Millichip's football legacy

Sir Bert with former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton

Sir Bert Millichip, who has died at the age of 88, was chairman of the English Football Association for 15 years between 1981 and 1996.

And his reign came during a period of massive change in English football.

He was at the helm of domestic football during the boom years of the early 1990s when the breakaway Premier League was formed in 1992.

Sir Bert was also part of the committee responsible for the hiring and firing of England coaches throughout his tenure.

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The 1989 Taylor Report, hastened by the Hillsborough disaster in the same year, also came under Millichip's time in office at the old Lancaster Gate headquarters.

It paved the way for the modernisation of grounds in the top two tiers of the English game.

Millichip was an administrator, happiest working behind the scenes, indeed his only real public outings were to delve into the velvet bags and pair up teams in the FA Cup.

He was criticised for his handling of the campaign to bring the 2006 World Cup.

His German counterpart Egidius Braun insisting they had a "gentleman's agreement" that Germany would be Uefa's choice for 2006 as England had hosted the European Championships in 1996.

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It was after those championships - seen as a fantastic success as England showed it could stage a major event with panache - that Millichip stood down from the chairmanship of the FA.

He was an honorary member of Uefa from 1996 onwards and was life vice-president of the FA as well as being a member of the FA council from 1970.

He was president of West Brom up until his death, having been Albion chairman until he took on the top job at the FA in the early 1980s.