Manx Football Podcast

It's Easter weekend which means there's a double header of cup finals for football fans to look forward to. With Tom absent and borderline feverish ahead of Marown's showdown with RYCOB in the Woods Cup final, Andy and Dave look ahead to both that and the FA Cup final involving St Mary's and Corinthians. This while Hatty catches up with Peel women's manager Dylan Birks following the westerners' re...

The gang are back for the first Manx Footy Podcast of 2026. It's a cup special this week as Andy, Dave and Tom look ahead to this weekend's FA Cup and Women's Floodlit Cup fixtures. Plus the Hitman himself, Paul Hatton, catches up with island women's captain Becky Corkish and her manager Wayne Lisy, Onchan duo James O'Kelly and Patrick Reilly, as well as Rushen United stalwart Aaron Hawley.

The lads are back for a Christmas special! It's that time of year again when they put their 'knowledge' of Manx football to the test as Tom quizzes Adam, Dave and Andy.

The latest Manx Footy Pod is a Railway Cup special.    Tom was down at the Bowl on Wednesday to take in the rescheduled semi-final between Onchan and Corinthians.    He caught up with a host of familiar faces, including Whites manager Ben Qualtrough, referee development officer Liam Thomas plus podcast legends Sam Turton and Dean Turton.    The studio gang look ahead to the traditional Boxing Day...

On the latest Manx Footy Pod, Tom catches up with England and Everton amputee player - not to mention deodorant TV advert star - Sean Jackson who discusses another impressive year on the pitch. The lads pay tribute to Ramsey clubman Harry Gillings, discuss Marown's 75th anniversary kit and preview this weekend's games in the Premier League and Division Two, plus much more. Plus there's the usual r...

Back by unpopular demand, the Manx Football Podcast returns for the 2025-26 season, bringing clueless punditry, a concerning lack of insight into the beautiful game and less Marown bias than ever before. Join Andy, Dave and Tom as they bring you up to speed on the fledgling football season and look ahead to this weekend's fixtures around the island. Plus the usual rambles from Combi Corner and Dav...

On this week's Manx Footy Pod, Andy, Tom and Dave chat about 'Canadians', celebrating cult heroes from the Canada Life Premier League in years gone by. The lads also preview this weekend's fixtures, discuss FC Isle of Man's most recent win and the unfortunate news that Luke Murray has had to step back from playing for the Ravens for health reasons. There's also the usual ramblings from Combi Corne...

On this week's Manx Footy Pod, Tom chats to former Peel AFC youngster Freddie O'Donoghue after he made his debut for Carlisle United against Nottingham Forest recently. The team look ahead to all of this weekend's Canada Life Premier League and Ardern & (Kevin) Druggan Division Two fixtures, as well as the new Canada Life Women's League season which kicks off on Sunday. Plus there's the usual...

The lads are back at Podcast HQ this week, with Adam Morton showing his face to discuss the now infamous Battle of Station Fields in midweek... The team preview this weekend's fixtures, look ahead to FC Isle of Man v Bury plus the contrasting fortunes for the Isle of Man national teams in the draw for next year's Island Games. Plus there's the usual 'delights' of Combi Corner and Dave Reads the We...

The Manx Footy Pod returns for the 2024-25 season with a Football Writers' Awards special after the ceremony took place at Peel AFC earlier this week. Lee Gale and Nick Hurt react to their Player and Manager of the Year accolades, while Galer gives the lowdown on his move to boyhood club Foxdale. Plus Andy, Tom and Dave deliver their usual amateur ramblings about the new season, previewing all of...

Tom and Sam reunite for this Woods Cup final special as they battle the elements to see Foxdale take on DHSOB. 

Tom and Sam headed to the Bowl this week to meet retired Lioness and Liverpool star Natasha Dowie, referee Pei Le Kew, assistant referee Broghan Kelly, assistant referee Ella Karkoska; and referee coach Georgia Rooney, IOMFA non-executive director Vicki Hotchkiss, interim CEO Lewis Qualtrough to celebrate women and girls football on the island. Pic: Gary Weightman

It's a podcast with a difference this week as Manx Footy Pod talks all things women's football ahead of International Women's Day next week which coincides with a new Isle of Man FA campaign being launched. Joining Tom and Dave at the Bowl are Peel's Becky Corkish, referee Janeann Doyle and IoMFA interim CEO Lewis Qualtrough.

