Sir Stanley Rous (April 25, 1895 – July 18, 1986) was an English football referee and administrator. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A referee presides over a game of association football (soccer). ...

Originally a sports teacher at Watford Boys Grammar School (ironically being responsible for the school changing its main sport from association football to rugby union), Rous played football at amateur level in goal, as well as being an international-standard referee officiating at 36 international matches. After retiring from playing he moved into administration; he served as secretary of the Football Association from 1934 to 1962, and president of FIFA from 1961 to 1974. Upon his retirement as president, on June 11, 1974, he was nominated Honorary President of FIFA. A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ... Look up amateur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, or goalie in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... FIFA (in full, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Rous made a major contribution to the game by rewriting the Laws of the Game in 1938, making them simpler and easier to understand. The Laws of the Game (also known as the Laws of Football) are the rules governing a game of association football (soccer). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The short-lived Rous Cup was named after him as is the Rous Stand at Watford FC's Vicarage Road ground. The Rous Cup was a short-lived football competition in the late-1980s, contested between England, Scotland and, in later years, a guest team from South America. ... Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford F.C. and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. ...

Sir Stanley died in 1986 at the age of 91 and his ashes were scatted on a Norfolk football pitch, near the village where he was born.

External links

• FIFA biography of Sir Stanley Rous