Maurice Watkins (solicitor)
British sports administrator (1941–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward Maurice Watkins CBE (30 November 1941 – 16 August 2021)[1] was a British solicitor and sports administrator best known as being a long-time director and the club solicitor of Manchester United. He had represented high-profile clients in criminal trials including Eric Cantona[2] and Stuart Hall.[3]
After leaving Manchester United, he served in multiple other sports administration roles including as chairman of British Swimming, overseeing the team's successful Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycles.[4] He was joint senior partner of Brabners LLP solicitors in Manchester.