<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The FA has a figurehead President, who since 1939 has always been a member of the British Royal Family . The Chairman of the FA has overall responsibility for policy . Traditionally this person rose through the ranks of the FA's committee structure (e.g. by holding posts such as the chairmanship of a county football association). In 2008 politician David Triesman was appointed as the FA's first "independent chairman", the first from outside the football hierarchy . The day to day head of the FA was known as the Secretary until 1989, when the job title was changed to Chief Executive . </P> <Table> Office - holders <Tr> <Th> Office </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Arthur Pember </Td> <Td> 1863--1867 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> E.C. Morley </Td> <Td> 1867--1874 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francis Marindin </Td> <Td> 1874--1890 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lord Kinnaird </Td> <Td> 1890--1923 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Charles Clegg </Td> <Td> 1923--1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Pickford </Td> <Td> 1937--1939 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Earl of Athlone </Td> <Td> 1939--1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HRH the Duke of Edinburgh </Td> <Td> 1955--1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HRH the Duke of Gloucester </Td> <Td> 1957--1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Earl of Harewood </Td> <Td> 1963--1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HRH the Duke of Kent </Td> <Td> 1971--2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HRH the Duke of York </Td> <Td> 2000--2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HRH the Duke of Cambridge </Td> <Td> 2006--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chairman </Td> <Td> Charles Clegg </Td> <Td> 1890--1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A.G. Hines </Td> <Td> 1938 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> M. Frowde </Td> <Td> 1939--1941 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amos Brook Hirst </Td> <Td> 1941--1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arthur Drewry </Td> <Td> 1955--1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Graham Doggart </Td> <Td> 1961--1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joe Mears </Td> <Td> 1963--1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Stephen </Td> <Td> 1967--1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harold Thompson </Td> <Td> 1976--1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bert Millichip </Td> <Td> 1981--1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Keith Wiseman </Td> <Td> 1996--1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Geoff Thompson </Td> <Td> 1999--2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Triesman </Td> <Td> 2008--2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Bernstein </Td> <Td> 2011--2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greg Dyke </Td> <Td> 2013 - 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greg Clarke </Td> <Td> 2016--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Secretary </Td> <Td> E.C. Morley </Td> <Td> 1863--1866 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> R.W. Willis </Td> <Td> 1866--1868 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> R.G. Graham </Td> <Td> 1868--1870 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles Alcock </Td> <Td> 1870--1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frederick Wall </Td> <Td> 1895--1934 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stanley Rous </Td> <Td> 1934--1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denis Follows </Td> <Td> 1962--1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ted Croker </Td> <Td> 1973--1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chief executive </Td> <Td> Graham Kelly </Td> <Td> 1989--1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adam Crozier </Td> <Td> 2000--2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Davies </Td> <Td> 2002--2003 (acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Palios </Td> <Td> 2003--2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Davies </Td> <Td> 2004--2005 (acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Barwick </Td> <Td> 2005--2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Watmore </Td> <Td> 2009--2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alex Horne </Td> <Td> 2010--2010 (acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Martin Glenn </Td> <Td> 2015--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> General Secretary </Td> <Td> Alex Horne </Td> <Td> 2010--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Executive Director </Td> <Td> David Davies </Td> <Td> 1998--2000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Office </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> </Tr>

Who retired in 1996 as chairman of the fa