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Alf Bond (Referee in the 1956 FA Cup Final.)

''Mr Alf Bond, 45, is in charge of his first FA Cup Final.

''Former right-half for Danes Athletic in the South-West District League - of which he is Vice-President - Mr Bond lost his right arm at the age of 19 when working in a rubber factory.

''Promotion came via the Corinthian League, the Fottball Combination and the Southern League.  He controlled his first league game in 1948 - a Third Division (South) match.  He officiated at the 1954 FA Amateur Cup Final at Wembley between Bishop Auckland and Crook Town and has also refereed four international matches. Proprietor of a newsagents business in Fulham. His comment on being selected to officiate today: "It's a grand feeling to know that you have gained this honour"  ''