FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION - CHARLES CRUMP OF WOLVERHAMPTON A silver presentation casket awarded to the footballer, official and referee Charles Crump, with supporting material, comprising: Silver casket by Charles Clement Pilling, Sheffield, in the form of a sarcophagus, the hinged lid surmounted by a finial modelled as a footballer on a radiating flowerhead cartouche, the body with frieze of anthemion above three oval cartouches, the central cartouche with intertwined double 'C' initials, the others dated 1840 and 1920, raised on extended scrolling foliate feet, set on a stepped ebonised base, 1920 Bound illuminated address, presented by Birmingham County Football Association to Charles Crump, President, in honour of his 80th birthday, and as a testament of his life and works, calligraphic manuscript on thick paper by Morton and Newy, New Street, London, 5 leaves including title-page, illuminated in gold and colours, with 6 decorated initials and curling leafy borders, original blue morocco binding with initials "C.C." and date 15 December 1920, watered silk endpapers, 308 x 246mm.; together with the menu for the Birmingham County Football Association 'Complimentary Dinner and Presentation', held that evening at the White Horse Hotel, Birmingham, when Crump was presented with the casket, 4pp., signed by numerous fellow guests Illuminated scroll given by the Football Association Council to Charles Crump in honour of his 80th birthday and presenting him with a cheque for £4,000, on vellum, illuminated in gold and colours, mounted on blue silk with gold coloured thread fringe, 372 x 214mm., dated 20 December 1920 Studio cabinet card portrait of Charles Crump by Bennett Clark of Wolverhampton Programme, menu and guest list for the Football Association Jubilee Banquet held at the King's Hall, Holborn Restaurant, attended by Charles Crump, in his capacity as Vice-President of the F.A. and Chairman of the Banquet Committee, and his wife, stitched in illustrated wrappers and loose within a limp suede cover with the F.A. monogram, '1863-1913' and 'Mrs Charles Crump' in gilt, dated 3 November 1913 (5) LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PRESENTED TO CHARLES CRUMP, WOLVERHAMPTON FOOTBALLER, ADMINISTRATOR AND REFEREE. Crump was born in Herefordshire but by the age of 17 he was working as a clerk for Great Western Railways in Wolverhampton. From 1868 until his retirement in 1905 he served as Chief Clerk and it was during this time that he both founded and played for GWR's Stafford Road Football Club. In 1876-77 the team reached the Birmingham Senior Cup Final, Crump scoring both goals in their 3-2 defeat to Wednesbury Old Athletic. This was the first edition of the tournament, and the first time a tournament other than the FA Cup was played to Football Association laws. For the final in Bournbrook, a special train was arranged from Wolverhampton, calling at Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Hockley, to allow the team members and their friends to travel to the match. The match was also notable for being the last match before dangerous "charges" (tripping, hacking, and charging from behind) became classed as fouls. Crump retired from playing in 1881, but six years earlier he had already been made first President of the Birmingham Football Association, a position he held until after his 80th birthday in 1920. Crump was also elected to the Football Association Council in 1883, and from 1886 until his death in 1923 he served as vice-president, his encyclopaedic knowledge of the rules of the game and his love for the sport earning him great acclaim, symbolised by an invitation to present the FA Cup to the winners Bradford City in 1911. In addition to serving on various other national committees, Crump also acted as vice-president of Wolverhampton Wanderers, playing a pivotal role in the development of the Club, and was an accomplished referee after he finished playing. He took charge of FA Cup ties, including the 1883 Final, the first League matches and the first official match at Molineux. Provenance: sold on behalf of a descendant of Charles Crump.