Category: Focus on Fodens: History of Women’s Football

Carmen Pomies:
The Most Important Woman Footballer in History
Part 2 of 3 – La Galerie des Champions Tour 1925

by Steve Bolton | Jun 14, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

To read Part 1 of this series click HERE 1925: Tea on the Terrace On Monday 11th...

Carmen Pomies:
The Most Important Woman Footballer in History
Part 1/3

by Steve Bolton | Jun 7, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

The Girl from Parr meets the Girl from Paris Carmen Chantelle Marianne Pomies… 5 feet 8...

Fleetwood Ladies
Part Three
Media Coverage

by Alex Jackson | Jun 3, 2021 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

To read Part 1 of this series click HERE and for Part 2 click HERE Judged by many similar...

Fleetwood Ladies
Part Two
Players and Officials

by Alex Jackson | May 31, 2021 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

To read Part 1 of this series – please click HERE One of the major challenges in...

Fleetwood Ladies
Part One

by Alex Jackson | May 24, 2021 | Archival Research, British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

On the 21 May 1921, fans crowded into the Oval stadium in Belfast. Normally they would come to see...

‘The Pioneer of Ladies Football in Ireland:’
A brief history of Mrs Scott
Part Two

by Alex Jackson | Apr 1, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 1

To read Part One of this article please click HERE Diana Scott’s involvement in women’s football...

‘The Pioneer of Ladies Football in Ireland:’
A brief history of Mrs Scott
Part One

by Alex Jackson | Mar 29, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

On 29 March 1921, Mrs Walter Scott became one of the first female football administrators to be...

1971 Women’s World Cup:
Interviews with Players
Carol Wilson
Captain of the Squad

by Ella Williams | Feb 20, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Podcasts, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

Playing Pasts is delighted to present the latest in the series of 1971 Women’s World cup...

Women’s Football in Interwar Scotland:
Sadie Smith and the Legendary Rutherglen Ladies FC
Part 2

by Fiona Skillen and Steve Bolton | Feb 18, 2021 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

Introduction In part one of our article [which can be read HERE] we explored the developments of...

Women’s Football in Interwar Scotland:
Sadie Smith and the Legendary Rutherglen Ladies FC
Part 1

by Fiona Skillen and Steve Bolton | Feb 11, 2021 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 3

Rutherglen Ladies FC, Mr James H Kelly & Sadie Smith Women’s football in Scotland has a...

“And then we were Boycotted”
New Discoveries about the Birth of Women’s Football in Italy [1933]
Part 10

by Marco Giani | Jan 3, 2021 | Archival Research, Athletics, Basketball, Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Società Italiana di Storia dello Sport [SISS], Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

The author would like to express thanks to: Luigi and Francesco Ferrari, Rosa Mottino, Francesco...

1971 Women’s World Cup:
Interviews with Players:
Part 3

by Ella Williams | Dec 26, 2020 | Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football, Football, Podcasts, Team Sports, Women in Sport | 0

Welcome to Episode 3! To listen to Episode 1 click HERE and Episode 2 HERE In this episode...

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Category: Focus on Fodens: History of Women’s Football

Carmen Pomies: The Most Important Woman Footballer...

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