18th Aug 2021
Object of the Week: Stanley Matthews’ Blackpool kit
We look at the full kit worn by the ‘Wizard of the Dribble’, Sir Stanley Matthews, during Blackpool’s remarkable 1953 FA Cup triumph.
Collection Stories
11th Aug 2021
Object(s) of the Week: When Brentford were last in the top flight
The first fixture of the new Premier League season takes place on Friday evening when new boys Brentford entertain Arsenal. It sees the Bees return to the top flight for the first time in 74 years. Uma Ghelani turns the clock back to a golden pre-war era for the West London club.
2nd Jul 2021
Object of the Week: Aston Villa v Berlin menu card
Our latest object is from an early Anglo-German clash – a meeting between Aston Villa and Berlin at the turn of the nineteenth century.
30th Jun 2021
Matches, microphones and magical King Kenny – by George Sephton
He’s been stadium announcer at Liverpool FC for more than half a century and is known as the ‘Voice of Anfield’. We speak to George Sephton about matches and microphones.
23rd Jun 2021
Pretty in pink – football’s coolest colour
Lex Heaton takes a rose-coloured look at the pink objects in the National Football Museum’s collection.
13th Jun 2021
Object of the Week: Nettie Honeyball photograph
This week’s object is a picture of Nettie Honeyball – a marvellous and mysterious early figure of women’s football.
2nd Jun 2021
Object of the Week: David Beckham’s Argentina penalty football
As an international star and media sensation, David Beckham is synonymous with English football. He sent this ball into the Argentina net in one of his most iconic moments.
2nd Jun 2021
“Football is yelling out to be drawn!” – artist Millie Chesters
Artist Millie Chesters has produced two online Drawing Drills workshops for arty families. She is encouraging families to make their own football stickers (inspired by The Euros) and learn to draw footballers in motion. We caught up with Millie to find out more…
24th May 2021
“Alex Ferguson is defined by how he has dealt with adversity”
Recovering from a life-threatening brain haemorrhage and acutely aware that his memory might desert him, Alex Ferguson begins to recount the most important stories of his life, both in and out of football, to his son Jason in SIR ALEX FERGUSON: NEVER GIVE IN.
7th May 2021
Object of the Week: Southampton cup glory photo
Southampton won the first WFA Mitre Challenge Trophy final in 1971. Alexandra Heaton looks at the career of their influential player Sue Lopez.
4th May 2021
When the most famous football in English history came home…
Andy Lines, Daily Mirror chief reporter recalls the time his newspaper saved the 1966 World Cup Final ball for the nation – and set up an impromptu rematch on a village field.
14th Apr 2021
Object of the Week: Karen Bardsley’s title-winning Manchester City shirt
As the Women’s Super League celebrates its 10th anniversary this week (April 2021) Alexandra Heaton looks at a shirt from our collection worn by a legend of the game.