Henri Delaunay (15 June 1883 – 9 November 1955) was a French football administrator.

After playing for the Paris team Étoile des Deux Lacs, he became a referee.

He retired following an incident during a match between AF Garenne-Doves and ES Benevolence, when he swallowed his whistle and broke two teeth on being struck full in the face by the ball.

He started his career as an administrator in 1905 when he became president of Étoile des Deux Lacs,[1] then secretary-general of the Comité français interfédéral (CFI), the ancestor of the French Football Federation.

Together with Jules Rimet, he was largely responsible for the creation of the European Football Championship, the trophy of which is named after him, having first proposed it in 1927.