Match of the Day
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.
46 episodes · First aired 1979-08-11
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Jimmy Hill introduces the last Match of the Day of the 70s -a decade in which the BBC has covered three World Cups, International and European football, the FA and Football League Cups, and has brought you more than 2,000 goals in League football. Bob Wilson reports the news of the day, and there are £100-worth of Premium Bonds to be won in the December Goal of the Month competition. Coventry City v Nottingham Forest Wrexham v Chelsea
The most romantic football Saturday of the season where the minnows from the Third and Fourth Divisions and outside the Football League meet the mighty teams from the First Division. Tonight, action highlights from three games plus interviews, analysis and comment. Plus the result of the December Goal of the Month competition. Leeds United v Nottingham Forest Cardiff City v Arsenal Yeovil Town v Norwich City
Action highlights of two Football League matches, plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines, including the late-night Pools Check. Chelsea v Newcastle United Bolton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion
Action highlights of three outstanding Football League matches. Plus analysis, comment and interviews with the personalities involved. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news including the late-night Pools Check. Coventry City v Liverpool Southampton v Manchester City West Ham United v Preston North End
Tonight, highlights of three outstanding ties which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other headlines, including the late-night Pools Check, plus the January Goal of the Month competition. Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City Watford v Harlow Town
Action highlights of two Football League matches; plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines including the late-night Pools Check; and there's the result of the January Goal of the Month competition. Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Leicester City v Newcastle United
Norwich City v Liverpool Swindon Town v Sheffield Wednesday
Highlights of three outstanding games, and the important Cup and League news of the day. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa Everton v Wrexham
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games from the First and Second Divisions. Plus the February Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Bristol City Sunderland v Luton Town
Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of two outstanding First Division matches. Bob Wilson gathers together the news of the day and there's the result of the February Goal of the Month competition. Everton v Liverpool Southampton v West Bromwich Albion
Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. Highlights of today's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Watford v Arsenal
Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting the First Division championship, and the promotion battle at the top of the Third Division. Plus analysis, interviews and news round-up of the day from Bob Wilson. Grimsby Town v Millwall Bristol City v Liverpool
Featuring highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment and the news of the day from Bob Wilson. Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town Manchester United v Manchester City
Football League Action and The Sun Grand National Steeplechase. Football Highlights of two outstanding First Division matches ... plus analysis, comment and the news of the day from Bob Wilson. Ipswich Town v Derby County Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, and there's the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
Jimmy Hill presents one of football's days of the year, the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Match of the Day's cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final. West Ham United v Everton
Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus interviews with the personalities of the day, analysis of the key moments and the important news from Bob Wilson. Birmingham City v Luton Town Manchester City v Bristol City
Tonight's two matches affect the relegation struggle at the bottom of the First Division, and the battle to replace those teams next season from the top of Division II. There's the important headlines of the day from Bob Wilson and Jimmy Hill's match analysis. Sunderland v Watford Manchester United v Coventry City
On the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two outstanding games. As well as the day's news from Bob Wilson, there's a further chance to enter BBC Television's Goal of the Season competition for a first prize of £300-worth of Premium Bonds. Liverpool v Aston Villa Leeds United v Manchester United
Highlights of the 1980 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments with Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.
