The stories of female Newcastle United fans from the 1950s are revealed as part of a new research project by Durham University.
The study tells the stories of the women’s experiences of watching their beloved Magpies play and what it was like to be a female fan in football’s ‘golden age’. The newly launched website – https://womenfootballfans.org/ – features the testimonies of the women talking about matchdays, the barriers they faced in being fans, the FA Cup victories, and the heroes of the day such as Jackie Milburn and the Robledo brothers.
Their testimonies are an important part of football’s history, which up until now have been largely hidden. Dr Stacey Pope, from Durham University’s Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, said: “Sport has played an important part in the lives of people for centuries and millions have been involved in football as fans.
