A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football

Suzanne Wrack's book is a must-read for anyone interested in women's football.
The history of women's football, from its inception in England in the late nineteenth century to its fifty-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks of its lifting, is explored in Suzanne Wrack's book. It is a compelling narrative that celebrates the teams and individuals who helped the sport develop into today's nationally and internationally recognized phenomenon.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing

Winner of a Sunday Times Sports Book Award


Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year


A truly important book.


Megan Rapinoe


Hardhitting and clear-sighted.


The Times


Impassioned . . . joyous.


Spectator


Discover the story of the women who paved the way for the Lionesses




This is the astonishing history of women's football: from the game's first appearance in England in the late nineteenth century to the incredible teams that at their height drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park, through to its fifty-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when restrictions were lifted. Following the game's meteoric rise in recent years, Suzanne Wrack considers what the next chapter of this incredible story might - and should - be.




A thoroughly entertaining and enlightening read.




Clare Balding


A fantastic book on how the game has developed and what its future could hold.


Phil Neville


A compelling narrative . . . The history of the women's game has been long overlooked. This book celebrates it, and the teams and individuals who helped the sport develop into today's nationally and internationally recognized phenomenon.




Times Literary Supplement


Wrack is something of a trailblazer herself . . . few would be better placed to write its history.




Irish Times

Weight: 242g
Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783352166
Edition number: Main