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6 December 2021

 

Woman's Place UK

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Rose Reilly (b 1955), Scottish International footballer. Banned by Scottish FA after criticisms. Played in, and for, Italy. Won eight league titles, four Italian Cups and was twice crowned a “golden boot” winner. In 1983, captained Italian national ...

December 6th @ 7:21 am |

Woman's Place UK

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Thanks to everyone for sharing our thread on women’s football - and for adding to it. Here is the Times report, 100 years ago today, on the FA’s ban of the women’s game: “the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be ...

December 6th @ 7:11 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @EmilieCope91: @tabzahs @meegrot @Womans_Place_UK I joined a football club in the 80s aged about 9 and lasted one session. Page 3 jokes from the other boys & one boy ran to tell his dad an actual girl had turned up. People forget how rare it ...

December 6th @ 4:43 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @CathRobilliard: @MrMondegreen @tabzahs @Womans_Place_UK @meegrot My niece was a keen footballer at primary school playing in a mixed sex team, showing great talent at a young age; at secondary school she learned football was now boys only.

December 6th @ 3:28 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @GlynisSpencer: @Womans_Place_UK #FaraWilliams Fara Williams has been a household name in international football since she made her debut for the Lionesses 20 years ago. Since then, with 172 appearances for her country, Williams has become the ...

December 6th @ 3:28 am |