Charlie Dempsey

Charles John Dempsey (4 March 1921 – 24 June 2008) was a Scottish-born New Zealand association football administrator. Early life Dempsey was a builder and emigrated with his wife to New Zealand in 1952. Career Dempsey was President of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) from 1982 to 2000 and continued as Honorary OFC President until the beginning of 2004. He served on the executive committee of FIFA from 1996 to 2000 but left his position two years early following the vote for the hosting of the 2006 World Cup. He was appointed to the FIFA Order of Merit in 2004. Dempsey was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to association football and in February 1990 he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.