2005 Women's FA Cup programme

Women’s FA Cup Final programme, 2005

This programme was sold at the 2005 Women’s FA Cup Final – and looks a little different to the usual matchday literature. Ahead of the Wembley…

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Femina Sport pennant

Femina Sport pennant

Women’s football was stymied in November 1921 when The FA seemed it “quite unsuitable for females” and prohibited it on its member’s grounds. While this move…

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Ellen White Lionesses shirt

Ellen White’s Lionesses shirt, 2022

Since making her debut in 2010, Ellen White quickly established herself as one of the Lionesses’ leading forwards. A regular scorer for a host of WSL…

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Everton Liverpool shared programme 1907

Liverpool – Everton programme, 1907

This matchday programme from December 1907 features Merseyside neighbours Liverpool and Everton – hardly unusual, you might think, as the two sides regularly met at least…

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Trent Alexander-Arnold Black Lives Matter boots

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s boots, 2020

Are these the most controversial football boots in our collection? Many players personalise their boots to feature their names, numbers, or their loved ones. In 2020,…

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Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy medal

Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy winner’s medal, 1909

Who won the first ever World Cup? Ask most people and they will (correctly) answer Uruguay. But ask that question in a County Durham mining village…

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Sergio Aguero FIFA head

Sergio Aguero 3D head, 2016

Why do we have a 1:1 scale replica of a footballer’s head on display? This is a recreation of Sergio Aguero’s head, made from scans taken…

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petr cech headguard

Petr Cech’s headguard

In 2006, Petr Cech had established himself as one of the Premier League’s top stoppers. In his two seasons at Chelsea, the Czech goalkeeper had won…

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Billy Wright England cap

Billy Wright’s England cap, 1958

This cap belonged to a player who wasn’t just the first to win 100 caps for England – he was the first to win 100 caps…

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Denis Irwin Manchester United shirt 1999

Denis Irwin’s Manchester United shirt, 1999

It is one of the most dramatic fixtures in European history.1999, UEFA Champions League Final, Camp Nou. Bayern Munich lead Manchester United courtesy of an early…

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subbuteo

Subbuteo

Football board games had been in existence in some form or other since the late 19th century, but Subbuteo can confidently claim to be the king…

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corinthian figurines

Corinthian figurines

Football memorabilia moved into new, exciting and rather bizarre places in the nineties – few more bizarre and eyecatching than Corinthian figurines. They were far from…

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