Women’s football was stymied in November 1921 when The FA seemed it “quite unsuitable for females” and prohibited it on its member’s grounds.
While this move massively hamstrung female teams and players, it didn’t kill the game entirely. Games were still organised, albeit at smaller venues, with some teams even embarking on international tours.
This brings us to our featured object: a pennant from Femina Sport, a French team which travelled to England to play the famous Dick, Kerr Ladies, and, later, enjoyed a ten-game tour of Britain.
Though playing in front of much smaller crowds, the women’s game persisted, thanks to the endeavour and commitment of amateur teams and players across the decades.
Only in 1971 was this de facto ban eventually lifted, by which point immense harm had been dealt to the development of the sport.
