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The Best Football Quiz Ever? It Was What It Was vs Football Cliches
Season 1 Episode 101
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. In a week where we marked our 100th episode, we bring you the quiz between our podcast It Was What It Was against Football Cliches.
Without…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 100: Herbert Chapman, Huddersfield and Historic Three In A Row
Season 1 Episode 100
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. To mark our 100th episode, co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper revisit one of the game’s true pioneers: Herbert Chapman. Long before h…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
How Abu Dhabi Took Over Manchester City | Part Two
Season 1 Episode 99
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
In the second and final episode of our exploration into Abu Dhabi's takeover of Manchester City, Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper uncove…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
How Abu Dhabi Took Over Manchester City | Part One
Season 1 Episode 98
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. This week, hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper explore the complex history behind the Abu Dhabi takeover of Manchester City. The dis…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Fall of Diego Maradona | Part Two
Season 1 Episode 97
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. This week, Jonathan and Rob look into the tragic and fascinating latter years of Diego Maradona's professional football career during the …
Published on 3 months ago
The Fall of Diego Maradona | Part One
Season 1 Episode 96
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. This week Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper bring a two-part special focussing on the decline of one of the greatest footballers ever, Diego …
Published on 3 months ago
Club World Cup Chaos: Part Two - Man United, Brazil, and Hang Gliding with Roy Keane!
Season 1 Episode 95
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
With the Club World Cup underway, we wrap up the week with Part Two of our Origin Story series, focusing on Manchester United’s chaot…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Club World Cup Chaos: Part One - The Origin Story
Season 1 Episode 94
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
This week, with the Club World Cup underway, Rob and Jonathan delve into its chaotic and often violent origins!
They explore how the early …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Offside! The 1925 Rule That Changed Football
Season 1 Episode 93
Please note: Apologies for the audio issues in the first 10 minutes of the show.
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast, with co-hosts Rob Draper and Jonathan Wilson.
Today we are…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Zambia 2012: Africa's Greatest Fairytale
Season 1 Episode 92
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
In today’s episode, co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper explore one of the most powerful stories in football history: Zambia’s remarkab…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago