David Davies (football administrator)

David Davies OBE (born 1948) is a British broadcaster and consultant, formerly the executive director of the Football Association in England.

Internationally, he served for eight years on the IFAB, which agrees any changes to the laws of football around the world, and was one of the earliest advocates of goalline technology.

During some turbulent years at the FA, he was described as "arguably the most powerful administrator in the English game"[9] in 1999 when he was acting chief executive and director of public affairs.

[13] He served as a partner in the Iraq United sport development programme from 2004 to 2006 and was a senior advisor to the CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

He was a senior consultant for change agents Scott Wilson Group, which was appointed in September 2010 by the Hong Kong FA to lead the reform and restructuring of football on the island.

Between 2013 and 2016, he was a board member of International Inspiration,[16] a charity which promotes access to sport, play, and physical exercise for low and middle income families with children around the world.

He was a founding member of football's anti-racism Kick It Out campaign in England,[17] and part of the initial sports steering group for the NSPCC.