# @wild_history_uk on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnXUPbIMaO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66798240-wild-history-uk-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6763636d23.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-15T17:34:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Wild History Shocking Stories From the Past (@wild_history_uk) — https://gondola.cc/wild_history_uk

## Caption

In 1920, a women’s football match drew 53,000 fans. A year later, the FA banned the game — calling it “unsuitable for females.”

The real reason? The gate money. The ban lasted 50 years.

But the women played on. Every footballer today plays because they refused to stop.

Save this.

#BritishHistory #ForgottenHistory #WomensFootball #WomensHistory

## Stats

- **Views:** 650
- **Likes:** 58
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- **Comments:** 1

## Tags

forgottenhistory, womenshistory, britishhistory, womensfootball

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