Nettie Honeyball
Nettie Honeyball, also referred to as Nettie J. Honeyball,[1] was the founder of the British Ladies' Football Club, the first known women's association football club, and one of their players until spring 1895. The name Nettie Honeyball was a pseudonym, and her real name is unknown. Some people believe that her real name was Mary Hutson.[2][3][4][5] When Honeyball formed the BLFC, she was living in Crouch End, but it is not known whether she was from the area. There have been suggestions that she may have been from a middle class family in Pimlico.[3][4]
Career
In 1894, Honeyball began placing newspapers adverts for players for a women's football team. Thirty women responded, and so the
Legacy
Nettie Honeyball featured in the exhibition Goal Power at Brighton Museum in 2022.[9]
References
- ^ a b Brennan, Patrick. "Nettie Honeyball". Donmouth. Patrick Brennan. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ a b "The Honeyballers: Women who fought to play football". BBC News. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9781782196860.
- ^ ISBN 9781317996781.
- ^ a b "From Honeyball to Houghton". FIFA. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ISBN 9781912022397.
- ISBN 9781135261382.
- ISBN 9781409086918.
- ^ East, Jody (27 May 2022). "Six pioneers of Women's football from Brighton Museum's Goal Power!". Museum Crush. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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