FWF 2022: Red on Red
TWO WEEKS TO GO! The Football Writing Festival kicks off in earnest on Monday 19 September. You can watch our full pre-festival warm-up, featuring BBC Sport's Phil McNulty, The Telegraph's Jim White and United We Stand editor Andy Mitten, over on our YouTube channel:
youtu.be/mZ6LPH0sA48
Come and volley our footballs into oblivion, every day in the Play Gallery. (Don't worry, we have loads more where that came from)
nationalfootballmuseum.com/tickets
Lucy Bronze at the National Football Museum
"Exhibitions like this are only going to help...make people realise the journey that women's football has been on." ๐ช A pleasure having one of the world's best players with us today, unveiling our new LEGO Women's EURO 2022 trophy and checking out our #CrossTheLine exhibition.
Congratulations, Lionesses! ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
THEY'VE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT! โค The Lionesses' first ever major tournament triumph. Fifty years in the making. This is for every woman who has worn the Three Lions on the shirt - and every person it will inspire.
#Lionesses on fire, courtesy of Besses Boys Band ๐ฅ Best of luck to the national side this afternoon! #WEURO2022
Besses Boy Band at the National Football Museum
Win or lose tomorrow night, we'll be celebrating the Lionesses and a fantastic home tournament this Sunday. ๐ Get set for the final with craft activities, trails, sticker-making, facepainting and live music:
nationalfootballmuseum.com/whatson/womens-euros-heroes-3
Crossing the Line: Beth Mead
A quick word from last night's Lionesses hero... ๐ฆ You can now see our shiny new women's football exhibition, Crossing the Line, up on the Score Gallery!
nationalfootballmuseum.com/whatson/crossing-the-line
The perfect warm-up for both the Women's Euros and Crossing the Line. ๐ซถ About Time are back at the museum this afternoon, staging another public performance of Quite Unfit for Females at 4pm.
Free to watch with your admission ticket!
Crossing the Line trailer
Two weeks to go... ๐ #CrossTheLine
The first half of our dedicated women's exhibition kicks off on Wednesday 6 July, just in time for the UEFA Women's EURO!
nationalfootballmuseum.com/whatson/crossing-the-line
Manchester's own anthem in all its glory, courtesy of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. ๐โค๏ธ
Learn the song and try new instruments with the experts, today until 4pm.
#WEURO2022 #ACEsupported
Quite Unsuitable For Females: Episode Five
"Women's football never stopped, we just stopped speaking about it." ๐คซ In the final episode of #QuiteUnsuitable, our team of producers reflect on what they've learned - and what lies ahead for the women's game...
Download and listen here: podfollow.com/quite-unsuitable-for-females
Quite Unsuitable For Females: Khalida Popal
Quite Unsuitable For Females ๐ฆ๐ซ The latest episode of our women's football pod looks at the international scene, then and now. Featuring a fascinating interview with Khalida Popal on the British game in the 1920s, and the parallels in modern-day Afghanistan.
Listen to the latest episode here: https://podfollow.com/quite-unsuitable-for-females
First 11: Frank Soo
On this day in 1942, Stoke City half-back Frank Soo lined up against Wales at Ninian Park in an unofficial wartime international fixture. In doing so, he became the first player of colour to represent an England national side.
Frank represented England another eight times during the war, but did not win an official cap when regular internationals resumed in 1946.
Find out more about Frank's enduring legacy here: https://www.thefranksoofoundation.org.uk/franksoo
#franksooengland6
Quite Unsuitable For Females: Toni Duggan
#QuiteUnsuitable ๐โโ๏ธ The second episode of our podcast looks at perceptions of women's football, a century ago and in the modern day. Our team caught up with former Barcelona forward Toni Duggan to ask about her experiences...
Listen here: http://podfollow.com/quite-unsuitable-for-females
Quite Unsuitable For Females: Ep 1 Trailer
The first episode of our new podcast, Quite Unsuitable For Females, is now available to download! ๐ป Learn more about Lily Parr's life and career and the importance of representation and role models in the game.
Listen here: podfollow.com/quite-unsuitable-for-females
Quite Unsuitable for Females: podcast trailer
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL PODCAST ๐โโ๏ธ We're delighted to be launching a new podcast with a star squad of community producers, exploring the stories and tackling the stereotypes of women in football.
