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David Jason tells the story of how the rise and fall of women's football was captured on film, and how a group of WW1 munitions workers from Preston became celebrities.
David Jason tells the story of how the rise and fall of women's football was captured on film. Using professional and amateur archive, the documentary reveals how a group of World War One munitions workers from Preston became international celebrities. Dick Kerr Ladies were unofficially crowned the Women's England football team but did their success lead to their controversial downfall? In 1921 the FA outlawed the women's game, banning it from football league grounds for 50 years.
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Thu 13 Dec 2007
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