Female Football Spectators in Britain 1863-1939 - Lewis, Robert; - Prospero Internet Bookshop

Female Football Spectators in Britain 1863-1939

A Historical Analysis
 
Edition number: 1
Publisher: Routledge
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Short description:

Some women have always been ?authentic? fans of football, both knowledgeable and enthusiastic in their support, and this book will demonstrate that.

Long description:

This book analyses women as spectators at men?s association football (soccer) in Britain from 1863 to 1939. The author shows that women have always been present at men?s football in Britain, a fact not always acknowledged in modern popular accounts of the game, albeit as a small minority in overall attendances.


Some women have always been ?authentic? fans of football, both knowledgeable and enthusiastic in their support, and this book will demonstrate that.

Table of Contents:
1. The Market for Association Football as a Spectator Entertainment and the Female Spectator as a ?Visible Flaneuse? 2. Female Football Spectators in Britain: Evidence for Attendance 3. The Female Football Spectator as Authentic Fan: Theory 4. The Female Football Spectator as Authentic Fan: Historical Evidence 5. Women Football Spectators and the Crowd: Aspects of Spectatorship 6. Conclusion: Female Football Fans in Britain in Historical Context, 1863?1939: Transgressive, Authentic and Not Invisible