Name: Willesden Green Coffee Morning: The history of women's football in the UK
Start: 2025-10-14T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-14T12:00:00+01:00
Location: The Library at Willesden Green

Willesden Green Coffee Morning: The history of women's football in the UK

Phil Vasili will discuss the rise of women's football, the fifty year suppression and re-emergence as the epitome of 'the beautiful game.
About this Event

If the history of women’s football in the UK were made into a film, it might resemble a dramatic story: a powerful, confident new train racing forward, while anxious railway executives, threatened by this emerging force, desperately try to tear up the tracks ahead.

This talk will examine the factors behind the rise and success of women’s football in the UK, highlighting the remarkable achievements of the Lionesses.

About the speaker

Phil Vasili has been researching and writing about the history of football since the 1980s. Two of his books have been the subject of BBC documentaries and a drama. His play 'Tull' was staged at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton and the Bernie Grant Centre, Tottenham. Another 'The Beautiful Game' was the first play staged the Brent Civic Centre in 2014.

This event is part of the nationwide project Our Freedom Then and Now, exploring the legacy of VE Day and VJ Day. In Brent this takes the form of a dynamic community programme jointly delivered by Brent Libraries, Culture and Heritage and the Jason Roberts Foundation.