Match of the Day
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1964
News
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BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
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- Cast:
- Gary Lineker , Gabby Logan , Ian Wright , Alan Shearer
Episode 53 : 31st May 1997: England v Poland
May. 31,1997
Highlights of England's World Cup qualifier against Poland at the Slaski stadium in Chorzow.
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Episode 52 : 24th May 1997: England v South Africa
May. 24,1997
Highlights of tonight's historic friendly international between England and South Africa at Old Trafford. This is the first meeting between the two nations and the first England international to take place at the home of Manchester United since 1938.
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Episode 51 : 17th May 1997: FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Middlesbrough
May. 17,1997
Highlights of today's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Wembley.
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Episode 50 : 11th May 1997
May. 11,1997
All the drama from the final day of the FA Premiership season. West Ham visit Old Trafford at the end of a difficult week for Manchester United during which they've already played three matches. Southampton end their season at Aston Villa, and Coventry finish with a tricky away game at Tottenham.
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Episode 47 : 5th May 1997
May. 05,1997
Highlights of the clash between Manchester United and Middlesbrough at Old Trafford, as United play their second of four matches in the space of nine days.
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Episode 46 : 3rd May 1997
May. 03,1997
Including highlights of Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal v Newcastle United.
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Episode 45 : 3rd May 1997
May. 03,1997
Including highlights of Manchester United's match at Leicester City, the first of four matches in the last week of the season for United as they bid to retain the Premiership title.
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Episode 44 : 19th April 1997
April. 19,1997
Highlights of two of today's top fixtures in the FA Premiership including the match that could decide the title between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield.
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Episode 43 : 13th April 1997: FA Cup Semi Final: Middlesbrough v Chesterfield
April. 13,1997
Highlights of today's other FA Cup semi-final between Middlesbrough and Chesterfield at Old Trafford. Having not reached a major cup final competition in their history, Boro are on the verge of achieving the feat twice in the same season. For Chesterfield this is the biggest match in their history and they are the first side from outside the top two divisions to reach the last four in the FA Cup since Plymouth Argyle 13 years ago.
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Episode 42 : 13th April 1997: FA Cup Semi Final: Wimbledon v Chelsea
April. 13,1997
Coverage of this all-Premiership FA Cup semi-final from Highbury. It is Chelsea's third appearance in this stage of the competition in the last four years while Wimbledon haven't reached an FA Cup semi-final for nine years.
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Episode 41 : 12th April 1997
April. 12,1997
Highlights of two of today's top fixtures, including the match between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United at Ewood Park.
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Episode 40 : 5th April 1997
April. 05,1997
Featuring highlights of two of today's key matches in the FA Premiership, including Nottingham Forest v Southampton at the City Ground.
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Episode 39 : 29th March 1997
March. 29,1997
Featuring highlights from Wembley of England's friendly international against Mexico. Plus highlights of today's World Cup qualifying matches: Scotland v Estonia, Wales v Belgium, and Northern Ireland v Portugal.
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Episode 38 : 22nd March 1997
March. 22,1997
Featuring highlights from Highfield Road of the Premiership match between Coventry City and West Ham United.
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Episode 37 : 15th March 1997
March. 15,1997
Including highlights of the Premiership match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Plus today's goals and news.
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Episode 36 : 9th March 1997: FA Cup Sixth Round: Sheffield Wednesday v Wimbledon
March. 09,1997
Coverage of this FA Cup quarter-final tie from Hillsborough. Followed by the semi-final draw.
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Episode 35 : 8th March 1997: FA Cup Sixth Round
March. 08,1997
Featuring FA Cup highlights from the game between Derby and Middlesbrough, plus a review of the Premiership match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. Including all the goals and news from the day's other Premiership fixtures.
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Episode 34 : 1st March 1997
March. 01,1997
Highlights from St James' Park of the FA Premiership match between Newcastle United and Southampton.
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Episode 33 : 22nd February 1997
February. 22,1997
Highlights of today's FA Premiership match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
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Episode 32 : 16th February 1997: FA Cup Fifth Round: Leicester City v Chelsea
February. 16,1997
Coverage of this FA Cup fifth-round tie from Filbert Street. Followed by the quarter-final draw.
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Episode 31 : 15th February 1997: FA Cup Fifth Round
February. 15,1997
Highlights from two key FA Cup fifth-round ties.
