The Football Heritage Podcast

22. Sell Before We Dai: The Fight to Save Reading FC We're joined by Sell Before We Dai board member Caroline Parker to talk about the campaign to save Reading Football Club. At the time of recording, Sell Before We Dai are embroiled in a fight to save Reading FC, and their aim is to initiate the sale of the club from their current owner, Dai Yongge. They discuss the history of the campaign, t...

21. FC Stroitel Pripyat We're joined by Chris Kelly and Ukrainian commentator Dmytro Dzhulai to discuss the emotional tale of FC Stroitel Pripyat FC and the context behind one of the most tragic and catastrophic disasters in the world. Special thanks to Charlotte Patterson, Dmytro Dzhulai, Artur Valerko, Serhiy Peichev and Zorya Londonsk who contributed to the production and delivery of the re...

20. Galt FC We're joined by Galt FC owner Mark Anderton to discuss the pioneering Olympic-winning team of 1904, Canada's Galt FC. Though they were pioneers of the game in Canada, Galt are a bit of unknown quantity outside of their local area and are difficult to research despite their outstanding history. This heritage is something that Mark has used to revive the club in the form of a com...

19. A.C. Cesena We're joined by journalist and co-host of the Italian Football Podcast, Nima Tavallaey Roodsari, to cover the story of A.C. Cesena and the individuals responsible for each level of the clubs successes and failures through the years. We also have a healthy discussion on the social, political and historical context of football in Italy. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Football Heritag...

18. Grazer AK We're joined by Tom Middler from The Other Bundesliga Podcast to cover one of Austria's most history clubs - Grazer AK. We talk about their historic success and significance, resurrection after dissolving, and other Austrian lost clubs. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an additional podcast every Thursday. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

17. Aldershot FC We're joined by Aldershot Town historian Pete Stanford to cover their precursor club, Aldershot FC. Pete shares his memories and stories of following the former iteration of the club through their debt-ridden demise and the establishment of Aldershot Town in their wake. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an additional podcast e...

16. The Club With No Soul: Stord Sunnhordland FK We're joined by Christian Thuesen to cover Stord Sunnhordland FK, also known as the club with no soul. Stord Sunnhordland FK were founded in 2002 with the aim of creating one large football club to represent the region. However, instability with coaches, lack of investments, sponsors or local buy in and importantly, a lack of fans, led to the ve...

15. Al Nahda SC We're joined by Maroun Mahfoud, an employee of the Lebanese Football Association tasked with building their historic football archive. The focus of our conversation is Al Nahda SC. Al Nahda SC were the first club to be founded in Lebanon and enjoyed a lot of early success in the league and Lebanese FA Cup, but were forced to fold in 1990 when they went bankrupt. Until recently...

14. Chester City We're joined by author Steve Hill to cover one of the most well-known defunct clubs in England - Chester City. Steve reminisces on his time as a Chester supporter, which he admits was more of a roller coaster than he would've liked, and explains why Chester City were eventually forced to fold. The club now exist as a fan-owned entity, having been immediately revived by the...

13. Jutrzenka Kraków We're joined by Polish football historian and author Ryan Hubbard to tell the story of Jutrzenka Kraków, a club from Poland with an emotional history. They existed from 1910 to 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. We discuss the social, political and religious backdrop to Jutrzenka Kraków and their demise. ⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 p...

12. The Pride of Gldani: FC Ameri Tbilisi We're joined by founder of GeorgianFooty Luka Lagvilava to cover the story FC Ameri Tbilisi. FC Ameri Tbilisi were a club who lived fast and died young, winning the Georgian Cup twice, the Georgian Super Cup twice and enjoying short runs in the UEFA Cup - all within the space of 7 years. ⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per...

11. Racing Club Luxembourg We're joined by the go-to expert on football in Luxembourg, Bence Horvath, to cover Racing Club Luxembourg. One of the early champions of Luxembourg, Racing Club technically still exist, as Luxembourg, like many other small nations, has a merger culture which Bence believes exists as a necessity to keep football alive. ⁠ Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Pa...

10. 2300: K.S.K. Beveren We're joined by K.S.K. Beveren board member Robin Beck to tell the story of Belgium's only 100% fan-owned football club and the journey they've taken to establish themselves. One of Belgium's most historic clubs, K.S.K. Beveren have existed since 1934. This long history was threatened during a messy episode in 2010 when their men's team temporarily ceas...

09. Wacker 04 Berlin We're joined by Christian Thuesen and Callum West of DDR-Fußball to talk about Wacker 04 Berlin, a club who are the epitome of mediocrity but existed through the formative and turbulent years of football in Germany. We discuss Wacker's clashes with teams from the former DDR and the political and social contexts of football in East Germany, including the disparity betwe...

08. Sportivo Palermo We're joined by Vincent Duitsch and Argentine sports' journalist Santi Bauzá to talk about Sportivo Palermo, an elusive club from Argentina. We also discuss Argentina's Scottish connection, the passion and identity of Argentine football fans, and for Santi, what it feels like to see your nation win a World Cup. ⁠ Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon...

07. Mpumalanga Black Aces We're joined by Halsey Nim to cover the story of Mpumalanga Black Aces, one of South Africa's most famous lost clubs. We also chat about some of the political and social aspects behind football in South Africa, its importance to different peoples, and what South African football authorities should do to improve the fortunes of the national side. Subscribe to The F...

06. APOP Kinyras FC We're joined by UEFA Correspondent for Cyprus, John Leonidou, to tell the story of APOP Kinyras FC. John explains the contexts behind Cyprus' abundance of lost football clubs and how this has permeated a unique fan culture in Cypriot football. ⁠⁠ ⁠Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an additional podcast every Thursday. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

05. CF Reus: The Club That La Liga Killed We're joined by Paul McGarraghy to cover CF Reus, a club from Catalonia who officially dissolved in 2020, becoming known as 'The Club That La Liga Killed'. The story of CF Reus includes political bias, famous owners and missing finances. ⁠⁠ ⁠Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an additional podcast every...

04. Chivas USA We're joined by author Stephen Brandt to cover Chivas USA, an offshoot of Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara. Chivas USA existed for 10 years and are the last MLS club to dissolve at the time of recording. Their aim was to establish themselves as the club of the USA's Mexican diaspora population. ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per month and get an a...

03. HFC Haarlem We're joined by Vincent Duitsch, who recounts the story of former Dutch club HFC Haarlem. Always a bit of an underdog throughout their history, HFC Haarlem managed to keep pace with the larger sides in the Netherlands. They won the Eredivisie in 1946 and the KNVB Cup in 1902 and 1912, and enjoyed a short run in the 1982-83 UEFA Cup. ⁠ ⁠Subscribe to The Football Heritage Extra o...

02. Palermo FC We're joined by Adrian Kearney from They Think Kits and FutbolShirtalia to cover one of the many controversial casualties of football regulation in Italy - Palermo FC. The history of football in Palermo stretches back to 1898, and in 1900 Palermo FC were formed as the Anglo Palermitan Athletic and Football Club. They would become the biggest club in Sicily, but in 2019, under se...

01. Dukla Prague We're joined by Dave Proudlove and Phil Harrison to discuss one of Europe's most significant former football clubs - Dukla Prague. We go through their trophy-laden history, international exploits and the factors which allowed them to be as successful as they were. We also discuss FK Dukla Prague, the 'successor' to the original club, and ask if FK Dukla Prague trul...