The Scottish Football Citizen

With former Scotland hero Denis Law having yet another statue being unveiled in his home city of Aberdeen last week, we look back at Law's life in this episode. Law came from humble beginnings, the son of a fisherman in the granite city and began his professional career when Huddersfield Town signed him at a young age. Law's performances with the Terriers caught the eye of Manchester City, where he spent time at Maine Road before m...

In this episode we look back on the life and times of Bertie Auld who sadly passed away on Sunday 14th November at the age of 83. One of the famous Lisbon Lions, Bertie was born in Maryhill in 1938 and joined Celtic from Maryhill Harp in 1955. After a season on loan at Dumbarton to prepare him for first team football, he fitted into Jimmy McGrory's Celtic team - but his poor disciplinary record and refusal to back down in arguments...

In this week's episode Andy speaks to Ross Mathie about his life and career in football. Born and brought up in Motherwell, Ross grew up watching the Ancell Babes team that contained the likes of Ian St. John who went on to be a star at Bill Shankly's Liverpool.

Ross had a brief stint at Aberdeen before joining junior side Cambuslang Rangers with whom he won the Scottish Amateur Cup in 1969 against Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. He then ma...

In this episode we delve into the Scottish Football Museum archive to bring you an interview with Dougie Donnelly. In terms of British sports broadcasting, Dougie is someone who needs no introduction. Dougie grew up supporting Clyde thanks to the influence of his grandfather who worked at Shawfield, and still follows the Bully Wee to this day. Dougie studied law at the University of Strathclyde and had an interest in music, but ult...

In this episode Andy takes a look back at the life of Walter Smith following his passing after an illness at the age of 73. Brought up as a Rangers fan in the Carmyle district of Glasgow, Smith started his playing career at Drumchapel Amateurs before going junior with Ashfield and then making the step up to professional football with Dundee United. Smith became a regular in the United defence under Jim McLean before going on to pla...

In this episode Andy speaks to Lorna Morton, a Dunfermline Athletic fan and John Litster, a Raith Rovers fan about Tuesday's upcoming derby game at East End Park between the two sides. With the Rovers and the Pars at opposite ends of the table at the time of writing will the Rovers extend their lead over their rivals, or will the Pars finally get their season kickstarted?

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In this episode we bring you the best bits from the recent Q&A at the launch of Scotland hero Jim McCalliog's autobiography, Wembley Wins Wembley Woes. Born in Glasgow in 1946, Jim was highly sought-after by clubs north and south of the border and joined Leeds United at the age of 15. In his playing career Jim turned out for the likes of Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United and Southampton. Jim a...

This week we delve into the Scottish Football Museum archive to bring you an interview with David Francey. Known as "the voice of Scottish football", David cut his teeth as a reporter at BBC Scotland before graduating into commentary in 1964. His last high-profile commentary assignment was in 1987 when Scotland took on Brazil. 

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In this episode Andy and Jim mark the 40th anniversary of Bill Shankly's death by taking a look at his roots back in Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, and how his harsh upbringing helped to shape him into one of Britain's best-ever football managers.

Andy then speaks to Douglas Kenney, one of our brilliant Football Memories Scotland volunteers who undertook a Memory Walk last Friday to raise funds for the charity. 

Finally, Andy wraps up th...

In this episode Andy prepares for the upcoming derby match at Tannadice between Dundee United and Dundee by speaking to fans from both clubs. Lawrence Lindsay is a Dundee United fan and runs Celebrating Memories which looks to use the power of memories to entertain and assist people in care environments; and Patrick Barclay is a Dundee fan and a former sportswriter who has penned biographies of Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson and...

In this episode Andy speaks to journalist and author Michael McEwan about his latest book "The Ghosts of Cathkin Park" which takes a look at the history and sad demise of one of Scotland's oldest professional clubs. Listeners of the podcast can take advantage of 20% off the book when buying directly from Birlinn by entering the discount code "CATHKIN21" - click HERE to purchase the book.

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In this week's episode Andy and Jim take a look back at the Scotland national team in the 1960s and early 1970s. While Scotland did have success in the Home International Championships of 1962 and 1963 with two memorable wins over England at Hampden and Wembley, qualifying for World Cups and European Championships was much harder. Andy and Jim start with 1962 before moving on to 1966 and then to 1970, featuring some great managers ...

In this week's episode Andy speaks with John Smith and Lindsay Hamilton ahead of Sunday's massive clash between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox. John is a Rangers fan and works as a tour guide at both Ibrox Stadium and the Scottish Football Museum and Hampden Park; and Lindsay is a regular contributor to this podcast and the founder of the excellent Glasgow Football Tour. Both of them share their old firm derby memories with us ahead o...

In this week's episode Andy and Jim put a German slant on things by looking back at a memorable night at Muirton Park in 1971 as St. Johnstone took on the mighty Hamburger S.V. and also pay tribute to Gerd Muller by examining his Scottish connections. 

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In this episode Andy and Lindsay travel to Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh to interview members of the cast and crew of the This Is My Story production Sweet F.A. - a show that forms part of 2021’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Set between 1915-1921, the show tells the story of a group of women who form a works team at a factory and soon find themselves playing in front of thousands of delighted fans - only for them to struggle to be taken...

In this episode we delve into the archives of the Scottish Football Museum to bring you an interview with Gordon Wallace from 1999. In this Gordon talks about his upbringing, being rejected by Dundee as a youth player and going on to work his way up through the leagues with Montrose and Raith Rovers. Dundee then welcomed Gordon back where he scored their winner in the League Cup Final of 1973. Gordon also spent time at Seattle Soun...

With the Scottish leagues kicking off this weekend there are some mouth-watering ties to get football fans across the country excited - but the biggest fixture of matchday one comes on Monday night as Ayr United travel to Rugby Park to face their old rivals Kilmarnock under the floodlights. With the teams meeting in the league for the first time in 28 years, Andy spoke with Ayr fan Drew Lambert and Killie fan Sandy Armour about the...

In this episode Andy takes a look back at his memories of Scotland and Hampden's involvement in Euro 2020, from qualifying against Serbia on penalties in the Nations League Playoffs to Scotland's three games in the tournament and Hampden's round of 16 game between Sweden and Ukraine. Regardless of how Scotland performed, Euro 2020 is unlikely to be a tournament that any of us is likely to forget anytime soon!

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In terms of derbies within Scottish football, the "north-south" Lanarkshire derby is one of the fiercest rivalries in the country. When Airdrieonians and Motherwell have met in the past, the clashes have been memorable - but since the turn of the century the two clubs have rarely crossed each other's path. Now with both teams set to meet in the Scottish league Cup, Andy speaks to Brian Smith of Diamonds TV and Douglas Dickie of Mot...