Correspondence from the F.A. & Arsenal FC, with signed team sheets, circa 1950s, comprising correspondence on F.A printed letterhead signed by Sir Stanley Rous to Max Robertson; and on Arsenal FC letterhead to Louis Frewer; sold together with three team sheets for Clapton FC season 1923-24, London Caledonians season 1922-23 and Chelsea 1922, each signed in ink by the players; a handwritten letter from William “Billy” Gillespie and two signed cards in ink by Billy Meredith and Tom Whittaker Sir Stanley Rous (1895-1986) was the sixth President of FIFA and also served as secretary of the Football Association from 1961 to 1974.
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Correspondence from the F.A. & Arsenal FC, with signed team sheets, circa 1950s, comprising correspondence on F.A printed letterhead signed by Sir Stanley Rous to Max Robertson; and on Arsenal FC letterhead to Louis Frewer; sold together with three team sheets for Clapton FC season 1923-24, London Caledonians season 1922-23 and Chelsea 1922, each signed in ink by the players; a handwritten letter from William “Billy” Gillespie and two signed cards in ink by Billy Meredith and Tom Whittaker Sir Stanley Rous (1895-1986) was the sixth President of FIFA and also served as secretary of the Football Association from 1961 to 1974.