The Watford Observer has again teamed up with its friends at The Watford Treasury to share stories from previous issues.
Colin Payne looks back at the formation of Watford Ladies FC prior to it being renamed Watford Women last year.
Now established as both a popular spectator and participant sport, women's football continues to grow and develop around the globe. The TV audiences for the World Cup set new records, and top players became household names almost overnight. Though in reality there is still a long way to go with regard to parity in revenues and commercial viability, 2019 was the year when the women’s version of the game really burst into the public consciousness. At domestic level, during the international break in September 2019 Manchester City and Chelsea Ladies attracted gates of over 31,000 and 24,000 respectively, as they hosted ties at the City of Manchester Stadium and Stamford Bridge, and the thirst for reporting the game in all forms of media looks set to propel the sport forward still further.