Football and the FA Women’s Super League: Structure, Governance and Impact

  • Carrie Dunn
  • Joanna Welford
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 1-6
  3. The FAWSL’s Context within the History of Women’s Football
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 7-16
  4. The Launch of the FAWSL
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 17-31
  5. The Expansion of the FAWSL
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 32-42
  6. The FAWSL2 Controversy: Doncaster Belles and Lincoln Ladies
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 43-58
  7. The Media Coverage of the FAWSL: A Girl Thing?
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 59-69
  8. Public Reaction to the FAWSL
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 70-78
  9. The Future of the FAWSL
    Carrie Dunn, Joanna Welford
    Pages 79-97
  10. Back Matter
    Pages 98-112
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About this book

Introduction

Women's football is the fastest growing participation sport in the UK. This book critically explores women's elite football from a sociological perspective, analysing the growth, governance and impact of the FA Women's Super League from its inception onwards.

Keywords

Football women's football gender sport governance media participation sociology Sport sports women

Authors and affiliations

  • Carrie Dunn
    • 1
  • Joanna Welford
    • 2
  1. 1.University of East LondonUK
  2. 2.Loughborough UniversityUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137480323
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Pivot, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Social Sciences Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-50265-3
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-48032-3
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