22nd Oct 2023
Sir Bobby Charlton, 1937 – 2023
Sir Bobby was President of the National Football Museum and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002 for his outstanding contribution to football.
News
12th Oct 2023
Our record-breaking bumper summer stats!
The National Football Museum welcomed a record number of visitors during the 2023 summer season, continuing its strong annual performance from the previous year.
6th Oct 2023
Football Writing Festival 2023: back for a ninth year
The Football Writing Festival returns to the National Football Museum for a ninth year, featuring more talks and cheaper tickets than ever before.
5th Oct 2023
Museum hosts first curatorial summit for Black footballers
The National Football Museum today hosted the inaugural co-curatorial summit for a brand-new exhibition that tells the important story of black footballers in the English game.
28th Sep 2023
Teaming up with the Barclays WSL to increase women’s football representation
The National Football Museum has teamed up with the Barclays Women’s Super League to increase women’s football representation on our galleries.
7th Aug 2023
Visitor Notice: Penalty Shootout
An update for visitors regarding duplicate payments for the museum’s Penalty Shootout game (20 July to 4 August).
18th Jul 2023
Manchester’s Medieval Festival returns for its second year
A unique family-friendly festival in Manchester’s historic medieval quarter returns for its second year on 23 – 24 September 2023.
14th Jul 2023
National Football Museum Announces New Trustees
The National Football Museum is delighted to welcome two new trustees.
12th Jul 2023
Batteries Not Included, open now!
The museum has unveiled a new interactive exhibition that explores the history and development of football toys and games.
4th Jul 2023
Women’s World Cup takeover at the National Football Museum
This summer, we are going big on the Women’s World Cup, supporting the tournament with a new exhibition, fun programming activities and new objects on display.
22nd May 2023
Noisy Neighbours, this May half term
Celebrate the first ever all-Manchester FA Cup Final with us this May half term. Featuring Matt Oldfield, medal-making and more!
18th May 2023
National Football Museum highlights stellar growth from 2022-23
The National Football Museum has published their performance statistics for the 2022-23 period.