Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Players and managers from Scotland and from the island of Ireland shaped English football's top flight in a way that still resonates to this day.

Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football explores the seismic influence those key players and managers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have had on English football.

Series details

• Title: Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2024-01-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-01-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74280
• TVDB ID: 444843

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-01-21; final listed air date 2024-01-21; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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