After the first world war, women’s football drew big crowds before the sport was banned by the FA. But it is true that during and shortly after the first world war, women’s football was big news, and drew the big crowds. About Lily and Alice and the Dick, Kerr ladies, and about the forgotten golden age of women’s football. They had good kit, the Dick, Kerr Ladies – black and white, striped shirts, striped hats; I like a footballer in a hat. Clare goes to Preston to visit Gail, a former player herself and the authority on the Dick, Kerr Ladies.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2017 04:52 UTC