Scottish Football Museum & Hampden Stadium Tour

We are looking forward to welcoming our friends from Donegal County Museum Donegal County Archives & Heritage Office to the Museum next week as part of this project.

Do you or your relatives have a story to share about Donegal? Drop into the Museum on Thursday 3rd October, 10am - 2pm and you will be welcomed!

Please share to anyone who may be interested.

The deadline for our Local Heritage Grants is this Monday 30th at 5pm.

Don't miss out on your chance of up to £1,500 towards your community's celebration of footballing heritage, as part of the Football For All project.

Application guidance & form available at: https://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/football-for-all/local-heritage-grants/ #:~:text=Local%20Heritage%20Grants%20of%20up%20to%20%C2%A31,500%20will%20be%20available

The Local Heritage Grants have been made possible with the support of the players of The National Lottery and The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Local Heritage Grants The Local Heritage Grants have been made possible with the support of the players of The National Lottery and The Heritage Fund.

50 years ago today the Scottish Football Association lifted its ban on women’s football & recognized the Scottish Women’s Football Association.

Today we highlight Elsie Cook, a trailblazer in women’s football, in a special blog:

The Amazing Trailblazer Elsie Cook | Scottish Football Museum For this week’s Women’s Football Focus Series, we will highlight the amazing trailblazer Elsie Cook. She became the first secretary of the Scottish Women’s Football Association in 1972.

We've had some fantastic applications in so far for our Local Heritage Grants, don't miss out on your chance of up to £1,500 towards your community's celebration of footballing heritage, as part of the Football For All project.

Deadline 30th September.

Application details: http://scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/football-for-all/local-heritage-grants

The Local Heritage Grants have been made possible with the support of the players of The National Lottery and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Local Heritage Grants The Local Heritage Grants have been made possible with the support of the players of The National Lottery and The Heritage Fund.

We can't believe it's August already! (😲) Don't forget to make your Local Heritage Grant application in good time before the 30th September deadline.

Celebrate your local community footballing heritage with up to £1,500.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Local Heritage Grants The Local Heritage Grants have been made possible with the support of the players of The National Lottery and The Heritage Fund.

A fantastic presentation & talk from Jim at Football Fairs for our Hampden Club Football Memories Scotland group today 🤩

Some incredible programmes from Jim’s collection kindly on show including the 1932 England v Scotland match programme & Scotland’s first World Cup match 1954 v Austria.

June 2024 v those who came before 🤩

Can you name them all?

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£5 entry throughout June, use code EURO2024 when booking on our website.

Good luck tonight Scotland National Team

As EURO fever builds, don’t miss our pop up exhibition Shop Silverburn this June which sees some Scotland National Team shirts from previous international tournaments displayed, alongside imagery & info on players…the perfect place to pause during your shopping trip to reminisce! 🤩⚽️

Comment on the Silverburn post below with your favourite footballing memory to win a signed EURO 2008 top or a voucher for the Museum.

Let us know if you visit the exhibition, we would love to know what you think! 🙌🏼

Exciting news! 📢

As part of the celebrations we are delighted to launch our Local Heritage Grants for communities across Scotland!

Celebrate your footballing heritage & engage audiences with football history. 15 grants of up to £1,500 are available to support your activities.

More information including key dates, eligibility and application details can be found on our website:

http://scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk//football-for-all/local-heritage-grants

Local Heritage Grants The Local Heritage Grants have been made possible with the support of the players of The National Lottery and The Heritage Fund.

📢 Scotland's Football Origins Timeline live!

Explore our virtual exhibition showcasing important artefacts from early football history (1424-1873) bringing together collections across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️

Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland

Supported by Museum Galleries Scotland

Scotland's Football Origins 1424 — 1873 Important items linked to Scotland’s early football history can be found within a diverse range of organisations and institutions.

We know keeping the kids entertained during the rainy holidays is hard!

Grab a 10% discount on tickets for our Museum & Stadium tour and Museum only visits now - the perfect day out (indoors)!

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☕️ Lunch at Cafe Hampden

Getting egg-cited for Easter? Chocolate isn’t the only treat in store!

Grab our 10% off discount code now on all museum & stadium tours in April.

Use SFMEaster10 when booking online.

Now that’s a cracking deal! 🐣🥚

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is this Stirling Albion FC blazer badge from the club’s 1966 trip to Japan, the 1st British & professional club to go on tour there. Two wins over the Japanese side followed, 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium and 4-2 at the Komazawa Stadium.

More: https://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/objects-of-the-week/stirling-albion-blazer-badge/

As Scotland National Team prepare to face Norway later this week in the Qualifiers, our is a ticket from the Scotland vs Norway 1998 World Cup game, which ended 1-1 with goals from Craig Burley & Håvard Flo.

Good luck tonight boys!

A packed house at today’s Hampden Club Memories meeting, with guest speaker Hugh MacDonald also receiving a special Football Memories Scotland Cap for services to football.

Thank you Hugh!

is this Celtic FC blazer badge.

in 1887 the club was founded by Irish Marist Brother Walfrid to feed the poor in Glasgow’s east end, moving to Parkhead in 1892.

On 28th May 1888, Celtic played their first official match against Rangers and won 5-2.

Another fantastic Thursday here at Hampden Park hosting our Football Memories group, who enjoyed a talk from football historian and author John Litster, on '60 years of Scottish Football.'

Regional coordinator for Football Memories, Robert Harvey, presents John with a cap in thanks for his work in football and for the group.

Cammy Murray also donated a wonderful scrapbook curated on the golden era of Scottish football, which he has kindly donated to the group.

Thank you to John & Cammy!

Football Memories Scotland John Litster

One Game, Many Nations - our new photography exhibition is nearly ready! 📸

Showcasing 20 of Alan Campbell's images of the professional game in Scotland, we’re celebrating the diversity of our senior club game with Show Racism the Red Card Scotland

More pics to follow 🤩

A fantastic Dementia Friends training session for our team from Anne Alzheimer Scotland, thank you so much!

We will be wearing our badges with pride at the Museum in Hampden Park 🌼

Training is available to everyone and highly recommended, details on their website 👇

dementiafriends.org.uk