ABSTRACT
The previous chapter, ‘Football and heritage’, considered the growing interest in, and interpretation of, Association football’s heritage, by enthusiasts and collectors, and more recently among academics. This chapter considers the relationship between football and museums. How and why have museums re ected the game? How far has this interest in football by museums been connected with the wider growing interest in the history and heritage of the game? What has been the interaction between football museums and academia? What has resulted from these interactions?
