The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast

The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast is back for a new series! Today's guest is Hugh McGauran, who made 23 appearances for Meadowbank across the 1978/79 and 1979/80 seasons. Hugh played in some huge games for the club, and also played overseas before working in youth football with Hearts and Celtic. Strap in for some huge name drops and great stories! Hugh's novel, The Auld Team , is available t...

321.. We're back in the room! Series 2 is coming on Friday Contact List – Meadowbank Thistle Archive Want to save money on your household bills and support Edinburgh Food Project and earn up to £150? ⁠Click here⁠ As always you can get in touch with us on X ⁠@MeadowbankThis⁠ , on Instagram ⁠@MeadowbankThis⁠ , on Facebook at ⁠Meadowbank Thistle FC⁠ or via email meadowbankthis@gmail.com

Welcome back to The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast. We are back with two more interviews, recorded earlier this year, to whet your appetite ahead of a new series later in 2025. This episode discusses the reunion event held in May and moves on to an interview with Peter Cormack. Following in the footsteps of his namesake father, the Hibernian, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest midfielder Peter Cormack Sr...

Today's guest is renowned photojournalist Colin McPherson, who was the co-editor of Thistle fanzine A.W.O.L. and a prominent figure in both the Brake Club and supporters football. Colin talks about what it was like to be a Meadowbank supporter in the late 1970s, through the glory years of the 80s and when things started to change.. We're still looking to contact a number of players, please...

Today's guest is a legend of Meadowbank Thistle - Ian Little. Yano played 200 games for the club between 1990 and 1995 before enjoying a great career in the lower league and moving into management. You can also watch this interview on Youtube . We're still looking to contact a number of players, please check out Contact List – Meadowbank Thistle Archive and see if you can help. Want to sav...

This week's guest is one of football's great cult heroes, Victor Kasule. Vic played for Meadowbank for just 15 months but left a lasting impression on the club, it's supporters, and the city of Edinburgh. He subsequently signed with Shrewsbury Town then undertook a European tour, covering off Ireland, Finland and Malta before retiring at 29. You can also watch this interview on Youtube...

This week's guest is Steve Hancock, Thistle star from 1976-79, where he played alongside his older brother Jimmy under colourful manager Willie MacFarlane. You can also watch this interview on Youtube . We're still looking to contact a number of players, please check out Contact List – Meadowbank Thistle Archive and see if you can help. Want to save money on your household bills and suppor...

In the latest episode of The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast, Morgan interviews John Jobson. This is a laugh-a-minute stuff, as John is great entertainment! You can also watch this interview on Youtube . We're still looking to contact a number of players, please check out Contact List – Meadowbank Thistle Archive and see if you can help. Want to save money on your household bills and support Edinbu...

Lee Bailey is this week's guest on The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast, talking about his career with Hibs, Meadowbank and a number of other Scottish league sides. There's also some extra information about the reunion event, and we explore some more ways you can get involved! The extended, video version of this interview is available at https://youtu.be/bWePKwP2zE4 Want to save money on your ho...

This week is a brief update on how the project is going so far, and a taste of what's to come. There's also some extra information about the reunion event, and we explore some more ways you can get involved! Want to save money on your household bills, support Edinburgh Food Project and earn up to £150? ⁠⁠Click here As always you can get in touch with us on X @MeadowbankThis , on Instagram...

The latest instalment of The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast is an interview with centre-half Peter Godfrey, who played over 150 games for Meadowbank before moving on to St Mirren, Falkirk, Arbroath and Stenhousemuir. The quality isn't the best on this one as I had to record a phone call to a landline. Want to save money on your household bills, support Edinburgh Food Project and earn up to £150? ⁠...

The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast is back for another week, this time concluding the interview with Darren Jackson. Darren talks about his time with Hibernian, Celtic, Hearts, Livingston, St Johnstone, Clydebank and playing for Scotland. We move on to talk about his work as an agent and coach, and reflect on his career and life so far. Want to save money on your household bills, support Edinburgh Foo...

In this latest episode of The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast, Morgan interviews Darren Jackson, undoubtedly the most famous ever Meadowbank player. Darren talks through his early career, moving on to Newcastle United - including a Meadowbank-related Paul Gascoigne story! This part rounds off with his time at Dundee United. Want to save money on your household bills, support Edinburgh Food Project and...

In this first ever episode of The Meadowbank Thistle Podcast, Morgan Nock gives a whistle-stop tour of MTFC history, before introducing the wider history project at play and how you can get involved. Next week we're interviewing Darren Jackson - you can get in touch with stories and questions for Darren, or answer our quiz question by contacting us below: Email meadowbankthis@gmail.com or foll...