New FBC Session this Sunday – 10th May – join us for a 3pm Kick Off. In this event we will … More
Tag: History
A hundred-year overnight success: the stories of women’s football in Australia
By Lee McGowan In a piece of not quite though still relatively shameless self-promotion, I write to highlight a new … More
Mapping Irish Football, Get Involved!
This is a call for all football historians that may have come across references to Irish women’s football of any … More
Football in fiction: What’s the best, oldest or most obscure football novel you know?
By Lee McGowan Some believe the football novel only really took form when Nick Hornby stared right through his belly … More
Calling all football historians!
By Helena Byrne This is a call for all football historians that may have come across references to Irish women’s … More
with the ball at Her feet: a living history of Brisbane Women’s Football
By Lee McGowan On September 25, 1921, 10,000 people watched two women’s teams play football at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, … More
An introduction from Alex Gillett
By Dr Alex Gillett @dralexgillett Hello – I am new to the group and would like to introduce myself. My … More
Up Front and Onside: The Women’s Football Conference
We are delighted to announce that Football Collective member Professor Jean Williams has been selected as the academic lead for … More
From the Back Page to the Front Room: Football’s Journey Through the English Media
Over the past week we have been fortunate to welcome new Football Collective member Roger Domeneghetti to the group. Roger … More
Football by design: World Cup posters 1930-2014
Our Chair at the Future Football conference, Professor Jean Williams offers an insight into her research, Football by design: World … More
International Football History Conference, 15-16 June 2017 at MCFC’s CFA, Etihad Campus, Manchester.
International Football History Conference, 15-16 June 2017 at MCFC’s CFA, Etihad Campus, Manchester. By Dr Gary James I’m hosting, via … More
