National Football Museum

National Football Museum
Exterior of the museum in 2012
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EstablishedFebruary 2001 (February 2001)
LocationUrbis, Manchester (2012–)
Deepdale, Preston (2001–2010)
TypeSports museum
Visitors574,000 (2016)[1]
Public transit accessManchester Victoria
Exchange Square
Metroshuttle Bus interchange (Routes 1 & 2)
Websitenationalfootballmuseum.com

The National Football Museum is England's national museum of football. It is based in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre, and preserves, conserves and displays important collections of football memorabilia.

The museum was originally based in Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire, but moved to Manchester in 2012.[2]

  1. ^ "Visits made in 2016 to visitor attractions in membership with ALVA". ALVA. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ Airey, Tom (6 July 2012). "Why football museum moved to Manchester". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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