Manchester’s National Football Museum will soon be able to display more of the recently acquired Chris Unger History of Women’s Football Collection. 

The collection, which has never been on public display was put together over many years by Chris Unger, a US football coach who sadly passed away in 2015.

Now the Museum has announced that it has been awarded a grant of  £102,156 from DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund.

It consists of thousands items on the women’s game from the 1890s to the present day, including kit, medals, photographs, stamps, posters and pennants, reflecting the game at all levels and from across the globe.

National Football Museum Interim Director Kevin Haygarth said, “We’re delighted this grant will help us significantly document the history of one of the world’s most participated sports – women’s football.

“Last year the National Football Museum acquired The Chris Unger History of Women’s Football Collection- the largest collection of items relating to the growth and development of women’s football in the world.

“The museum has always told the story of the women’s game throughout its main galleries and Hall Of Fame. We’re grateful and excited by the opportunity to create a dedicated gallery where we can begin to piece together the lost history of women’s football.”

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