The prehistory of women's soccer

The first women's soccer match will be held listed March 23, 1895 at the initiative of the British Ladies Football Club, whose president was Lady Florence Dixie. It was a match between a selection of Northern England and South match which ended in a 7-1 victory for the North. Subsequently, other women's matches were held in England, Belgium and France, in particular that while many women worked in factories to support the war effort (1914-1918). These machs were organized mainly in the form of events raising funds for charitable causes. The growing popularity of these promotional games encourage more organizations to hold such events because they could generate significant revenues. Thus, at the Boxing Day 1920, a match between the team of Dick, Ker and that of St. Helens will fill the stadium Goodison Park in Liverpool, with a capacity of 53 000 spectators, leaving more 10 000 people unable to get tickets outside.