The co-founder of the Women’s Football Association (WFA) will be giving a talk about her life in sport at the Woodford Memorial Hall on 2 June.
“I was born in 1947 and grew up watching men’s football, particularly Tottenham Hotspur, but was quickly discontented by the lack of women’s representation, so I decided to take action,” said Patricia Gregory, who established women’s team White Ribbon FC in 1967. However, a 1921 FA ban denied women the chance to officially play under FA rules, and so Patricia was forced to search the country for youth men’s teams to play against. She met Arthur Hobbs, who was running women’s tournaments, and together they went on to establish the WFA in 1969, which merged with the FA in 1993.
Patricia was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to the sport. “I have continued to push for better representation and opportunities for women in football.”
The presentation is part of an ongoing series of talks hosted by the Wanstead & Woodford U3A group (10.30am; visitors welcome; first visit free).
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