A Trip to the National Football Museum

Have you ever wondered where the ball from the 1966 World Cup Final is kept? Or where Maradona’s shirt from the notorious “Hand of God” game is tucked away?

In the deepest, darkest corner of Lancashire, lies a small football-mad town that is privy to such football memorabilia on a daily basis. Preston, with a population of fewer than 200,000, no longer boasts the most famous team in the land… but it does still offer visitors another star attraction: The National Football Museum.

Packed to the rafters with original black and white photographs, unique World Cup posters, footballs, autographed boots, shirts and other vestiges of the beautiful game, the museum, located adjacent to Preston North End’s Deepdale stadium, is open six days a week and admission is free. The only catch… it’s in Preston.

We were lucky enough to swindle a few tickets for this past weekend’s Fourth Round FA Cup tie between Chelsea and Preston North End. Prior to seeing the Blues knock Darren Ferguson’s side out of the Cup, we popped into the museum for a quick look around. Here are a couple of the more obscure items that caught our eye.

Gary Lineker resembles Prince Charles in this puppet-ear-fest

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