I visited The National Football Museum and you should too - here's why
Though I am admittedly not the biggest football fan in the world, I do enjoy a good museum. Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be invited on a guided tour of The National Football Museum here in Manchester and it was so interesting!
Our tour guide Taron clearly knew his stuff and presented everything in such a fun and accessible way (great for those who aren’t up to speed with the history of football).
I highly recommend booking a tour if you can because you get so much information and it takes the experience to a new level.
One of the most interesting parts of the tours, was the fact that women’s football was banned for 50 years yet, Lily Parr, born in 1908 travelled the world to play football at any country that hadn’t banned the sport and would still let her play, what an inspiration!
There’s a whole bunch of football memorabilia including trophies, tickets, artwork and shirts.
I saw the first ever shirt which was worn by Arnold Kirke Smith in 1892 and made by his grandma. The shirt was made of heavy wool which certainly wouldn’t hold up today.
There’s so much to see at the museum and even if you’re not a fan of any team I still recommend going and having a look because it might just spark an interest!