Inside Peterborough United, Footb...

Inside Peterborough United, Football Ownership & Life After Success | Iain Crawford

You Can Do Hard Things by Jenny Melling
S1 · E1
Apr 5, 2026
02:17:00

Episode notes

In this episode of You Can Do Hard Things, Jenny Melling speaks to Iain Crawford about football, business, family, and resilience.

With deep links to Peterborough United, involvement in football ownership, and a background as a former professional golfer and entrepreneur, Ian shares the journey that brought him to where he is today. From his relationship with Darragh MacAnthony and favourite Posh memories, to his involvement with Spalding United, business lessons, retirement at 45, and the realities of success, this is an honest and thoughtful conversation with plenty of humour along the way.

This episode covers:

  • Peterborough United and life around football
  • co-owning a football club
  • football stories, players, and Wembley memories
  • business, risk, and entrepreneurship
  • resilience, illness, and family
  • what success really looks like

A real conversation about doing hard things, on and off the pitch.

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Keywords

football
resilience
you can do hard things
The Posh
EFL League 1
PUFC
utp
peterborough
Peterborough United

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