Season’s Greetings

We hope you have a ball this festive period

Scroll down to see how our year has gone (in ball format)

The National Football Museum enjoyed a fantastic 2023-24 period, welcoming 316,000 visitors through our turnstiles in Manchester city centre.

2024 has continued in a similarly strong vein, hosting new exhibitions such as MARKERS and our Black in the Game preview, unveiling our new brand and further developing our Football Creates strategy.

8 special exhibitions

3,866 family gallery engagements

1,018 community outreach engagements

90% Visit England score (November 2024)

467 new Football Heritage Collection objects accessible

3,893 facilitated school visits

29 volunteers delivering 7,230 volunteer hours

33 student work experience placements

85,000 social media followers

We are incredibly excited to showcase what 2025 has in store, sharing with even more visitors why football matters.

Check back on our website and social media channels from January 2025 for the latest updates on superb new exhibitions and fantastic family programming.