(1895-04-25)25 April 1895 Mutford, East Suffolk, England
Died
(1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 91) Paddington, London, England
Spouse
Adrienne Gacon
(m. 1924; died 1950)
Occupation
Referee and Football Administrator
Sir Stanley Ford RousCBE (25 April 1895 – 18 July 1986) was an English football referee and the 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. He also served as secretary of the Football Association from 1934 to 1962 and was an international referee.
Sir Stanley Ford Rous CBE (25 April 1895 – 18 July 1986) was an English football referee and the 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. He...
team from South America. It was named after Sir StanleyRous, an English football administrator. The Rous Cup arose from the ashes of the British Home Championship...
officials StanleyRous and Ottorino Barassi participated personally, albeit not as FIFA assignees, in the organisation of Copa Rio in 1951. Rous' role was...
Rous Cup, a football competition Australia Rous, New South Wales Rous County, New South Wales Rous River, New South Wales Electoral district of Rous,...
presidency and was replaced upon his death in 1961 by Sir StanleyRous, a former referee. During Rous' presidency, the game continued to spread, with the World...
73rd congresses. The 1961 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in London elected StanleyRous as President. The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in Zürich elected...
1972 Known as Frederick Wall until he was knighted in 1930 Known as StanleyRous until he was knighted in 1949 "Team GB decision reached". TheFA.com....
questions about possible illegal payments. StanleyRous served as Drewry's secretary at the FA. Drewry and Rous travelled to Switzerland in 1945, to the...
first started to flow with real power." It was during the Games that StanleyRous of English Football Association invited the Hungarians to play a friendly...
when he was the acting president, but lost in the first round voting to StanleyRous. In the second round he withdrew from contesting. Thommen was a FIFA...
(1899–1967) 25 March 1961 (acting) 28 September 1961 187 days Switzerland 6 StanleyRous (1895–1986) 28 September 1961 8 May 1974 (Named Honorary FIFA President...
of the committee. A 1–0 defeat by Switzerland prompted FA secretary StanleyRous to raise Winterbottom from "National Director of coaching" to "Manager"...
remainder of the pitch surrounded by banking. The ground was opened by StanleyRous on 3 September 1938, with Walthamstow Avenue winning 6–1. The record...
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