A Place at the Table
Match #8 Manchester United vs Wigan Ladies
Year: 1990
Location: Wigan
Description: Away at United in the Second Round proper of the Women's FA Cup on November 11th 1990, United winning 3-1. The Wigan scorer was Karen Platt (37 min) and United's scorers Dawn Hoolands (50), Fiona Head (own goal 53) and Georgina Williams (82) .
Women's Football:
- 1991: The FIFA Women's World Cup is established
- 1993: The FA funds the women’s game for the first time and takes over the running of women's football in England from the WFA
- 1995: England qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup
- 1996: Women’s football introduced into the Olympics
- 1998: Hope Powell became the England team's first full-time head coach
Women's Rights:
- 1993: Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 1994: Trade Union reform and Employment Rights Act guarantees every working woman the right to maternity leave for the first time.
- 1997: 120 women win seats in the general election.