The Football Heritage Podcast

Football Heritage
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Heritage. Identity. Football. We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game. New podcasts release every Monday at 7pm. For enquiries, questions or requests please email hello@footballheritage.co.uk.

  1. 3D AGO

    101. Ultras: A History

    Ultras: A History In this podcast, we're joined by Chris Lee from Outside Write and Alex Wilson, a Board Member of the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' Trust, to talk about the past, present and future of Ultras and the culture surrounding them. From the origin of fanatic supporters to the alternative organised fan movements we see today, Ultras culture is a fluid and evolving phenomenon which surrounds our game. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guests Chris Lee Chris Lee is a football historian, author, and podcaster. He runs a podcast and Substack called Outside Write, which explores football’s off-field stories, including history, politics, culture, and groundhopping. He has also published three books, which you can purchase at the link below. https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop?combine=chris%20lee&category=All Alex Wilson Alex is a Board Member of the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' Trust and an active member of their supporters' movements. He can often be found hauling a drum around at Dulwich Hamlet and co-ordinating fan chants and activities.

    1h 8m

  2. FEB 9

    100. Inside Hibs: Heritage and Brand

    We're back with our first podcast of 2026. More importantly, we're back with our 100th podcast episode. We're so happy we've made it this far, and we're equally as grateful for the support and love our listeners have shown us. This podcast is for you. On our 100th podcast episode, we're joined by Edd Norval alongside Greg McEwan, former Commercial Director and interim CEO of Hibernian Football Club. We pull on Greg's experience and talk about how heritage and club identity can be used in brand and marketing campaigns to strengthen the connection we feel with our football clubs. We talk about everything from commercial deals and sponsorship to kit design and advertising. It's always a pleasure being able to speak with people who have worked at the highest level of the game. We hope you all get as much out of this podcast as we did. Thank you as always for your constant support. Here's to our next 100 podcasts!About UsWebsitefootballheritage.co.ukEmailhello@footballheritage.co.ukX@_footyheritageBlueSky@footballheritage.bsky.socialInstagram@_footyheritageYouTube@FootballHeritageFHAbout Our GuestsEdd NorvalEdd is a creative director and brand strategist who has worked across the world on award-winning projects with brands ranging from Hennessey to Hibernian Football Club.Greg McEwanGreg is the founder of McEwan Marketing Group and has over 20 years of experience in the sports and entertainment industry. He has previously worked for Lead, The R&A, The University of Edinburgh and Hibernian Football Club.

    1h 11m

  3. 12/01/2025

    99. The Kernow Football Alliance

    For our last podcast of 2025, we're joined by co-founder of the Kernow Football Alliance, Jason Heaton. Like other Celtic Nations who have formed national teams, Kernow are the representative national team of Cornwall. Sadly though, unlike Alba, Ellan Vannin or other language-centred nations, Kernow aren't able to use their language as a central philosophy to their football. Instead, they choose to do their talking on the pitch to give Cornish people empowerment, inspiration and to raise awareness of Cornish culture and language throughout the world. Our podcast will return on 9 February 2026. We would like to thank all of the guests, supporters and listeners who have played a part in making the podcast so brilliant in 2025. We've got lots planned for 2026. See you all then. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guest The Kernow Football Alliance https://kernowfa.co.uk/

    42 min

  4. 11/24/2025

    98. More Than A Shirt

    We're joined by author and journalist Joey D'Urso to talk about the relationship between football kits, power, marketing and geopolitics through the lens of his recently published book. With huge commercial value and unlimited marketing opportunities, football kits have become the most popular way for brands to gain exposure to new audiences and demographics. But football kits often become central to other issues surrounding money and power, and sometimes not all is as it seems. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guest Joey D'Urso @josephmdurso 'More Than A Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power' https://stanchionbooks.com/products/more-than-a-shirt-how-football-shirts-explain-global-politics-money-and-power

    41 min

  5. 11/17/2025

    97. União da Madeira

    We're joined by Director of Football André Encarnacao to talk about the life of phoenix club União da Bola Futebol Clube following the demise of their predecessor in 2021, C.F. União. Though both clubs are different in name and philosophy, the culture, legacy and heritage of C.F. União is felt through the continuation of União da Madeira - a name used to refer to any iteration of União in a sporting sense. Our discussion with André covers the history, culture and identity of both clubs as well as the unique identity of Madeira and it's place within Portuguese football. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guest André Encarnacaohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/randreencarnacao/

    52 min

  6. 11/10/2025

    96. Football in Upper Silesia

    We're joined by PhD researcher Tomasz Kosiński to talk about the history and culture of football in Upper Silesia, a diverse cultural region with its own unique identity and language. Spread across modern day Poland but historically also split between Germany and Czechoslovakia, Upper Silesia (and Silesia more generally) has always culturally stood on its own. These different identities and the mixture of cultures, beliefs and values often manifest themselves on the football terraces of Upper Silesia. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guest Tomasz Kosińskitomasz_k89

    54 min

  7. 11/03/2025

    95. Charlie Nicholas

    We're joined once again by Colin Whelan to cover another player from his Super Squad series. This time, we choose to focus on the life and career of Charlie Nicholas - aka Champagne Charlie. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guest Colin Whelan @ColinWhelan63 Super Squad: The 60s and 70s Greats Who Transformed English Football https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/sport-hobbies/super-squad

    50 min

  8. 10/27/2025

    94. U.S. Clubs at the Champions Cup

    We're joined once again by Steven Torres, president of ANCCIF, to talk about his latest project - piecing together the scattered history of the U.S. representative clubs who competed at the Champions Cup before 1990. The Champions Cup is the equivalent of the Champions League for CONCACAF. But, unlike UEFA's premier competition, the early history of the competition is incomplete and lacking in key details. Steven recently published a document accounting for some of these knowledge gaps, and addresses the lack of information by investigating and discovering it himself. About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guest Steven Torres @Steve1T Asociación Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Investigadores del Fútbol (ANCCIF) @ANCCIF_oficial

    55 min
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