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.
Arsenal v Manchester United: FA Cup Classics
A look at some of the key FA Cup fixtures between Arsenal and Manchester United over the decades.
The first ever FA Cup Final
The story of the very first FA Cup Final in 1872, told through one of our objects: the only known surviving medal awarded to the winners.
FA Cup: Third Round shocks
The January giant-killing round is upon us! We look at five of our favourite cup upsets from the Third Round of the FA Cup, featuring top-tier shocks and player sackings, career-making goals and nigh-impossible results.
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.