National Football Museum

"Splash" photo outside the old National Football Museum.]] The idea for what became the National Football Museum goes back to 1994 when Baxi Partnership, a local company, acquired Preston North End Football Club (PNE) and began the redevelopment of Deepdale Stadium. A chance conversation between Bryan Gray, Chairman of PNE, and the Football League, led to a meeting with Harry Langton, the man who over thirty years put together what is now called the FIFA Museum Collection. FIFA recognised the importance of the collection and acquired it from Harry Langton with a view to finding a permanent home. FIFA saw the proposed museum at Preston as an ideal permanent location for the FIFA Museum…

The museum is based in the Urbis building and is laid out over 4 floors: Pitch Gallery – The largest floor, housing the zones: Match Gallery – The largest floor, housing the zones: Play Gallery – Featuring various paid-for football interactive games, as well the zones: Score Gallery – A changing exhibition space. In summer 2016, it hosted an exhibition celebrating 50th anniversary of England's World Cup triumph. In 2018/2019 it hosted The Game: Thirty Years Through the Lens of Stuart Roy Clarke. Learning and Education Zone – A dedicated learning space for school and education groups.