With the return of the Women’s Super League (WSL) this weekend, curator Belinda Scarlett looks back at the history of one of the most dominant teams of the 1990s and 2000s – Arsenal
Sue Lopez’s contribution to women’s football has been immense; as a footballer, coach and manager over a career spanning five decades. She also battled indifference and entrenched discrimination to push for better recognition of women’s football. Curator Belinda Scarlett takes a look at the objects that tell this remarkable player’s story.
Sometimes the simple football banners are the best. With football in lockdown in the spring of 2020 this flag appeared on a street rather than a stadium. It reflected one of the game’s biggest stars and a campaign close to his heart.
It is one of the most popular football films of all time. A star-studded Hollywood cast, some of the world’s best players, and a cracking plot of good versus evil.
It was a powerful and symbolic moment as Premier League footballers took the knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
They were the first – and only – football club in the world to introduce equal pay for both their men’s and women’s teams. They are 100% fan-owned club and believe in deeds not words. This is Lewes FC.
This is the orange ball used in the match when England became champions of the world.
The National Football Museum has an opportunity for an artist to play a key role in a major exhibition in 2021.
When Blackpool fans took on their owners it was the longest fan boycott in the history of English football.
She was the photographer who stumbled onto football on the streets…
We’re working to put women’s football right at the heart of the English football story. This means moving towards increasing our representation of women in football to 50% across our collections and exhibitions. Curator of Women’s Football Belinda Scarlett talks about this exciting challenge and some new items collected in recent months…
USA beat China 21-years-ago to claim their second Women’s World Cup on home soil. This official match ball is signed by the victorious American team.