__NOTOC__ Harry Walker Chambers (10 February 1842 – 21 December 1907) was a British sportsman and lawyer. Chambers served as secretary of

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. He also served as the first President of the

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, from 1867 to 1869. According to his published reminiscences, Chambers attended the first meetings of the Football Association (FA) in 1863, on behalf of Sheffield F.C., and also played in the "test match" to test the new laws in

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in January 1864. Chambers also participated in the historic London v Sheffield match of 1866. Chambers' preferred position was

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. He kept goal for

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in a match against Queen's Park F.C. at Hampden Park in 1875, which the Wanderers lost 6–0. He also served on

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for fifteen years, starting in 1890.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Harry Walker Football people in England 1842 births 1907 deaths Sheffield F.C. players Association football goalkeepers English footballers Councillors in Sheffield