The Football Years - Scotland
Season 1
TV-PG
Celebrating iconic years of the beautiful game, The Football Years aims to get behind the scorelines to reveal the inside stories of some of the most nail-biting and emotional events Scottish football has ever seen.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
- 1967: The Year of the ScotsE1
1967: The Year of the ScotsIn 1967 Scotland's proud boast to be the best footballing nation on earth was actually true. Not only did the national team beat the current world champions in their own backyard, but Kilmarnock made the semi-final of the Fairs Cup, Rangers reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup and Celtic triumphed in Lisbon. With contributions from Bobby Brown, Jim McCalliog, Billy McNeill, Bobby Lennox, John Greig and Sandy Jardine. - 1979: When Everything ChangedE3
1979: When Everything Changed1979 was the year everything changed and the year that changed everything. On the football field Aberdeen and Dundee United exploded onto the scene, aiming to end the Old Firm's domination of the Scottish game. Sir Alex Ferguson, Jim McLean, Alex McLeish, Mark McGhee, Hamish McAlpine and Paul Hegarty tell the story. While the north east's season ended in triumph, there was also disgrace as the Scottish Cup Final descended into a full-scale riot. - 1998: The Year Of Reckless AmbitionE4
1998: The Year Of Reckless AmbitionIn 1998, thanks to a bumper TV deal with Sky Sports, a spending spree took the SPL's collective debt from 7.5 million pounds to 145 million just four years later. With contributions from Roger Mitchell, David Taylor, Brian Quinn, Martin Bain, John Boyle, Lex Gold, Sandy Clark, John Yorkston and Graham Spiers, we examine the how the failure to secure a second Sky deal and the disappearance of SPL TV plunged the league into chaos as clubs were swamped by debts they could not hope to pay. - 1972: Tragedy to TriumphE5
1972: Tragedy to TriumphIn 1971, 66 football fans died in one of Britain's most tragic sporting events ever, the disaster at Ibrox. But under the new management team of Willie Waddell and Jock Wallace, Rangers were to overcome massive odds which ended with them lifting aloft the European Cup Winners' Cup. This is Scotland's Football Year of 1972 - a journey from tragedy to triumph. - 1982: Viva EspanaE6
1982: Viva EspanaThe legendary Jock Stein took on the task of lifting a battered and beleaguered Scotland after the debacle in Argentina. His magic worked, and they qualified easily for the World Cup finals in Spain. The team was certainly transformed, packed with winners who between them held just about every domestic and European club honour. A true squad of champions - but were they world beaters? This is Scotland's Football Year of 1982 - Viva Espana!