David Davies (football administrator)
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David Davies OBE (born 1948) was an Executive Director of the The Football Association. He previously worked as sports correspondent for BBC Midlands Today as well as presenter from 1988 until 1994, and also appeared on BBC North West Tonight previously.
He started on BBC Wales Today in 1971. He became the BBC's political correspondent in 1983 and education correspondent in 1986. From television, he moved to the FA as its spokesman in 1994. He was acting chief executive of the FA in December 1998, when Graham Kelly resigned; he then became executive director in December 2003. He later had further spells as acting chief executive of the FA after the departures of Adam Crozier and then Mark Palios.
He was appointed an OBE in the New Year's Honours December 2006. Davies has recently resurrected his broadcasting skills by standing in occasionally on the Radio Five Live Sunday morning show Sportsweek.
His daughter, Amanda Davies, is a presenter for BBC News.
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