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Episode 30 : 1st February 1997
February. 01,1997
Featuring highlights of two matches from today's Premiership programme, including Leeds United v Arsenal, in which new Leeds manager George Graham takes on his old club. Plus goals from the day's other fixtures in the Premiership and the Goal of the Month competition.
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Episode 29 : 26th January 1997: FA Cup Fourth Round: Chelsea v Liverpool
January. 26,1997
Coverage of this outstanding FA Cup fourth-round tie from Stamford Bridge between Ruud Gullit's cosmopolitan Chelsea side and an impressive Liverpool lineup. Live coverage of the fifth-round draw follows.
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Episode 28 : 25th January 1997: FA Cup Fourth Round
January. 25,1997
Featuring highlights of two of today's FA Cup fourth-round matches.
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Episode 27 : 18th January 1997
January. 18,1997
Action from today's FA Premiership matches, including highlights of the match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield.
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Episode 26 : 11th January 1997
January. 11,1997
Action from today's FA Premiership matches, including highlights of the match between Aston Villa and Newcastle United at Villa Park.
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Episode 25 : 5th January 1997: FA Cup Third Round: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
January. 05,1997
Coverage from Old Trafford of this FA Cup third-round tie. United have reached the final for the last three years and won the cup for a record ninth time last season. That put them one ahead of Spurs who last won in 1991. Live coverage of the fourth-round draw follows.
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Episode 24 : 4th January 1997: FA Cup Third Round
January. 04,1997
Featuring highlights from Highfield Road of the FA Cup third-round match between Coventry City and Woking. Plus highlights of a tricky away tie for West Ham United and action from the all-Premiership match between Arsenal and Sunderland at Highbury.
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Episode 23 : 1st January 1997
January. 01,1997
All the goals and key moments from the day's Premiership games, including highlights of the match at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Aston Villa.
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Episode 22 : 28th December 1996
December. 28,1996
Highlights of two of today's top matches in the FA Premiership including Newcastle United against Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park. Plus all the goals and talking points from the day's other games.
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Episode 21 : 21st December 1996:
December. 21,1996
Action from today's FA Premiership matches, including highlights of the match between Everton and Leeds United at Goodison Park.
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Episode 20 : 9th December 1996: FA Cup Third Round Draw
December. 09,1996
Coverage of the draw from Lancaster Gate.
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Episode 19 : 7th December 1996
December. 07,1996
Featuring highlights of the day's top Premiership match between Arsenal and Derby County at Highbury. Including action from the second round of the FA Cup, as second and third division sides aim to make it into the third round. Plus an update on the rest of the day's games, and the latest Goal of the Month competition.
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Episode 18 : 30th November 1996
November. 30,1996
Featuring highlights of the day's top FA Premiership match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' Park. Plus an update on the rest of the day's Premiership games.
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Episode 17 : 23rd November 1996
November. 23,1996
Action from today's Midlands derby between Coventry City and Aston Villa at Highfield Road, plus highlights and talking points from the rest of the day's Premiership fixtures.
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Episode 16 : 16th November 1996
November. 16,1996
Highlights of the day's top FA Premiership match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford. Plus highlights from the rest of the day's Premiership fixtures.
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Episode 15 : 9th November 1996: England v Georgia
November. 09,1996
Highlights of England's World Cup qualifying match against Georgia in Tbilisi. Plus action from the group seven qualifier between Holland and Wales, while Northern Ireland face a daunting game away against European champions Germany.
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Episode 14 : 2nd Novermber 1996
November. 02,1996
Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Manchester United v Chelsea at Old Trafford.
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Episode 13 : 26th October 1996
October. 26,1996
Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.
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Episode 12 : 19th October 1996
October. 19,1996
Highlights of the day's big Premiership game between Nottingham Forest and Derby County, from the City Ground. Plus, a roundup of all the action from this afternoon's other matches.
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Episode 11 : 12th October 1996
October. 12,1996
Highlights of the day's big Premiership game between Manchester United and Liverpool, from Old Trafford. Plus, a roundup of all the action from this afternoon's other matches.
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Episode 10 : 28th September 1996
September. 28,1996
Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Everton v Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison Park.
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Episode 9 : 21st September 1996
September. 21,1996
Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership including Liverpool v Chelsea at Anfield.
