Gordon McKeag

Gordon McKeag
Born	1928 Whickham, England
Died	29 September 2005
Cause of death	Heart attack
Nationality	English
Occupation	Solicitor
Known for	Former chairman of Newcastle United
Title	Consul of Iceland
Spouse	Tessa McKeag
Parents	William McKeag (father)

Gordon McKeag (1928 – 29 September 2005) was an English solicitor and former chairman of Newcastle United.

Biography

McKeag was born in Whickham and attended Durham and Cambridge University. He followed in his father's footsteps to become a solicitor.

McKeag was first appointed to the board of Newcastle United in November 1972 on the death of his father, Alderman McKeag. In June 1988 he took on the top job as chairman at the club while he was in recovery from a quintuple heart bypass. He led the club through a difficult period when it was demoted to the old Division Two. During that time he fought off takeover bids from Sir John Hall. He stepped down from the job in December 1990 after a club share issue failed to gain support.

McKeag continued to be involved in a number of high profile organisations. He was president of the Football League, chairman of the FA Challenge Cup Committee, director of the Football Association and director of the Football League and PFA Administration. He was also president of the Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club where he was a member for more than 30 years.^[1]

His passion for football never waned and a week before his death he was in his usual seat in the Milburn Stand at the last home game to watch Newcastle beat Manchester City at St James' Park.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Tributes for ex-Toon chief". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2005-10-01. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/tm_objectid=16197049&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=tributes-for-ex-toon-chief-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
2. ^ McNally, Brian (2005-10-02). "Farewell to a true Magpie". findarticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20051002/ai_n15646225. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 

Business positions
Preceded by Stan Seymour, Jr.	Newcastle United F.C. chairman 1988–1990	Succeeded by George Forbes

Persondata
Name	Mackeag, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1928
Place of birth	Whickham, England
Date of death	2005-09-29
Place of death

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