A group of memorabilia relating to the referee H.C. Williams, comprising: three medals awarded to referee H.C. Williams, i) in gold-mounted silver for
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A group of memorabilia relating to the referee H.C. Williams, comprising: three medals awarded to referee H.C. Williams, i) in gold-mounted silver for the 1948-49 London Challenge Cup final; ii) England v Scotland taxi international 23rd April 1936; and iii) the London Shipping Football League Lewis Cup 1931-32; ephemera comprising a letter and related newspaper article from Henry Rose Sports Editor of the Daily Express in 1938, with his favourable critique of Williams's handling of the Merseyside Derby match; a signed letter from the F.A.'s Stanley Rous thanking Williams for refereeing a wartime match without charging a fee or expenses; a letter from Movietone regarding England v Scotland 1941 wartime international where he officiated; a small b&w photo believed to be taken at Craven Cottage and depicting Frank Penn; a 1940s b&w photograph of a Fulham v QPR match; and a further b&w photograph showing Williams refereeing a Fulham match; and a British Movietone News reel of a wartime football match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur 5th April 1941 refereed by H C Williams, in can with paper label to lid (11)