Sadie Smith 

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Eddi Reader

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Sadie Smith

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Eddi Reader learns about her granny Sadie Smith’s football career with Rutherglen Ladies.

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

Fhuair an seinneadair san sgrìobhaiche òrain Eddi Reader a-mach gur e cluicheadair ball-coise ainmeil a bha na seanmhair, Sedania. B’e rionnag a bh’ ann an Sadie Nic a Ghobhainn, an t-ainm fon do choisinn i cliù mar chluicheadair comasach airson sgioba Boireannaich Ruadh-Ghleann aig an robh làmh an uachdair ann an geam nam ban eadar an dà chogadh, sin a dh’aindheoin oidhirpean gus boireannaich a phutadh a-mach à ball-coise buileach glan. Anns a’ phrògram 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’s remarkable football career.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.

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