Participation levels vary in girls and women’s football and often have a notable drop off (compared to those observed in the men’s sport). More work is needed to uncover why this is so. This may be due to historic barriers (e.g., exclusion from physical activity, the perception of weakness) or simply due to a lack of opportunities. This study explores the current landscape to identify which factors have influenced girls’ grassroot football participation levels. Specifically, seven girls grassroot football coaches (n=6 Male) (n=1 Female) between the ages of 23-59 (m= 40.14) took part. Each of them engaged in semi-structured interviews and following transcription, the 6-step thematic analysis process was applied. This analysis identified two main themes, “Participation”, and the “Influence of Externals”. The theme “Participation” consisted of five sub themes; Football Association (FA), Facilities and Geographical Issues, Prioritising Boys, Local Competition, Increase of Teams. The second theme included the sub themes; Media, Elite Football, Role Models, Role of Gender, Schools. To conclude, these findings outline the facilitators coaches perceive have had a positive impact on women’s football participation levels. Despite these insights, the coaches suggests further work is needed to maintain and grow participation in girl’s grassroots football.