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Person

Rory Smith

On football podcasts from Dec 2011 to Oct 2026.

15

shows

754

appearances

2

shows helped launch

14

family links they account for

Career on the pods

20112026
Host Co-host Interviewee Guest

Every show

  • The Game (The Times football podcast)92 appearances

    Co-host · first on Dec 2011 — “The Game Six - Episode 20 - Barry and Milner boss it”

  • Second Captains40 appearances

    Guest · first on Mar 2016 — “The Mother of all Matches, caring Klopp, blanked Blatter”

  • The Set Piece Menu98 appearances

    Co-host · first on Dec 2016 — “SPM 1: Is the Premier League the best league in the world?”

  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson48 appearances

    Co-host · first on Jan 2018 — “The Bull of War, the caretaker manager bounce and the darts at Frimley Green”

  • Sunday Supplement (Sky Sports)4 appearances

    Guest · first on Apr 2018 — “Wenger's legacy, who next for the Gunners and Poch's future”

  • Copa (The Independent)1 appearance

    Guest · first on Nov 2018 — “Tottenham chatter, Chesterfield, Antarctica and extended Copa Libertadores fall-out”

  • Football Daily (BBC 5 Live)87 appearances

    Co-host · first on May 2019 — “All about Raheem: Is Sterling the most influential sportsperson in Britain?”

  • The Football Ramble1 appearance

    Guest · first on Jun 2020 — “The Blizzard: Romania 3-2 Argentina, 1994”

  • Football Weekly (The Guardian)5 appearances

    Guest · first on Sep 2020 — “Liverpool too good for Arsenal and how to save the EFL – Football Weekly”

  • Transfer Talk (Sky Sports)1 appearance

    Guest · first on Oct 2020 — “Are Utd set up for success in the market, does Pep's future hinge on Dias & deadline day preview”

  • Men in Blazers281 appearances

    Co-host · first on Feb 2022 — “Men in Blazers 02/15/22: European Nights with Rory Smith, Presented by Paramount+”

  • The Athletic's US soccer pod (TBC)1 appearance

    Guest · first on Sep 2022 — “xG: How Data Conquered Football with Rory Smith”

  • The Athletic Football Podcast7 appearances

    Guest · first on Dec 2024 — “How to fix Man City”

  • Libero87 appearances

    Host · first on Mar 2025 — “Libero 002 - Give us the jam now, Thomas”

  • It Was What It Was (The Overlap)1 appearance

    Guest · first on Oct 2025 — “How Data Won the Premier League: Liverpool and the Rise of Modern Metrics | Part One”

Helped launch

Links in the family tree

Shows that count as parents of another because Rory Smith was a regular on the first before the second launched.

Appearances come from episode titles and show notes, so they only count episodes where the notes name Rory Smith. See how they connect to someone else →