Arrival: How Scotland's Women Took Their Place on the World Stage and Inspired a Generation

by Steven Lawther

In the early 1970s in Scotland, women's football existed in the margins. Unrecognised by the Scottish Football Association, banned from playing in stadiums and with no recognised national team. Arrival tells the fascinating, inspiring and uplifting story of how Scotland's women footballers fought for their right to play, battling hostility, prejudice and intolerance in order to create a national side that the country could be proud of. Drawing on illuminating interviews with Scotland players and managers past and present, including Anna Signeul and Shelley Kerr, it tells the inside story of the remarkable journey that the Scotland women's national team made from formation to eventual qualification for the European Championship and World Cup. It reveals the passion, commitment and determination that enabled Scotland to build a squad capable of competing with the best in the world and inspiring a generation. Arrival is the true story of a team battling against the odds to take their place on the world stage.

Genres: Football

256 pages, Paperback

Published March 15, 2021

Reviews

[Jonny Brick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Potted history of the rise of Scottish women's football from a standing start to World Cup heartache. The future is bright but the past is documented brilliantly.

[Vicky Archer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really interesting read. If I had this book when I was younger, it could have really made a difference