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Sadie Smith

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Eddi Reader goes on a journey to discover more about her granny Sadie Smith鈥檚 remarkable football career with Rutherglen Ladies.

Fhuair an seinneadair san sgr矛obhaiche 貌rain Eddi Reader a-mach gur e cluicheadair ball-coise ainmeil a bha na seanmhair, Sedania. B鈥檈 rionnag a bh鈥� ann an Sadie Nic a Ghobhainn, an t-ainm fon do choisinn i cli霉 mar chluicheadair comasach airson sgioba Boireannaich Ruadh-Ghleann aig an robh l脿mh an uachdair ann an geam nam ban eadar an d脿 chogadh, sin a dh鈥檃indheoin oidhirpean gus boireannaich a phutadh a-mach 脿 ball-coise buileach glan. Anns a鈥� phr貌gram aithriseach seo tha Eddi a dol air slighe gus barrachd fhaighinn a-mach mu dhreuchd iongantach a seanmhair ann am ball-coise.

Singer-songwriter Eddi Reader recently discovered that her granny and namesake, Sedania, was a shining light in Scottish football. Sadie Smith, as she was known to her teammates, was the superstar left winger of the trailblazing Rutherglen Ladies football team that dominated in the interwar period, despite attempts to push women out of football altogether. In this documentary, Eddi goes on a journey to discover more about her granny鈥檚 remarkable football career.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.

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59 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Oct 2026 22:55

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Interviewed Guest Eddi Reader
Director Margot McCuaig
Executive Producer Iseabail Mactaggart
Executive Producer Calum McConnell

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