Opening: We take a look at some of the shots from Homes of Football, Stuart Roy Clarke's collection of photos which feature in the National Football Museum, which reopens today (July 6 2012)...
Alongside a shirt from Diego Maradona and the ball used in the 1966 World Cup Final, the National Football Museum will seize upon the capacity of the game to inspire children.
A Discovery Zone for under-fives, complete with a storytelling corner, dress-up areas and a baby pod feature.
An interactive section, Football Plus, is designed for over-sevens. Its centrepiece is a chance to sample the scourge of the English game by taking a penalty against a virtual goalkeeper, but there are also chances to attempt the perfect pass, impersonate Match of the Day commentators and lift a trophy.
The venue’s new home is at Urbis in Manchester City Centre. Originally established with an investment of more than £9 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the collection was previously held at Deepdale, the home of Preston North End.
Acclaimed photographer Stuart Roy Clarke’s snapshot chronicle of the English game, Homes of Football, has also switched to the museum.
The museum has some notable honorary members: Sir Bobby Charlton is President, with Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Tom Finney, Sir Trevor Brooking and Sir Geoff Hurst as Vice-Presidents and Mark Lawrenson acting as Special Ambassador.
Blood Stained Butcher, England (2010)
© Stuart Roy Clarke
© Stuart Roy Clarke
Unemotional Germans, Fortuna Dusseldorf (2012)© Stuart Roy Clarke
Playing a Part, Onze Createurs, Sakasso (2012)© Stuart Roy Clarke
High-Kicking Cantona, Manchester United (1996)© Stuart Roy Clarke
John Motson's famous sheepskin coat in Reporting from the Ground, Wycombe Wanderers (1990)
© Stuart Roy Clarke
© Stuart Roy Clarke
One's Likeness In The Crowd, Sunderland (1992)© Stuart Roy Clarke
- National Football Museum, Urbis Building, Manchester. Open 10am-5pm (11am-5pm Sunday). Admission free.