We're walking in the Ayre this week as the Tangerines' assistant boss Nick White returns to the pod after a mere four years.  As well as giving us an insight into life coaching with Nick Hurt, he picks his all-time five-a-side, why golf isn't won until it's won and looks ahead to this weekend's potentially title-deciding game away at Peel.  Plus Dave, Tom and Sam consider which biscuit best repres...

Sam, Tom and Dave are joined by Michael United's Bailey Ashton and Frazer Campbell for this week's show as we discuss all things Aces.  After forcing the lads to relive a painful result, we chat about the club bouncing back from a difficult couple of seasons, why the club is prime for a documentary series and  Plus we consider who would win a wrestling match between Dave Mathieson and Ruairi Poole...

With Adam still in mourning over Jurgen Klopp's announcement, it's left to Andy, Dave, Tom and Sam to mull over this week's FA Cup and Woods Cup action.  As well as previewing the cup games, they look ahead to Division Two action and consider when is a first round not a first round, Soccer Saturday's role in encouraging binge drinking, whether Manx teams could enter a Champions League and the impe...

Andy, Tom and Sam return with the first podcast of the year for a look ahead to another week of the world's most exciting football leagues and cups.  With the Woods Cup, Premier League, Division Two and NWCFL Premier Division games to preview, it's a busy week for the three who also consider what sort of structure we could provide for Dave during the winter months, why we have preliminary rounds i...

As we enter the festive period, Sam hosts the first ever Manx Footy Pod Christmas Quiz.  Pitting Andy and Adam v Dave and Tom, the quiz looks back at Manx football history, checks how closely the panel have been watching this season and generally just leaves Tom outraged at the answers. Enjoy the show, play along at home and let us know on Twitter how many questions you got right and how many answ...

This week we've welcomed Cameron Lee to the pod to discuss his time in the States with Montana, the First Point USA process and memories of playing on the island.  Plus, with trials coming up in the new year, he tells us about his new job that will seek to identify the island's next wave of talent to break America and why it isn't just 'soccer' players that First Point is looking for. As if that w...

This week Andy's back at the helm as we're joined by Castletown's Danny Lane and Rob Teare as we discuss the battle for promotion from the best league in Europe, the Ged Power Tower, quash rumours of Danny moving to Marown and pay tribute to the legend that is Patty Quinney. Plus we reveal which ground in Manx football is closest to the sea, predict the outcome of Tom's trip to Amsterdam and look...

We're back on the road this week as Tom, Dave and Sam visited Peel and the Kelvin Dawson Centre to meet Lee Gale and Taylor Andrews. We chat about the Railway Cup, Peel's new facilities and Colin Moore's incredible record keeping. Plus there's questions from listeners about shopping trips to Douglas, toenails and FC Isle of Man. Also, as if that wasn't enough, Dave reads the weather, runs down the...

The 13th episode of this season’s Manx Footy Podcast sees Douglas and District duo Dave Mathieson and Paul Gavin’s brother Will join the team in Pod HQ. The pair discuss all things D&D, including infamous tour moments, Top Trumps, future plans for the club and much more. Plus there’s the usual FC Isle of Man lowdown, Sam chats to the legend in her own tea-hatch that is Karen Walker about the d...

Which Manx football legend deserves a Netflix documentary, why was Tom so disappointed by his visit to the north and is the Ged Power Tower a fixed point? Plus, Sam offers a review of the half-time scran at Castletown, Adam announces that the league is done and Dave tries to run down the clock in Combi Corner.  Available in video on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. 

Manx Footy Pod goes on the road this week as we head to the Bowl to see FC Isle of Man v Pilkington and pay a visit to the Pinewood, unofficial home of the 12th Man.  We chat to fans - including the famous Pete Clark - club officials, medics, several players, manager Paul Jones and even Raymond the Raven.