The History of Women's Football

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By Jean Williams

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The History of Women's Football traces the fascinating evolution of women's football from its Victorian origins in 1881 to England's hosting of the Euro Finals in 2022. Author Jean Williams explores how women's football began as a professional sport before a fifty-year ban by the Football Association in 1921 halted its progression in the UK. The narrative reveals why the ban occurred, the delayed formation of the Women's Football Association in 1969, and the struggle for England to qualify for a Women's World Cup in 1995. Featuring personal accounts from pioneering players who defied the ban, including stories of sacrifice and triumph, the book presents a richly illustrated and deeply researched history supported by Williams’ extensive academic expertise and interviews.
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This book will appeal to sports enthusiasts, historians, and readers interested in gender studies or social history. It is especially recommended for those who appreciate detailed accounts of football's cultural impact and the pioneering women who shaped the game against significant adversity.

A complete history of women’s football, from its Victorian roots to the Euro Finals in England 2021.

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A complete history of women's football, from its Victorian games beginning in 1881 to the plans for England to host the Euro Finals in England 2022, The History of Women's Football demonstrates how women's football began as a professional sport and has only recently returned to these professional roots in the UK. This is because there was a fifty-year Football Association 'ban' on women playing on pitches affiliated to the governing body in England. The other British associations followed suit.

Why was women's football banned in 1921? Why did it take until 1969 for a Women's Football Association to form? Why did it take until 1995 for England to qualify for a Women's World Cup? Answers to these key questions are supplemented across the chapters by personal accounts of the players who defied the ban, at home and abroad, along with the personal costs and rewards of being footballing pioneers.

AUTHOR: Professor Jean Williams is the leading academic author on women's football in the world, having written books funded by FIFA and UEFA as well as books based on the British, such as A Game For Rough Girls (2003). Jean has been a consultant to The FIFA Museum in Zurich, The National Football Museum, Manchester and the FA at St George's Park and Wembley. An average, but enthusiastic football player, Jean was more likely to win her club's 'Most Improved Player' than national distinction.

Having reunited England players from official and unofficial England national teams, including several reunions at the National Football Museum, Jean has access to many diverse interviewees, memorabilia, and images to tell this story. The eldest player she is currently in contact with, Alice Elliott, began playing for Manchester Corinthians in 1949, aged fourteen. Leah Caleb was only thirteen when she travelled to Mexico in 1971 to play in an unofficial Women's World Cup. Mary Phillip became the first black woman to captain England in 2003. It is these, and other stories, that Jean believes will bring the book alive.

70 b/w illustrations

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399008624

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pen & Sword History

Illustration: 70 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Professor Jean Williams is the leading academic author on women’s football in the world, having written books funded by FIFA, and UEFA as well as books based on the British, such as A Game For Rough Girls (2003). Jean has been a consultant to The FIFA Museum in Zurich, The National Football Museum, Manchester and the FA at St George’s Park and Wembley. An average, but enthusiastic football player, Jean was more likely to win her club’s ‘Most Improved Player’ than national distinction. Having reunited England players from official and unofficial England national teams, including several reunions at National Football Museum, Jean has access to many, diverse interviewees, memorabilia and images to tell this story. The eldest player she is currently in contact with, Alice Elliott, began playing for Manchester Corinthians in 1949, aged fourteen. Leah Caleb was only thirteen when she travelled to Mexico in 1971 to play in an unofficial Women’s World Cup. Mary Phillip became the first black woman to captain England in 2003. It is these, and other stories, that Jean believes will bring the book alive.