Icons of Football

29min

Documentary

The incredible stories of how some of Scottish football’s biggest stars made their names on the pitch... and off it.

Episodes

Cast

Charlie Nicholas

1. Charlie Nicholas

29min

16th Jun 2023

How Charlie Nicholas’s amazing goal-scoring talent earned him the name Champagne Charlie.

Paul Sturrock

2. Paul Sturrock

29min

23rd Jun 2023

Paul Sturrock speaks about the highs and lows of taking on the best teams in Europe, and he opens up on how he lives his life since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

Rose Reilly

3. Rose Reilly

29min

30th Jun 2023

How Rose Reilly became the only Scot to win the Mundialito ‘World Cup’, in the face of unfairness, sexism and misogyny.

Archie Macpherson

4. Archie Macpherson

29min

7th Jul 2023

How Archie Macpherson’s broadcasting career saw him become the voice and face of Scottish football.

Steve Archibald

5. Steve Archibald

29min

14th Jul 2023

How Steve Archibald made the leap from part-time football at Clyde and working as a car mechanic to star striker at Barcelona.

Richard Gough

6. Richard Gough

29min

21st Jul 2023

How Richard Gough led Rangers to the brink of nine league titles in a row.

First air date

16th Jun 2023

Last air date

30th Jun 2024

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks