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As a result, on 5 December 1921, the FA imposed a ban on women's football, stating that "the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and should not be encouraged" and alleging that "an excessive proportion of the receipts are absorbed in expenses and an inadequate percentage devoted to charitable objects."
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.
After the "first golden age" of women's football occurred in the United Kingdom in the 1920s, with one match attracting over 50,000 spectators, [5] The Football Association instituted a ban from 1921 to 1970 in England that disallowed women's football on the grounds used by its member clubs. [6]
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 ...
[23] [10] In 1921, the Football Association banned all women's teams from playing on Association-affiliated grounds, arguing that the game is "not fitted for females", citing the high costs of player expenses, and alleging financial corruption.
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]
[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 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 ...