13th Jun 2024
Object of the Week: Alan Hansen’s Liverpool shirt
Alan Hansen is one of the greatest centre-halves of his generation. During his time at Liverpool, the Scot won eight First Division championships, three League Cups,…
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30th May 2024
Object of the Week: EFL Rainbow Ball
Uma Ghelani on the EFL’s groundbreaking rainbow ball, used during LGBTQ+ History Month in 2024.
7th Mar 2024
Object of the Week: Ellen White’s boots
This week, Uma Ghelani looks at a a very special pair of boots belonging to a Lionesses record-holder and Women’s Super League great.
20th Feb 2024
Object of the Week: Elton John’s glasses
A look at Elton John’s long and fruitful association with Watford Football Club, through the lens of one of our on-loan objects.
20th Dec 2023
Michele Robinson: a coaching pioneer
Researcher Jodie Neville talks to Michele Robinson, a pioneer for women in football coaching.
19th Dec 2023
Female referees in England: a short history
With Rebecca Welch about to make history as the first female referee in the Premier League, Dr Alexander Jackson takes a short look at the history of female referees in English football. They have had a long, if overlooked presence in the game.
6th Dec 2023
Object of the Week: The Umbrella Stand
With the heavens opening this week (and most weeks in Manchester), Uma Ghelani looks at one of the relevant objects in our archive: a 19th-century umbrella stand.
12th Sep 2023
England v Scotland, 1872: the world’s first international
With the 150th anniversary celebration match taking place at Hampden Park, we look back to what is considered to be the first ever international match: Scotland versus England at Hamilton Crescent in 1872.
7th Sep 2023
Equity in Football
The National Football Museum believes that it is the right of all women to enjoy football openly, fearlessly and with equity.
20th Jul 2023
Lionesses: 1985 Mundialito Cup winners
This week’s blog looks at a very special event that is less well known than it should be – England’s victory in the 1985 Mundialito Cup.
17th Jul 2023
Lionesses in Japan: the 1981 Mundialito
With the Lionesses looking to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand, Dr Alex Jackson looks at a major event in the team’s history – the 1981 Mundialito Cup in Japan.
2nd Jun 2023
FA Cup Special: Manchester United
Ahead of the first ever all-Manchester FA Cup Final, we look at moments from Manchester United’s history in the competition via objects you can see on our galleries.