Women’s football is the biggest female sport in England with more players competing in affiliated competition than any other female team sport. There has been a huge increase in the number of players, clubs, leagues and competition since 1993 when The Football Association assumed governance of the game. Previously the women’s game had been run by an amateur body, the Women’s Football Association, which, although run by enthusiastic volunteers, was unable to provide the required investment into the game at all levels.
In 1993 there were 10,400 players and today there are over 147,000. Football continues to grow at a fantastic rate since becoming the top female sport in 2002. The Active People survey in 2006 highlighted that 250,000 women and 1.1 million girls play some form of football. There are 26 million females playing across the world, of which 4.1m are playing affiliated football – this is a 54% growth since the year 2000 (FIFA Big Count 2006)
This season, Sussex has 44 affiliated Women’s Teams – we are confident that there is a team out there to suit all ability levels. If you require further information please contact michelle.lawrence@sussexfa.com
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