22nd Feb 2023
League Cup Final: Newcastle United, 1976
Looking at Newcastle United’s first League Cup final appearance in 1976 – and how one Geordie in particular proved decisive at Wembley…
Collection Stories
13th Feb 2023
10 Years in Manchester: John Brewer
John Brewer, Chair of the Board of Trustees the National Football Museum, talks about what football and the museum means to him.
19th Jan 2023
10 Years in Manchester: Tim Desmond
Tim Desmond, Chief Executive Officer at the National Football Museum, reflects on his time in Manchester.
12th Dec 2022
10 Years in Manchester: Allan Maull
Allan Maull, the National Football Museum’s longest-serving volunteer, looks back at his time with the museum.
7th Oct 2022
Object of the Week: US pennant from Nike Victory Tour 1997 – USA v England
As England face the USA in a record-selling Wembley friendly, Uma Ghelani looks at an object from a game between the two teams in 1997.
15th Aug 2022
Objects of the Week: the formation of the Premier League
Uma Ghelani travels back 30 years, looking at the controversial and tumultuous beginnings of the Premier League.
21st Jul 2022
Object of the Week: Carol Thomas’ 1984 Women’s Euro medal
Kate Wells on the 1984 UEFA Women’s Euro Championship runner-up medal awarded to England Women captain Carol Thomas.
20th Jul 2022
Object of the Week: Liz Deighan’s cap, 1974
Eloise Douglas takes a closer look at the cap and career of former Lionesses midfielder Liz Deighan.
15th Jul 2022
Object of the Week: England Women shirt, 1991
Eloise Douglas admires a unique England Women shirt from 1991, created and worn during the WFA era.
1st Jul 2022
Object of the Week: Xochitl
Uma Ghelani looks at the legacy of Xochitl, the mascot for the unofficial 1971 Women’s World Cup in Mexico.
24th Jun 2022
Object of the Week: Hope Powell’s medal
Uma Ghelani looks at the last medal won by England at a Women’s European Championship: Hope Powell’s runner-up silverware from 2009.
21st Jun 2022
Football, trains and the rise of the travelling fan
Dr Alex Jackson talks about how railways have influenced the popularity of football and how big games brought Northern fans ‘down South’ for the first time.