How the FA banned women's football in 1921 and tried to justify it, Women's football
By A Mystery Man Writer
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A year after more than 50,000 turned up to watch Dick, Kerr Ladies play St Helens, a ban was introduced that was to last half a century
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How the FA banned women's football in 1921 and tried to justify it, Women's football
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How the FA banned women's football in 1921 and tried to justify it, Women's football