Dick, Kerr Ladies decorate Deepdale with the resplendent tribute they deserve | Suzanne Wrack


Taking pride of place next to Tom Finney, a three-tonne memorial was unveiled to the women’s team that drew record crowds and defied sexist FA legislation

It is apt that a year when the profile of women’s football has taken a leap forward marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Dick, Kerr Ladies.

Commemorating the team’s first game at Deepdale, a memorial to the pioneering side was unveiled at the home of Preston North End last Friday. And what a memorial. A staggering 3.5 tonnes of granite has been used for the tribute. This is no small plaque tucked away in a corner; at six metres high by four metres wide it’s a towering presence in the corner of the ground, sitting proudly behind the fountain-statue tribute to Preston’s favourite son, Sir Tom Finney.

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