Football League founder William McGregor's grave rededicated
The grave of the founder of the Football League and former chairman of Aston Villa has been rededicated.
William McGregor was born in Braco, Perthshire, in 1846 and became chairman of the Birmingham-based club in 1886 before founding the league in 1888.
The Aston Villa Supporters Trust has raised about £1,000 to clean up the gravestone.
Trust chairman, Peter Warrilow, described McGregor as "a towering figure in world football".
He said: "William McGregor was far more than a director and chairman, he was the promoter of the first football league in the world.
The trust also helped commission a statue of McGregor which was erected outside Vil...
