The FSA wants to put supporter voices at the heart of the women’s game, and our Women’s Game Network is growing at pace, with dozens of supporter groups joining in the past couple of years, so why not see if there’s a one in your area and get involved?
And if there’s not, then why not think about starting one? Get in touch and we can advise how to start the ball rolling on that. There’s never been a better time to get involved.
Head of women’s football at the FSA Deborah Dilworth said: “Women’s football is growing at such a fast pace and it is our job to ensure fans’ voices are heard. We will support, train and develop our volunteers so they are ready to be at the heart of their clubs – and a key stakeholder in decision making at a local and national level.”
With significant investment and an ever-growing profile, along with the establishment of a new organisation covering the top two tiers of the women’s football pyramid, it is paramount that the supporters’ voice is heard as the sport enters a new era.
Free Lionesses
At international level our Free Lionesses squad do their best to provide support to England’s travelling fans – our fans’ embassy team followed the Lionesses through the World Cup in Australia back in the summer of 2023 and we’ll be developing that service at every major women’s tournament in future.
Of course it’s not only about working in the present but celebrating and marking the past too. The women’s game has a fine tradition which deserves to be celebrated, and 2021 was also an historic year for the women’s game.
The help and support we have traditionally been able to offer those who watch men’s teams is now available to those who follow women’s teams. Access to national networks, training opportunities, mechanisms to raise their concerns with the leagues as a national group of supporters, and general FSA communications and staff support.
The FSA’s Mission is to:
- Develop women’s football as a whole.
- Ensure supporters are represented in key decision making processes within the women’s game.
- Push for positive change, change narratives and give women’s football the profile it deserves.
Contact:
Email Deborah Dilworth (FSA Women’s Game Development): [email protected]