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Episode 8 : 14th September 1996
September. 14,1996
Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Newcastle United against Blackburn Rovers.
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Episode 7 : 7th September 1996
September. 07,1996
Action from today's key games in the Premiership, including the clash of the roses at Elland Road where Leeds United entertain rivals Manchester United. There's also talking points and goals from the day's other Premiership games.
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Episode 6 : 4th September 1996
September. 04,1996
Action from tonight's Tyne-Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle United, from Roker Park.
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Episode 5 : 1st September 1996: Moldova v England
September. 01,1996
Highlights of Moldova v England, Glenn Hoddle's opening match as coach and the national team's first qualifying match for the 1998 World Cup tournament, to be staged in France.
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Episode 3 : 21st August 1996
August. 21,1996
Highlights of the FA Premiership match between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge.
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Episode 2 : 17th August 1996
August. 17,1996
Action from two of the top fixtures on the opening day of the new season in the FA Premiership, with champions Manchester United away to Wimbledon and Liverpool at Middlesbrough.
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Episode 1 : 11th August 1996: FA Charity Shield: Manchester United v Newcastle United
August. 11,1996
Highlights of the traditional curtain raiser of the domestic season, the FA Charity Shield, with Manchester United taking on Newcastle United at Wembley. Alex Ferguson's side, who won the Premiership and FA Cup double last season, contains several new faces, including summer signings Jordi and Karel Poborsky, as well as Footballer of the Year Eric Cantona. Newcastle, who were league runners-up and lost twice to United last season, will be looking to get the season off to a flying start with victory in their first appearance at Wembley for 20 years.
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Seasons
Season 41
Match of the Day returns to the BBC for the new season, as part of a new football package on the BBC.
Season 40
In August 2003, it is announced that the BBC has won back the right to show Premiership highlights from 2004, for three years.
Season 38
With Saturday night highlights now being shown on ITV's The Premiership, Match of the Day reverted to covering live FA Cup and England matches as well as some UEFA Cup games.
Season 37
ITV won back the Premier League highlights as part of a three year deal. They also obtained Nationwide League rights whilst the BBC regained the FA Cup and England games. It was a major blow to the BBC, but Match of the Day continued to show live FA Cup and European games.
Season 36
Before the season began, on 2 August, Des Lynam resigned from the BBC and moved to ITV to become their main football presenter. Gary Lineker took over as the main presenter for the show.
Season 35
Des Lynam presented 36 of the 45 League and Cup programmes plus eight more UEFA Cup shows. Gary Lineker also fronted five editions with Ray Stubbs hosting the remaining four.
Season 34
A new four year deal secured Premier League highlights on the BBC. Mark Lawrenson joined Trevor Brooking and Alan Hansen as a regular pundit during the second half of the season.
Season 32
When Alex Ferguson's side were discussed on Match of the Day on the opening day of the season Des remarked that "United were scarcely recognizable from the team we've known over the past couple of seasons, what's going on do you feel?" Alan Hansen famously replied: "You can't win anything with kids... he's got to buy players, it's as simple as that."
Season 29
With the new season came a new Premier League, a new contract and a new show, fronted by Des Lynam. Des was joined by new regular pundits, Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking, and the show reverted to the classic format of extended highlights from three main games. Now, however, as well as all the extra analysis, viewers were also able to see the goals from all the other matches as well.
Season 28
After several years of speculation it was announced in February that a new, breakaway FA Premier League was going to be formed. ITV were expected to win the TV rights but the BBC and BSkyB combined to place a counter bid and had strong influence within the new organisation. In May 1992 the rights were decided and each club had one vote. BSkyB were awarded live matches on Sundays and Mondays and the BBC gained the Saturday night highlights as part of a five year deal. The two companies also joined forces to sign a new five year deal to cover FA Cup and International matches. ITV would be covering the Football League and the League Cup.
Season 27
In the third season of the new contract there were 20 editions of Match of the Day but they were still restricted to covering FA Cup matches.
Season 26
Des Lynam continued to present the show, joined by Jimmy Hill and Terry Venables as regular pundits.
Season 25
Match of the Day celebrated its 25th anniversary and had to cope with the fact that, for the first time since its inception in 1964, it couldn't broadcast any League football. Instead, the team settled into the four year contract with the intention of breathing new life into the FA Cup. With the new contract came a totally revamped show.
