Match of the Day

Season 1977/78

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.

41 episodes · First aired 1977-08-13

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Showing 20 at a time

S14 E180 min

13th August 1977: The FA Charity Shield

Liverpool (League Champions and European Cup winners) v Manchester United (FA Cup winners) This year is an intriguing 'replay' of the FA Cup Final in May, when Manchester United thwarted Liverpool's hopes of a 'treble' with a 2-1 win. Since then Dave Sexton has replaced Tommy Docherty as manager of United, and Kevin Keegan has left Liverpool for Hamburg. Can United confirm their Cup Final victory, or will Bob Paisley's team produce the form that made them European champions in Rome?

S14 E280 min

20th August 1977

The 500th edition introduced by Jimmy Hill. BBC Television's Saturday-night soccer programme brings you the first action of the new 1977-78 Football League season. Plus a memory or two from 13 years of Match of the Day. which began with Liverpool v Arsenal in August 1964. Ipswich Town v Arsenal Manchester City v Leicester City

S14 E380 min

27th August 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights from two top First Division games - plus news, interviews and analysis. West Ham United v Manchester City Leeds United v Birmingham City

S14 E480 min

3rd September 1977

First Division Soccer Action and International Athletics Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Highlights of two of today's top football league matches. Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City Derby County v Manchester United

S14 E580 min

10th September 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace v Sunderland

S14 E680 min

17th September 1977

Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Blackpool v Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich Town v Liverpool

S14 E780 min

24th September 1977

Action highlights from two of today's important Football League matches. West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield United

S14 E880 min

1st October 1977

Action highlights from two of today's top First Division matches. Arsenal v West Ham United Manchester United v Liverpool

S14 E980 min

8th October 1977

Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Southampton v Sunderland Newcastle United v Derby County

S14 E1080 min

15th October 1977

Action highlights from two top First Division games - plus news, interviews and analysis. Nottingham Forest v Manchester City Chelsea v Middlesbrough

S14 E1180 min

22nd October 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews, and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches. Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol Rovers Liverpool v Everton

S14 E1280 min

29th October 1977

Action highlights from two of today's Football League matches. Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus interviews, news, the League tables, and the October Goal of the Month competition with your chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds. Derby County v Norwich City Bolton Wanderers v Luton Town

S14 E1380 min

5th November 1977

Action highlights from two of today's First Division matches. Analysis, interviews, news of today's soccer including the League tables and the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Aston Villa Coventry City v West Ham United

S14 E1480 min

12th November 1977

Action: highlights from two of today's important Football League matches. Analysis: Jimmy Hill puts the replay spotlight on the men and the moves that mattered today. News: the late-night round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables and the Score-Draw check. Everton v Birmingham City Southampton v Blackpool

S14 E1580 min

19th November 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing Football League matches. Wrexham v Colchester United West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

S14 E1680 min

26th November 1977

Analysis by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer, and the November Goal of the Month competition. Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City v Liverpool

S14 E1780 min

3rd December 1977

Analysis by Jimmy Hill, views and opinions from the football men in the news, the regular round-up of the day's soccer, including the League tables and the Score-Draw check, and the result of the November Goal of the Month competition. Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town

S14 E1880 min

10th December 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

S14 E1980 min

17th December 1977

First Division Soccer Action and International Show Jumping. Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Highlights from two of today's top Football League matches. Manchester United v Nottingham Forest Birmingham City v Everton

S14 E2080 min

31st December 1977

Two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis. Goal of the Month ... the best goals seen on BBC1 in December, with £100 in Premium Bonds for the competition winner. Manchester City v Aston Villa Luton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

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