| 1895 |
The first women's football
match was reported to have taken place between a team formed from
players from the South and a a team representing the North. |
| 1920 |
An unofficial women's football
international match is played by England against France, which England
won 2-0.
53,000 watch the Dick, Kerr's Ladies take
on St. Helens Ladies at Goodison Park - the biggest crowd ever to watch
a women's football match in England, with a further 10,00 locked out !! |
| 1921 |
Women's football banned on
league grounds by the FA as it was deemed "quite unsuitable for
females and ought to be discouraged." |
| 1969 |
The Women's Football
Association formed with 44 clubs. |
| 1971 |
Ban lifted on playing women's
football on FA affiliated club grounds.
The first WFA National Cup contested,
with Southampton beating Stewarton and Thistle 3-2. |
| 1972 |
First official women's
international match in Britain as England meet Scotland and win 3-2. |
| 1983 |
The FA offer affiliation to
the WFA on the same basis of County associations. |
| 1991 |
The WFA create a national
league with 24 clubs. |
| 1993-94 |
The FA take control of the
Women's FA National Cup, renaming it the FA Challenge Cup. |
| 1994-95 |
The FA take control of the
Women's National league (changing it's name to the FA Women's Premier
League) and League Cup. The league contains 30 teams - 10 in each
of the three divisions. |
| 1998 |
The first tranche of 20
Centres of Excellence opened.
AXA come in as sponsors of the Premier
League and the League and FA Cups.
Nationwide sponsor the national side. |
| 1999 |
USA host World Cup. |
| 2002 |
The FA announce that football
had taken over as the top women's sport. |
| 2005 |
England host the European
Championships. |
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