Season 24
The focus was still on the big clubs and the shows were very irregular. They followed the same format as the previous year with a mixture of live League games on Sunday afternoons and highlights shows for the FA Cup. This was also Jimmy Hill's final season as presenter after a record 15 years in charge of the show.
Season 23
With highlights out of fashion there were only 14 editions of Match of the Day all season and the only League action came in the seven live games on Sunday afternoons.
Season 22
In 1985 the television rights came up for renegotiation and BBC and ITV offered £16m for four years. This was in return for 19 live games plus weekend highlights. The Football League met on Valentine's Day and rejected it. Football was, however, in a weak negotiating position as the game was rife with hooliganism and the two sides became deadlocked. The result was a total black-out for the first part of the season which annoyed fans and concerned the sponsors. The Football League finally backed down and agreed a deal that gave them less money per game than before on a short term two and a half year contract. The remaining six months was worth £1.3m with a two year £6.2m extension confirmed in June. The supporters were delighted and Match of the Day resumed in January. It concentrated mainly on FA Cup highlights and the occasional live League match on a Sunday.
Season 21
The show celebrated its 20th anniversary and matches were still being broadcast on Fridays. Most other sports were now seen live on television so the production team wanted to continue the football experiment as well. Jonathan Martin, the Head of Sport at the time, recalled that the experiment was disappointing: "We only got six or seven million viewers on a Friday night which was poor for the slot so we moved to Sundays in the following year." This was to be the last time that Match of the Day contained weekly League highlights until the beginning of the 1992-93 season.
Season 20
Match of the Day was back on Saturday nights as a highlights show but was supplemented by live matches on Friday evenings. The BBC and ITV had been allocated seven games each with the commercial channel choosing to broadcast theirs on Sunday afternoons. This was a radical change in strategy by all involved as prior to this new two year contract the only regular live domestic football had been the FA Cup Final, England against Scotland and the European Cup Final. Match of the Day was cancelled from 15 October to 19 November due to strike action at the BBC.
Season 18
The programme returned to Saturday nights. Only two games were allowed to be shown per show.
Season 17
After 16 seasons in the Saturday night slot, Match of the Day moved to Sunday afternoons.
Season 16
For the first time Match of the Day was allowed to screen additional games, and on 13 weekends there were highlights from three different matches.
Season 15
In November ITV signed a secret three year deal with the Football League to show edited highlights on Saturday nights instead of Sundays in an attempt to break away from the joint negotiating strategy and replace Match of the Day.
A ruling by the Office of Fair Trading prevented ITV's exclusive contract being signed but a compromise was reached.
For the duration of the next four year contract it was agreed that the BBC and ITV would have to alternate their programme coverage with Match of the Day switching to Sunday afternoons for the 1980-81 and 1982-83 seasons.
Season 14
Match of the Day celebrates its 500th edition, marked with a special Radio Times cover and a new set of opening titles with hundreds of school children holding up cards that depicted Jimmy Hill's face and the Match of the Day logo.
Season 10
Match of the Day appoints Jimmy Hill as the new presenter, after signing him from LWT. He was the first to both present the programme and offer expert analysis.
Season 9
The current contractual agreement meant that Match of the Day had to lead with a Division Two fixture, and twice with a match from Division Three.
Season 7
1970 saw the introduction of the Goal of the Month competition, which led to thousands of postcards being sent to the BBC.
Season 6
From 1969, the programme becomes live and studio based, rather than being pre-recorded at the ground of the featured match, and there were now two games seen each week.
Season 4
Once again, protracted negotiations during the summer ensured the return of the show. In order to secure the deal the BBC had to agree to broadcast five matches from Division Two and two from Divisions Three or Four as well as the 23 Division One games that they wanted.
Season 3
In the year that saw England win the World Cup, Match of the Day moves to BBC ONE.
Season 2
Despite attempts by some clubs to prevent its return due to fear over ticket sales, Match of the Day returned to the BBC in October 1965 two months after the start of the new season.
The duration of each programme had been reduced to 45 minutes in length and it could no longer be broadcast before 10.00pm.
Season 1
Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words: "Welcome to Match of the Day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every Saturday on BBC TWO. As you can hear we're in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match." The programme began on BBC TWO where it remained until 1966.
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