National Football Museum

31/08/2026

The history of a grand old team, just about squeezed into 60 seconds. ⏱️

The (heavily condensed) story of Everton Football Club, featuring one of our collection’s most intriguing programmes: one of the many joint issues featuring both Everton and Liverpool.

31/08/2026

Ever wanted to peek behind the scenes at our collection? 🧐

Our Football Heritage Collection is one of the largest in the world - and only a fraction of it is on display in Manchester.

As part of , you can get access to our Research and Archive Centre at Deepdale, home of Preston North End.

Enjoy a tour of the archive, learn more about the city's football heroes, and quite literally get hands on with football history.

Full details available via our website and bio.

30/08/2026

Since when has the football stopped for a Bank Holiday? (excepting Christmas, of course...)

We're open from 10am to 5pm tomorrow. Every ticket bought directly from us gets you admission for a full year - and City of Manchester residents get in free.

More info here:

Whether you’re a football fanatic, planning a family day out or visiting the great city of Manchester, the National Football Museum is the place to learn…

30/08/2026

Something for visiting fans today… (other clubs are available) 😅

The second half of Pitch Fest kicks off at 10am. A vast array of football shirts in all shapes and sizes, available from our Pitch Gallery until the final whistle at 4pm.

30/08/2026

The second half of Pitch Fest gets underway at 10am sharp. 👕

Quality retro shirts?
Our retail partners Squadra has you covered.

Iconic namesets?
There are plenty on offer from The Shirt Collectors.

Looking for something smaller?
Grassroots XL has junior jerseys in spades.

Free entry to the Pitch Gallery until 4pm this afternoon.

https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/event/pitchfest-2/

29/08/2026

Saying goodbye to summer with a flourish.

You can't move for football shirts in our Pitch Gallery with our latest Pitch Fest weekend, while there's one last-gasp chance to take part in our Hot Goal Summer activities.

https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/whats-on

28/08/2026

In case you missed it earlier in the week... 🏳️‍🌈💪 A tale of two armbands, the latest in our Collections Stories series, is now available to read via our website:

https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/stories/a-tale-of-two-armbands/

28/08/2026

Two Pitch Fests in one week? We really are spoiling you lot...

Gorgeous vintage shirts from Squadra, iconic namesets from The Shirt Collectors and junior jerseys from Grassroots XL, tihis Saturday and Sunday in our Pitch Gallery.

28/08/2026

NEW SIGNING📝⚽

In partnership with - Mystery Football Shirt boxes are now available in our Museum Shop!

Whether you're a Red or a Blue. Here's your chance to get your hands on some of your club's best threads throughout the years!

To celebrate, we invite you to PitchFest this Bank Holiday weekend! 🥅

With Free entry to our Pitch Gallery - get stuck in with retro shirt popups, football games and more...

28/08/2026

A bit of football nostalgia?

GrassrootsXL will be back at the National Football Museum this weekend with a new batch of kids’ vintage and retro football shirts, plus some brilliant hand-picked football collectibles.

Whether you’re after a classic shirt for a young football fan or just fancy a bit of football nostalgia, pop over and see what we’ve got.

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