The Premier League Storybook with Jake Humphrey
A 15-part series looking back at 30 years of the Premier League – charting the drama, rivalries, and personalities that defined the world’s most successful league.
Episodes
December 10, 2022 • 37 mins
We’ve reached the end of our Premier League storybook for now, and its time to bring you up to date with a snapshot of the current narrative… the consistent brilliance of Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, and their now-annual tussle with Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool.
Kyle Walker is one of the mainstays at City under Guardiola and gives a unique insight into life at the top of the Premier League, and the perennial champion...
Kyle Walker is one of the mainstays at City under Guardiola and gives a unique insight into life at the top of the Premier League, and the perennial champion...
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December 3, 2022 • 46 mins
We thought we knew the Premier League – teams like Leicester just aren’t meant to win it. The single biggest achievement in the division’s history gets a deep dive in the latest chapter of our storybook.
Wes Morgan was captain of that famous Foxes side and entered an elite club of players who played in every minute of a title win, while others like Peter Schmeichel and Cesar Azpilicueta give us their own view of this uniqu...
Wes Morgan was captain of that famous Foxes side and entered an elite club of players who played in every minute of a title win, while others like Peter Schmeichel and Cesar Azpilicueta give us their own view of this uniqu...
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November 26, 2022 • 56 mins
You could be forgiven as a Manchester City fan for thinking things weren’t ever going to go your way. Watching your rivals United sweep up honours at home and abroad as you bounce around divisions.
That all changed when City were bought by the Abu Dhabi Group… and while they enjoyed early success, football turned on its head with the most famous Premier League goal of all time – that last-second Sergio Aguero winner to win...
That all changed when City were bought by the Abu Dhabi Group… and while they enjoyed early success, football turned on its head with the most famous Premier League goal of all time – that last-second Sergio Aguero winner to win...
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November 19, 2022 • 43 mins
Our journey through Premier League history has inevitably focused on the very top teams – Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest dominating the division.
In terms of drama, though, it’s the other end of the table that often wins out… there’s nothing like watching your team in a relegation battle to test the nerves.
West Ham’s famous ‘Great Escape’ in 2007 is one of the most famous survival stories and is reli...
In terms of drama, though, it’s the other end of the table that often wins out… there’s nothing like watching your team in a relegation battle to test the nerves.
West Ham’s famous ‘Great Escape’ in 2007 is one of the most famous survival stories and is reli...
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November 12, 2022 • 65 mins
So far in our journey we’ve gone through some of the greatest teams the Premier League has ever seen. Where would the Treble Winners or the Invincibles be, however, without their fantastic managers?
Being in the dugout has a unique set of pressures that only a select few will ever know about. Harry Redknapp is one of the Premier League’s longest-serving bosses, and gives us a roller coaster ride through life in the hotseat...
Being in the dugout has a unique set of pressures that only a select few will ever know about. Harry Redknapp is one of the Premier League’s longest-serving bosses, and gives us a roller coaster ride through life in the hotseat...
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November 5, 2022 • 45 mins
Our Premier League storybook has seen a load of jaw-dropping moves that decided the fate of English football’s biggest prizes down the years – so it’s time to focus on the transfer market… the fans’ favourite gossip centre that has become football’s most fearsome battle ground.
Rio Ferdinand twice broke records as he moved from West Ham to Leeds and then, controversially, to Manchester United. He takes us through thos...
Rio Ferdinand twice broke records as he moved from West Ham to Leeds and then, controversially, to Manchester United. He takes us through thos...
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October 28, 2022 • 1 min
Our last two chapters detailed how Manchester United and Arsenal dominated the Premier League in one of the fiercest rivalries the game had ever seen. It needed something truly ‘special’ to break them up.
Chelsea underwent a huge transformation during the Premier League’s early years – from mid-table finishes and an old-fashioned Shed terrace to the likes of Ruud Gullit, Gianfranco Zola and Roberto Di Matteo strutting thei...
Chelsea underwent a huge transformation during the Premier League’s early years – from mid-table finishes and an old-fashioned Shed terrace to the likes of Ruud Gullit, Gianfranco Zola and Roberto Di Matteo strutting thei...
