The whistle used by referee Stanley Rous in the 1934 F.A. Cup Final Manchester City v Portsmouth, maker Acme Thunderer, with match inscription engrave
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The whistle used by referee Stanley Rous in the 1934 F.A. Cup Final Manchester City v Portsmouth, maker Acme Thunderer, with match inscription engraved to one side; sold together with an example of Stanley Rous signature in the form of a signed typed script letter on Football Association headed paper dated 8th of January 1936, (2) Sir Stanley Ford Rous CBE (1895-1986) rose to the position of the 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. He also served as secretary of the Football Association from1934 to 1962. He had become a Football League referee in 1927 and just seven years later officiated in the F.A. cup Final.