Henry Seamonds

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Henry Seamonds
1st Chairman of ASF
In office
1961–1963
Succeeded by Theo Marmaras
Personal details
BornHenry Seamonds
Died(1963-02-18)18 February 1963
Nationality English
Occupation Football administrator

Henry Seamonds was an English-born gynaecologist, who grew up in Sydney, Australia. Watching Sydney Hakoah one day, he responded to the call for a doctor when a player was injured. Asked if he would become club doctor, he declined but became involved in administration of the game, becoming Chairman and Treasure of the New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs. [1] He was the founding Chairman of the Australian Soccer Federation from 1961 to 1963. He died in Melbourne on 18 February 1963 after suffering a heart attack during the lunchtime adjournment of a particularly heated meeting on the issue of the readmission of Australia to FIFA. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Sporting Traditions Volume 10 Issue 2: Marmaras’ Oyster or Seamonds’ Baby: The Formation of the Victorian Soccer Federation (PDF). Australian Society for Sports History. pp. 3–24. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Timeline of Australian Football". migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Theseus John Marmaras" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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