William Charles Cuff (19 August 1868 – 6 February 1949) was an English
football chairman he was in charge of
Everton F.C. from 1921 to 1938.
Career
William Charles Cuff was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on 19 August 1868. His father, Henry Albert Cuff, was from
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
. His mother, Mary Thomas, was Welsh. Cuff was in charge of
Everton F.C. for over 500 games between 1901 and 1918. He was Chairman of Everton from 1921 to 1938.
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Cuff was an active
freemason attending Cecil Lodge No. 3274.
As a manager of Everton FC he won the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
in the 1905–06 season and the First Division league title in the 1914–15 season.
See also
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List of English football championship-winning managers
References
External links
evertonfc.com - Official Everton FC Websitetoffeeweb.com - Article covering an evening devoted to the memory of Will Cuff organised by the Everton Shareholders' Association
Everton F.C. managers
Everton F.C. players
English people of Welsh descent
English football managers
1868 births
1949 deaths
Presidents of the English Football League
Footballers from Liverpool
Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England
Men's association football players not categorized by position
English men's footballers
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