William Henry Revis

William Henry Revis was a British lace and hosiery manufacturer and benefactor of Nottingham University College. He was one of the founders of the Nottingham Reds, now the oldest football league team and known as Nottingham Forest F.C., and scored its first goal in league play.

Revis was born in Nottingham in 1849 and educated at Nottingham High School, which had been founded in 1513 when King Henry VIII sealed the school's foundation deed. In the fall of 1865, he was one of a team of shinty (or shinney) players who met at the Clinton Arms on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham and founded the Nottingham Reds, now the oldest football league team. On April 23, 1870, when the team played their first game in league play, Revis scored the first goal and was steward of the club with John Lymberry. On that day, he also won the prize for kicking a football furthest with a kick of 161 feet 7 inches.