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In 1921, the SFA followed the English FA once more in implementing a total ban on women's football. [37] In late-1971, when UEFA proposed requiring its member associations to formally incorporate women's football, the SFA was the only member association to vote against the proposal. [38]
Dick, Kerr Ladies team in 1921. The Football Association banned women's football at its members grounds on 5 December 1921. The FA claimed that football was unsuitable for females and that charitable donations were being misappropriated. [10] The resolution passed by the FA's Consultative Committee read: 5. Women's Football Matches.
The popularity of women's team matches led the Football Association (FA) to ban women's football at its members' grounds on 5 December 1921. [1] This ban applied only in England and the Scottish FA did not make a similar bar until 20 years later. [3] However the Scottish FA refused requests by Scottish clubs Raith Rovers , Aberdeen and Queen of ...
Of course, it is worth mentioning that the growth of women’s football was stunted by the 1921 FA ban, barring women from playing organised football and using professional pitches and facilities ...
Following the FA ban on women's teams on 5 December 1921, the English Ladies' Football Association was formed, with 58 affiliated clubs. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] A silver cup was donated by the first president of the association, Len Bridgett.
[1]: 6 Football faced armed opposition in the 18th century when used as a cover for violent protest against attempts to enclose common land. Women were banned from playing at English and Scottish Football League grounds in 1921, a ban that was only lifted in the 1970s. Female footballers still face similar problems in some parts of the world.
The FA's ban, which lasted from 1921 to around 1971, inspired or coincided with other bans of women's football in Europe over a similar span, some of which did not end until UEFA required European national associations to incorporate the women's sport. [14]
The English Ladies' Football Association (ELFA) was formed in 1921 and active until 1922. [1] [2] It was arguably a direct response to the Football Association (FA)’s ban on women's football teams. [3] The first meeting of the ELFA was held several weeks after the ban and Leonard Bridgett, the manager and coach of Stoke Ladies, was its first ...