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National Football Museum

Formerly located at the Deepdale stadium in Preston, the National Football Museum opened in June 2001 and closed in 2010 in order to relocate to Manchester. It was an independent charity holding the following collections:

  • The FIFA Museum Collection
  • The Football Association Collection
  • The Football League Collection.
  • The Wembley Stadium Collection.
  • The FIFA Book Collection
  • The People’s Collection
  • The Preston North End F.C. Collection
  • The Harry Langton Collection
  • The Sir Stanley Matthews Collection
  • The Littlewoods Collection

At any time, around 42,000 items from the museum’s collections were on display, with a further 130,000 items held. Key items included:

  • One of the two balls used in the first World Cup Final in 1930.
  • The ball from the 1966 World Cup Final.
  • The replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy, made in secret by the FA in 1966 after the original was stolen, and paraded by the England players at the World Cup Final in 1966.
  • The England captain’s jersey and cap from the world's first official international football match, England v Scotland, in 1872.
  • The world’s oldest women’s football kit, from the 1890s.
  • The football shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the infamous "hand of god" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.

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