Quite Unsuitable for Females launches next Friday. You can find a little warm-up for the new series below...
nationalfootballmuseum.com/news/quite-unsuitable-for-females-podcast
RPO UEFA Womenโs EURO 2022 Anthem Project
Tomorrow, we're teaming up with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to create the ultimate UEFA Women's EURO anthem for Manchester! ๐ค
Join us throughout the day in the Pitch Gallery: nationalfootballmuseum.com/whatson/weuro-football-anthem
Make Your Own Armband
MAKE YOUR OWN ARMBAND ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Join us in the Pitch Gallery and make your very own captain's armband, showcasing the causes that matter to you. Every day during half term, 11am to 2pm,
nationalfootballmuseum.com/whatson/make-your-own-armband
Afghanistan Women's visit
"Your 100 years ago is our today." ๐โโ๏ธ Khalida Popal, director of the Afghanistan Women national side, talks about the parallels between the modern Afghan team and our women's football sides of the early twentieth century.
Twelve Games of Christmas
TWELVE GAMES OF CHRISTMAS ๐โฝ
With (some) Boxing Day fixtures taking place across the country today, we've taken a look back at the ghost of Christmas games past:
1โฃ Hallam v Sheffield FC, 1860
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1860
2โฃ West Brom v Preston North End, 1888
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1888
3โฃ The Christmas Truce, 1914
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1914
4โฃ Dick, Kerr Ladies v St Helen's Ladies, 1920
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1920
5โฃ Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1940
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1940
6โฃ Fulham v Ipswich Town, 1963
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1963
7โฃ Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers, 1965
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1965
8โฃ Manchester United v Liverpool, 1978
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1978
9โฃ Norwich City v West Ham United, 1988
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1988
๐ Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur, 1996
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-1996
1โฃ1โฃ Chelsea v Aston Villa, 2007
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-2007
1โฃ2โฃ Manchester City v Hull City, 2008
nationalfootballmuseum.com/collectionsnews/12-games-2008
Create the Space: 100 years on in women's football
A full replay of our latest Create the Space talk in association with the Football Supporters' Association, marking the centenary of the women's football 'ban' in 1921.
Join presenter Anita Nneka Jones and our panel,including Carol Thomas (former England captain), Liz Ward (Director of Programmes at Stonewall), Professor Jean Williams (Author of A History of Women's Football) and Deborah Dilworth (FSA Women's Game Lead), as well as our very own women's football curator, Belinda Scarlett.
First 11: The English Football Hall of Fame
Our current exhibition is dedicated to our Hall of Fame, honouring those who have made a significant difference to the game of our lives. ๐ If you haven't seen it yet, here's a pre-match warm-up, courtesy of our First 11 series...
nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame
Carol Thomas - National Football Museum Hall of Fame induction
"Carol and the people that played in her era were the real pioneers of our game." ๐ฆ Baroness Sue Campbell was amongst those present at St. George's Park yesterday to honour our latest #NFMHallOfFame inductee...
nationalfootballmuseum.com/news/carol-thomas-inducted
Hall of Fame induction: Walter Tull
Our latest #NFMHallOfFame inductee was one of the millions who lost their lives during the First World War.
Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town forward Walter Tull was the first black officer to command white troops in the British Army. He was killed in action in France just months before the war's end.
nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/walter-tull
First 11: Manchester's football history
๐ช Armbands to ashtrays
๐ Boots to braces
๐ Cups to crowns
Find out more about Manchester's football history via eleven objects from our extensive collection...
Walter Tull: Hall of Fame induction
Yesterday, Walter Tull joined our Hall of Fame ranks, becoming the 169th influential figure to do so.
Hear from Walter's grand-nephew, Edward Finlayson, biographer Phil Vasili and ex-Reading forward Nick Blackman about the forward's remarkable life and career, and what it means over a century since his passing.
nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/walter-tull
Sefton Samuels: When Football Was Football
"Photographing life as it was, real life, not posed or anything like that."
Sefton Samuels has photographed a host of football legends over the years, from George Best and Matt Busby to Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison. Hear from the man himself about his career, his process and his new exhibition, When Football Was Football, on display now in the Pitch Gallery.
nationalfootballmuseum.com/whatson/sefton-samuels
Museum tour with Ben Shires
Join Match of the Day Kickabout presenter Ben Shires for an extra special tour of the National Football Museum. Featuring our some of our star objects and displays... ๐โฝ
First 11: Women's Super League
The Barclays FA Women's Super League is back this evening! ๐ฅณ
We're celebrating 10 years of the WSL in our latest First 11 video. Featuring objects related to Casey Stoney, Eni Aluko, Fara Williams and more!