If You Know Your History: A Podcast of Remarkable Football Stories

In part two of the Wrexham story on If You Know Your History, Jonny, Mark and guest Tim Edwards dive into the club’s remarkable rebirth. From fan ownership and non-league struggles to the surreal arrival of Hollywood owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, they explore how Wrexham rose from the ashes “like a phoenix” to become one of football’s most extraordinary modern success stories. Along the way: legendary mascot debates, historic goal records, and the question of whether the dream of the Premier League could really come true.

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If You Know Your History is presented by Jonny Owen and Mark Webster and is a North One Production.

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For years, Wrexham were Wales’ Football League standard bearers. Then came administration, a 10-point deduction, and a fight to save the Racecourse Ground from being turned into a supermarket. Johnny Owen and Mark Webster explore how a working-class town refused to let its club die — and how that spirit laid the foundations for everything that followed.

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In this special bonus episode of If You Know Your History, we’re joined by acclaimed author and MP Chris Evans, whose brilliant books on Don Revie and football’s wartime battalions have reignited debate around one of the most divisive teams in English football history. This time, we dive headfirst into the fierce rivalries that defined Revie’s Leeds. From the glamour and swagger of Chelsea F.C., to the fading aristocracy of Manchester United F.C., and the establishment weight of Arsenal F.C., we explore how Leeds went from Second Division obscurity to becoming the most hated — and feared — side in the country.

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Johnny and Mark are joined by their first-ever guest, Chris Evans MP, for a two-part deep dive into the complicated genius of Don Revie - the man who turned Leeds United from nearly-men into a feared, adored, and endlessly debated powerhouse. From the myths (Real Madrid whites, “Dirty Leeds”, freebies and feuds) to the realities (player welfare, psychology, obsessive detail, and the birth of modern club culture). Was Revie the most influential British Manager of all time?

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We’re back, and we’re kicking off our new run with a deep dive into Don Revie… before the Leeds dynasty, before “Dirty Leeds”, and before the Clough rivalry became folklore. Joining us is Christopher Evans, author of the acclaimed Don Revie biography, to trace Revie’s journey from grinding Middlesbrough poverty to England international, and to unpack the tactical obsession that defined him long before most people were even thinking that way.

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