Posted on 10th November 2017
This is a story from the SD archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Women <3 Football is a Huddersfield Town Supporters Association (HTSA) campaign set up to raise the profile of Huddersfield Town Ladies FC (HTLFC) as well as women’s football in general.
HTSA recently ran a free coach to and from the Stafflex Arena for the HTLFC v Middlesbrough Women fixture, with a helping hand from Fans For Diversity. The stadium is located quite a distance from the town centre so this move provided supporters with an opportunity to get to the game easily. Along with a good turnout, the local newspaper covered the story.
HTSA has made huge efforts to formalise the relationship with the Ladies team. Along with changing the trust constitution and inviting key people at the ladies set up to speak at their AGM, they have also provided sponsorship to a player (Sarah Danby) as well as having the HTSA logo on the back of the shorts.
As it’s International Women’s Day we thought it a good time to speak to some of the women on our National Council – Ally Simcock, Kristine Green, and Sarah Stelling – in a special extended feature. We wanted hear about how they got into football, football activism, and whether they’d ever been treated differently at the match…
In recent seasons, the supporters’ movement in the women’s game has flourished and Manchester City Women’s Official Supporters Club are just one of the many fan groups riding that wave. In a special long read, which is packed full of ideas for other developing groups, Board member Dave Sheel tells us about the group’s journey over the past five years…
This year is an historic one for the women’s game, marking 100 years since the FA banned women’s football from its clubs’ stadiums in 1921. The ban was overturned in 1971 – meaning 2021 is also the 50th anniversary of the FA righting that wrong.
As many FSA members will know, 2021 is an historic year for the women’s game, marking 100 years since the FA banned women’s football and also 50 years since that ban was lifted.
