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that because it competed for attention with the men’s game, England’s FA banned women’s soccer teams in 1921?

Who were the Dick, Kerr Ladies?

The Dick, Kerr Ladies was the most famous early women’s football team. Founded in Preston, Lancashire, England, during the First World War, it was a works’ team for the munitions manufacturer Dick, Kerr & Co., owned by W.B. Dick and John Kerr. They played friendly matches with other women’s teams during the war to raise money for charity.

What was the English Ladies’ Football Association?

In reaction to the FA’s banning of women’s football, the English Ladies’ Football Association

(ELFA) was formed. The first meeting of the ELFA took place at Blackburn on December 10, 1921. At that time there were approximately 150 women’s football clubs in England. The representatives of 25 clubs attended the initial meeting. Sixty attended the second, held in Grimsby. ELFA existed for about two years, and held one challenge cup tournament with 24 teams entered in competition. The winners were Stoke Ladies, who defeated Doncaster and Bentley Ladies 3–1, on June 24, 1922.