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October 21, 2022 • 56 mins
Who’s the greatest Premier League side of all time? You’ve already thought about the Invincibles, haven’t you? Arsene Wenger’s crowning achievement as Arsenal manager came in the 2003-04 season against a backdrop of years of bitter rivalry with Manchester United.
Ray Parlour had been a Gunners cult hero since the Premier League’s inception, but his swansong was his side’s greatest season of all and the ‘Romford Pele’ gives...
Ray Parlour had been a Gunners cult hero since the Premier League’s inception, but his swansong was his side’s greatest season of all and the ‘Romford Pele’ gives...
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October 14, 2022 • 46 mins
Our first chapter in the Premier League storybook saw how Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United signed Eric Cantona and went on to dominate the early years of the competition’s history. A few years later, a new side – armed with top new signings and an incredible influx of young players – had come of age.
The 1998-99 season saw United achieve perhaps English football’s greatest feat – the Treble. Reeling from an Arsenal ...
The 1998-99 season saw United achieve perhaps English football’s greatest feat – the Treble. Reeling from an Arsenal ...
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October 7, 2022 • 57 mins
Throughout our Premier League Storybook, young players helped weave the tales of the last 30 years – idolised by fans after coming though their clubs’ academy. In May 1997, however, one young star burst onto the scene in a way his predecessors never had.
It’s easy to forget the impact a teenage Michael Owen had on English football, but after his first season in English football – not to mention the World Cup – the whole pl...
It’s easy to forget the impact a teenage Michael Owen had on English football, but after his first season in English football – not to mention the World Cup – the whole pl...
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September 30, 2022 • 56 mins
Ask anyone who was around in the first few years of the Premier League the biggest change and they’re likely to say the same thing… the influx of superstar foreign players. They provided English football with an injection of much-needed glamour and – in some cases – professionalism.
Jurgen Klinsmann was one of the first signings that really raised eyebrows… this was a World Cup winner joining 15th-placed Tottenham. Jake ha...
Jurgen Klinsmann was one of the first signings that really raised eyebrows… this was a World Cup winner joining 15th-placed Tottenham. Jake ha...
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September 23, 2022 • 43 mins
Our Premier League Storybook is littered with fantastic teams that won it all – but sometimes even more enchanting is the teams who just missed out. The early years of Premier League history had their share of title battles, but the one that stands above the rest and still lives in the memory of fans is the fight Newcastle United put up in 1995/96.
Jake sat down for an illuminating interview with Les Ferdinand, who spearhe...
Jake sat down for an illuminating interview with Les Ferdinand, who spearhe...
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September 16, 2022 • 45 mins
Our first two chapters dealt with teams that changed the game in the Premier League in Manchester United and Blackburn. One club was conspicuous by their absence… Liverpool had dominated football at home and abroad in the 70s and 80s but were finding the new decade difficult to deal with.
In fact, despite having some of the most talented young players around, they became more famed for their actions off the pitch, becoming...
In fact, despite having some of the most talented young players around, they became more famed for their actions off the pitch, becoming...
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September 9, 2022 • 58 mins
We heard how Man United captured the first Premier League title and dominated the 1990s last time… someone surely had to challenge them in those first few years? Not many at the start of the decade would have bet money on that being Blackburn Rovers, who hadn’t troubled the top flight since the late 60s.
However, local steel magnate Jack Walker pumped money into his boyhood club to fire them to promotion in time for the Pr...
However, local steel magnate Jack Walker pumped money into his boyhood club to fire them to promotion in time for the Pr...
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September 2, 2022 • 47 mins
There’s no other place to start with Chapter One of our Premier League storybook… Manchester United claimed the first Premier League title and with it the 1990s.
Without a title since the late 60s, United and their manager Alex Ferguson were under pressure after missing out on the final First Division title to Leeds. After a topsy-turvy start, the shock signing of Leeds talisman Eric Cantona changed it all, and United surg...
Without a title since the late 60s, United and their manager Alex Ferguson were under pressure after missing out on the final First Division title to Leeds. After a topsy-turvy start, the shock signing of Leeds talisman Eric Cantona changed it all, and United surg...
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