This article will examine the National Football Museum as a case study in sporting heritage, now located in the Urbis building in Manchester city centre; originally found in Preston, but moved to Manchester city center in 2012. Topics also covered in this article are the types of heritage and identity represented by the museum, since the National Football Museum was founded to preserve, conserve and interpret many important collections. of football memorabilia and collectibles from the sport of football. It is also linked to the identity of many individuals, groups and nations who display its importance on a global scale. It therefore seems obvious that the subject concerned is by nature widespread. Furthermore, this article will examine whether the museum's content is engaging and accessible to all, since the National Football Museum makes a vital contribution to research regarding our understanding of football and its role in society. But in order to be more concise in my method, this article will refer to certain collections of the museum, such as the "Hall of Fame", and in particular its relationship with the identities that this collection represents and the way in which it is presented to the others. This topic is relevant to recent trends in the field of museum studies and is therefore also of modern interest. It addresses many issues essential to museums, for example issues related to sport which is not always perceived as a true heritage and, furthermore, its recent inclusion in the academic debate, since until recently sport was not was not considered a subject within academic discourse. . This essay is also relevant to one of the main considerations in today's museum world regarding the public element; where “the ...... middle of paper ...... Learning Conversations in Museums (p401-423). Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. • Smith, L. (2006). Uses of heritage. London: Routledge• Spinrad, W. 1981. The function of spectator sports. In G. Luschen and G. Sage (Eds) Handbook of the social sciences of sport. Champagne, IL: Stipes.• Vander Zanden, J. and Pace, A. (1984). Educational Psychology: In Theory and Practice (2nd ed.) (p74). New York: Random House. • Worts, D. (1996). Visitors give their own meaning. In G. Durbin (Ed.), Developing museum exhibits for lifelong learning (p123-130). London: Museum Education Group Stationery Office.• WWW1 - http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com (last accessed – 12/11/13).• Zillman, D, Bryant, J. & Sapolsky, N. (1989). Pleasure of the sporting spectacle. In J. Goldstein (Ed.) Sport, games and play, (p241-278). Hillsdale, New Jersey: Laurence Earlbaum.