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{{short description|English football chairman}}
{{Short description|English football chairman (1868–1949)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Will Cuff
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| birth_name = William Charles Cuff
| birth_name = William Charles Cuff
| birth_date = 19 August 1868
| birth_date = 19 August 1868
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]]
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]]
| death_date = {{death-date and age|6 February 1949|19 August 1868}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|6 February 1949|19 August 1868}}
| death_place = Holywell Hotel, [[Parkgate, Cheshire|Parkgate]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]]
| death_place = Holywell Hotel, [[Parkgate, Cheshire|Parkgate]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]]
| other_names = "Old Cuff" W C Cuff
| other_names = "Old Cuff" W C Cuff
| known_for = Everton FC Chairman<br>(1921 – May 1938)
| known_for = Everton FC Chairman<br>(1921 – May 1938)
| occupation = Solicitor
| occupation = Solicitor
| website =
| website =
| footnotes =
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'''William Charles Cuff''' was an English [[association football|football]] chairman he was in charge of [[Everton F.C.]] from 1921 to 1938.
'''William Charles Cuff''' (19 August 1868 – 6 February 1949) was an English [[association football|football]] chairman he was in charge of [[Everton F.C.]] from 1921 to 1938.


==Biography==
==Career==
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William Charles Cuff was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on 19 August 1868. His father, Henry Albert Cuff, was from [[London]]. 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.<ref name="Ancestry">[http://www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry].</ref><ref name="Soccerbase Statistics">{{Soccerbase manager|1296}}</ref><ref name="Liverpool Echo">[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-heritage-society-rededicate-cuffs-6668760 Liverpool Echo].</ref> Cuff was an active [[freemason]] attending Cecil Lodge No. 3274.<ref name="mason">{{cite news |url= http://woolton.westlancsfreemasons.org.uk/2215-anfield-lodge/ |title= Anfield Lodge No. 2215 |date= 15 October 2017 |work= Woolton Group of Lodges and Chapters

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}}</ref> As a manager of Everton FC he won the [[FA Cup]] in the 1905–06 season and the First Division league title in the 1914–15 season.
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William Charles Cuff was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on 19 August 1868. His father, Henry Albert Cuff, was from [[London]]. His mother, Mary Thomas, was [[Welsh people|Welsh]]. Cuff was in charge of [[Everton F.C.]] for over 500 games between 1901 and 1918. He was Chairman of [[Everton F.C.]] from 1921 to 1938.<ref name="Ancestry">[http://www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry].</ref><ref name="Soccerbase Statistics">[http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1296 Soccerbase Statistics].</ref><ref name="Liverpool Echo">[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-heritage-society-rededicate-cuffs-6668760 Liverpool Echo].</ref> Cuff was an active [[freemason]] attending Cecil Lodge No. 3274.<ref name="mason">
{{cite news
|url= http://woolton.westlancsfreemasons.org.uk/2215-anfield-lodge/
|title= Anfield Lodge No. 2215
|date= 15 October 2017
|work= Woolton Group of Lodges and Chapters
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}}</ref> As a manager of Everton Fc he won the [[FA Cup]] in the 1905–06 season and the First division league title in the 1914–15 season.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Footballers from Liverpool]]
[[Category:Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England]]
[[Category:Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England]]
[[Category:Association footballers not categorized by position]]
[[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]
[[Category:English footballers]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]




Latest revision as of 15:53, 7 July 2023

Will Cuff
Born
William Charles Cuff

19 August 1868
Liverpool
Died6 February 1949 (1949-02-07) (aged 80)
Holywell Hotel, Parkgate, Wirral
Other names"Old Cuff" W C Cuff
OccupationSolicitor
Known forEverton FC Chairman
(1921 – May 1938)

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[edit]

William Charles Cuff was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on 19 August 1868. His father, Henry Albert Cuff, was from London. 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.[1][2][3] Cuff was an active freemason attending Cecil Lodge No. 3274.[4] As a manager of Everton FC he won the FA Cup in the 1905–06 season and the First Division league title in the 1914–15 season.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ancestry.
  2. ^ Will Cuff management career statistics at Soccerbase
  3. ^ Liverpool Echo.
  4. ^ "Anfield Lodge No. 2215". Woolton Group of Lodges and Chapters. 15 October 2017.

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