Ronald Menzies

[1] On 7 April 1877, Menzies married Emily Mary Chambers in Kensington, and the couple then moved to Liège shortly after since their eldest son, Ronald Sutherland Guy (1878–1944), was already born there.

[2][1] The couple then had a further six children, Henry, Jack Monro (1880–1930), Ethol Emily (1881–1975), Frédéric Alfred (1883–1952), Alan James (1884–1943), and Charles Murray (1885–1957),[3] with all but one being born in Liège.

[4][5] At some point in early 1896, Menzies became the club's president, and he immediately led his team to a title, the inaugural national championship of Belgium in 1895–96, thus becoming first-ever Belgian Champion.

[5] Most of the members of that first squad were Belgian, but also had Englishmen, such as Samuel Hickson, who was the top scorer of the inaugural edition, and his son Harry, aged only 18.

[9] At the turn of the century, Menzies already was a prominent citizen in Liège, having lived there for over two decades by then, and thus, in 1903, he became the British vice-consul of the city; however, he died shortly after, at the age of either 56 or 57.

Menzies (in the center) and the squad of Liégeois, including his son Harry (standing, second from left), shortly after winning the inaugural championship in 1896.