FAW donates Wales stars’ shirts to Football Museum collection

The museum was pleased to receive a further donation from the FAW in January, particularly some shirts with a Wrexham theme. From the World Cup qualifying match v Estonia (which Wales won 1-0 in Tallinn on 11 October), we have received signed match worn shirts from Harry Wilson, Danny Ward

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64 Years On: How Wales Reached The 1958 World Cup

The nation is gearing up for vital World Cup play-offs in March, which we hope will end in Wales’s qualification for a first finals appearance since 1958. Saturday 5 February marks the anniversary of the last time Wales qualified for a World Cup finals, some 64 years ago, with a

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The FAW Premier Cup

When FAW President Steve Williams arrived at the museum recently with boxes of objects to donate to the Welsh Football Collection, it was a Wrexham supporting colleague who spotted a wooden ball trophy and identified it…as the FAW Premier Cup! Launched as the Invitation Cup in 1997-98, the competition changed

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The Results Are In – Your Views on New Town Centre Attraction

Last month we launched a Wales-wide public survey to help us design a brand new attraction coming to Wrexham town centre. Wrexham Council, in partnership with the Welsh Government, are undertaking a major redevelopment of the Wrexham Museum building to create a joint Football Museum for Wales and Wrexham Museum

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A Football Museum for Wales – Design Team Announced

The realisation of a Football Museum for Wales here in Wrexham has come a step closer with the appointment of the design team.  Haley Sharp Design (hsd), together with architects Purcell and quantity surveyors MDA Consulting, will work with Wrexham Council and the Welsh Government to develop the designs of the new museum before

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