Posted on 24th January 2018
This is a story from the SD archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Supporters Direct have partnered with The Women’s Football Conference 2018, titled ‘Upfront and Onside’. This conference is part of the Hidden Histories project, funded by the Arts Council and will be held at the National Football Museum in Manchester on 8th/9th March.
This will be the biggest conference on the history and heritage of women’s football and coincides with International Women’s Day on 8th March. Upfront & Onside features a programme of influential keynote speakers from around the globe focussing on over 150 years of the women’s game.
To get your tickets for the event and to read more about the speakers please click here.
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.
