It's the anniversary of the Liverpool v Everton women's match dubbed the "Petticoat Derby" and how the programme described players' eye and hair colour and gave their height
The match day programme described the colour of the women players’ hair - and even the colour of their eyes.
The game between Liverpool and Everton women was played on 28th November 1976. And a football historian who came across the programme on eBay said reading it shows the giant leaps women’s football has made in the last half century. It’s certainly a long way from the Lionesses' brilliant Euros triumph earlier this summer.
“Can you imagine England stars like Hannah Hampton, Beth Mead or Millie Bright being labelled in a match day programme today by their eye colour, hair colour and height?” says resp

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