club.
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Frederick Rinder became the club's financial secretary in 1892, and set about installing turnstiles at Villa's Perry Barr ground.
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Frederick Rinder was not satisfied with the way the club was being run, which culminated in him instigating the Barwick Street meeting in February 1893.
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Frederick Rinder became chairman in 1898, demanding high standards of discipline and dedication from the players, while investing in the club's facilities.
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However, Frederick Rinder's view was that nothing but the very best was good enough for Aston Villa with its stained glass, Italian mosaics and grand frontage.
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Frederick Rinder was elected to the Management Committee of the Football League in 1917, a position he held until 1930 when he was appointed as Senior Vice-president of the Football League.
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Frederick Rinder held a seat on the Council of the FA from 1929.
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Frederick Rinder was appointed to the FA International Selection Committee in 1931.
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Frederick Rinder was the longest surviving participant of the original League gathering of March 1888.
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Frederick Rinder was awarded a Long Service Medal from the Football League in 1938.
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Frederick Rinder believed that this change in policy from scouting and developing young homegrown talent led to a decline in the club's culture and style of play, which alongside the management's tolerance of dissension from the players led to Villa's relegation.
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Frederick Rinder was taken ill on returning home from watching a mid-week reserve team match between Aston Villa and Leicester City.
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Frederick Rinder died a week later on Christmas Day 1938 at the age of 80.