Noel White was a businessman, football club chairman, director and administrator from the North West of England.
14 Facts About Noel White
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Noel White was one of the founding architects of the Premier League and Life Vice President of The Football Association.
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Noel White first came to football prominence, when he and fellow businessman, Peter Swales took over Altrincham Football Club in February 1961.
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Noel White was Vice-Chairman of Altrincham FCuntil 1967, when Peter Swales moved on to become a director at Manchester City FC Noel White then became Chairman of Altrincham FC for 19 years before becoming a director of Liverpool Football Club in 1986.
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Noel White is President of the Evo Stik Northern Premier League and a life member of The Football Conference.
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Noel White joined Liverpool FC in March 1986 and was a director for over 20 years, including a spell as Chairman from 1990 until 1991.
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In October 2006, Noel White gave an anonymous interview to the Daily Mirror, where he accused manager Rafael Benitez of spending money the club could not afford, and that it was time for the board to review taking control.
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Noel White was instrumental in helping introduce automatic promotion and relegation with the Football League a decade later.
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Noel White was chairman of The Football Association's International Committee for 14 years until 2008.
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Noel White was succeeded as Chairman by Sir Dave Richards.
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Noel White was elected as Life Vice President of The Football Association in 2002.
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Noel White was appointed Vice-Chairman of the UEFA National Team Committee in 2002 and served for 4 years in that position.
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In June 2013 Noel White was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to football as part of the Queen's birthday honours list.
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On 30 June 2019, Noel White died, following a long illness.