Geoff Thompson is best known as the Chairman of The Football Association. He has long been associated with football especially in South Yorkshire having previously been General Manager of Doncaster Rovers. He subsequently became Chairman of Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Association before being elected as Chairman of the FA in 1999. Outside of football he works as a barrister. A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Doncaster Rovers club badge Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based at Belle Vue in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Association (originally called Sheffield FA) was formed in 1867 was the first County Football Association in England. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Barristers in England and Wales. ...