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.
FA Cup: A Tale of Two Pardews
2025 marks the first time that Crystal Palace have made it to an FA Cup Final without the involvement of Alan Pardew…
Five controversial Bosman free transfers
With Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid now confirmed, we look at five of the most controversial free transfers in English football history.
1953: More than the Matthews Final
The 1953 FA Cup Final is often referred to as the Matthews Final – but is there more to the story than the Wizard of the Dribble’s individual genius?
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.