The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women's World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds and yet unknown to the world - until now... In what year was the first Women's World Cup held? Everyone knows it was 1991. But that's not true! The first Women's World Cup was actually held in 1971. More than 100,000 people attended the final, the largest attendance ever for a women's sporting event. You didn't know that? And how come an entire chapter in the history of women's football has been erased? Fortunately, not entirely
