The National Football Museum is home to the world’s largest public collection of football objects and archives.
We house over 40,000 items in total, at the museum in Manchester and at our Research Centre in Preston. You can explore some of that collection below in our dedicated collection content hub.
Our Research Centre
The National Football Museum Research Centre is located at the Deepdale Stadium in Preston.
Whilst around 2,500 objects are on display at the museum in Manchester at any one time, the remaining collection can be viewed by appointment, and we welcome both academic and non-academic visitors to our Preston site.
Book your research visit by emailing us at collections@nationalfootballmuseum.com.
Sue Lopez: an early Lionesses superstar
Objects from the remarkable career of early Lionesses and Southampton trailblazer Sue Lopez MBE.
Liverpool: Old Trafford party poopers
Looking back at the very first game at Old Trafford in 1910, when Manchester United played host to title-chasing Liverpool.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s Southern League success
Remembering Brighton & Hove Albion’s early Southern League and Charity Cup triumphs via this beautiful century-old souvenir jug.
Our YouTube Channel
Quite Unsuitable for Females Podcast
The museum and MIC Media has worked with four community producers – Rosy Akalawu-Ellman, Meg Wilson, Uma Ghelani and Debola Adebanjo – to surface some of the secrets of the women’s game.
This five-part series looks at the game’s early pioneers, representation of women in football and parallels with the modern game.