WHEN FOOTBALL BANNED WOMEN - Channel 4

30 Jul 2017 by David Winterburn

Well worth watching if you missed the programme, you can view on Channel 4 Catch Up until middle of August.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/when-football-banned-women/on-demand/66101-001

The story took us back to a time when women’s matches commanded front page attention and attracted 50,000-strong crowds.

It would be good to say things had moved on since then, but despite playing at the highest international level, none of the modern footballers Clare Balding met were household names, or even full-time professionals.

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