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. Subscribe to our exclusive Patreon feed below for an additional podcast every Thursday. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage For enquiries, questions or requests please email hello@footballheritage.co.uk.

  1. 3D AGO

    Football Tourists

    104. Football Tourists We're joined by Hijab Shah, a PhD student from the University of St. Andrews, to talk about the 'issue' of 'football tourists' and the connotations behind using those two words. Though it may seem and be innocent, anger often directed at so-called 'football tourists' is a facade for racism and xenophobia. We unpack all the issues surrounding problematic terminology such as this and how it is impacted by the erosion of our connection to our football clubs. We do this through the lens of Hijab's experiences of supporting Manchester United while growing up in Pakistan. Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guest Hijab Shah Hijab Shah is a PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews, studying the role of sports in radicalisation and counter-radicalisation. Although her current academic interests lie in the intersection of sport and politics, Hijab has over a decade’s experience as a defence research analyst in the academic, think tank, and the multinational sectors. She is a diehard Aston Villa fan.

    47 min

  2. MAR 2

    Fan Culture in Japan

    103. Fan Culture in Japan We're joined by freelance journalist Dan Orlowitz and Yokohama F. Marinos stalwart Stuart Woodward to talk about the vibrant, passionate and unique supporter culture in Japan. Outside of watching Japan supporters at the World Cup, football fans in Europe and elsewhere have likely saw little of the fervent football culture sweeping Japan. We take a whiste stop tour around Japanese fan groups, supporter culture from the J1 League to University clubs, and the modern history of football in Japan. Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guests Dan Orlowitz Dan is a freelance journalist who has written about Japanese football for more than 15 years. He has covered a number of major international sporting events including the 2019 Rugby World Cup, 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.Stuart Woodward Stuart is a veteran groundhopper based in Japan. He is a fervent supporter of Yokohama F. Marinos and FC Ryukyu. He is also involved in organising the Tokyo Celtic Supporters' Club.

    1h 8m

  3. FEB 23

    Saving the Accies

    102. Saving the Accies We're joined by Rob Edwards, founder and CEO of Morley Sports Management and the new owner of Hamilton Academical Football Club. Hamilton Accies and their supporters have been through the ringer over the last few years. The way the club was ran by the previous ownership groups was amateurish, and little infrastructure was put in place to show that the club was in any way modern. Last year, Hamilton Accies made the decision to move away from Hamilton and instead play in Broadwood, a stadium in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. With tensions increasing with supporters' and an owner who was becoming aggressively hostile towards the existense of the club, it was announced that Hamilton were hours away from liquidation. Rob and MSM stepped in officially in January 2026, but it's been far from smooth sailing, and the existence of Hamilton Accies still very much hangs in the balance. Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello@footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritage FH About Our Guest Rob Edwards Rob Edwards is the head of Morley Sports Management, who specialise in full ownership and consultancy projects. They have previously worked with Chelsea, Fulham and AS Roma, while they also own Haverfordwest County in Wales.

    45 min

  4. FEB 16

    Ultras: A History

    101. 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. Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage 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

  5. FEB 9

    Inside Hibs: Heritage and Brand

    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! Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage About Us Website footballheritage.co.uk Email hello @footballheritage.co.uk X @_footyheritage BlueSky @footballheritage.bsky.social Instagram @_footyheritage YouTube @FootballHeritageFH About Our Guests Edd Norval Edd 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

  6. 12/01/2025

    The Kernow Football Alliance

    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. Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage 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

  7. 11/24/2025

    More Than A Shirt

    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. Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage 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

  8. 11/17/2025

    União da Madeira

    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. Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an extra podcast every week. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage 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
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Heritage. Identity. Football. We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game. New podcasts release every Monday. Subscribe to our exclusive Patreon feed below for an additional podcast every Thursday. https://www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage For enquiries, questions or requests please email hello@footballheritage.co.uk.

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