One consolation of the Covid-19 lockdowns was being able to “attend” last year’s Sporting Heritage online conference, which inspired me to put a bid in immediately for a Community Grant to make a film capturing stories from the diverse women’s football group I work with.
Find out more Dr Fiona Skillen joins us to discuss her research into the history of women's football, the barriers faced by the early female players, and how insights from the past have shaped and can help us to understand the development of the contemporary game.
Find out more Dr Gary James discusses the challenges and barriers that are still faced by women involved in football, his current work in Trafford as part of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 heritage activity, and his thoughts on the likely legacy of the tournament.
Find out more We talk to Ruth Johnson; Women & Girls Football Development Worker at Football Unites Racism Divides (FURD). Ruth provides an insight into the work of FURD, how it brings people together, through football, within the city of Sheffield, and discusses her research into the history of the women's game.
Find out more We catch up with our newest Sporting Ambassador, Joanie Evans to discusses her personal sporting heritage and why it’s important to celebrate diversity and work towards better representation in sport.
Find out more Former Doncaster Belles and England defender Michelle Jackson chats to Verity Smith from Sporting Heritage about her playing career, and shares her thoughts on the progress in women's football and the potential legacy of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
Find out more In this episode, recorded in the run up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, we talk to Stephen Bolton, who shares his research into the history of women's football. Including how he discovered the incredible story of his grandmother, Lizzy Ashcroft, one of the most influential and important pre-WW2 amateur women footballers.
Find out more “I am so delighted to join the Sporting Heritage Ambassador family and support this year’s National Sporting Heritage Day. Growing up, I didn’t see many black women playing football, or people from the LGBT+ community being celebrated in sport and that is something I have spent my sporting life changing and ensuring the next generation has a heritage they can learn from and be inspired by.”
Find out more In this podcast episode, we chat with former Sheffield Hallam United player Pauline Braham to reflect on her playing career in the 1980s as a black woman, the racism she faced in football, as well as the positive experiences and memories of the game she continues to love today.
Find out more This exhibition presents photographs and stories of some of the amazing women and girls, past and present, with a connection to women’s football in the city.
Find out more In these podcast episodes and accounts, we discuss the incredible story, and celebrated portrait of Rose Reilly MBE, the former footballer for both Italy and Scotland. And we consider the place of this portrait among the wider representations of sport in the art collections held by the National Galleries of Scotland.
Find out more On 4 July 2024, the oral history film, Remembering France was launched at Wales’ oldest cinema in Brynmawr. With more FREE screenings planned, the oral history project celebrates both Wales’ historic semi-final run in Euro 2016 and its female fans.
Find out more A video summary of our heritage activity inspired by the UEFA Women's EURO 2022, and a thank you to everyone who helped us along the way, With congratulations to the Lionesses on making history and becoming the new European Champions!
Find out more The stage is being set for the UEFA European Women’s Championship 2022 this summer, and to celebrate the heritage of women’s football our education lead, Derek Peaple has helped create a new resource as part of the UEFA Football in Schools Programme.
Find out more In order to celebrate NSHD and our grant award we wanted to scan and share a collection snapshot. We chose Wales women’s teams from the 1990s.
Find out more Yn y rhifyn hwn - recordiwyd fel rhan o'r gweithgarwch Sporting Heritage Cymru a ariannir gan Lywodraeth Cymru - mae John Carrier yn trafod sut gafodd ei ysbrydoli i gychwyn ei daith i ymchwilio'r hanes cyfoethog pêl-droed menywod Cymru gan ymweliad ar hap â Menywod Wrecsam.
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