Match of the Day
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.
37 episodes · First aired 1983-08-20
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Showing 17 at a time
Match of the Day highlights the quality football in the lower divisions featuring important Canon League matches in the Second and Fourth Divisions, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the January Goal of the Month Competition. Grimsby Town v Manchester City Blackpool v York City
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches in the Canon League plus analysis and interviews. Notts County v Watford Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic
Blackburn Rovers v Southampton. From an entry of 448 clubs, the FA Cup is down to the last 16, but there is still plenty of 'Cup tradition' among the survivors. Blackburn Rovers, a founder member of the Football League, have won the Cup six times - all those triumphs long ago - but Rovers are currently prominent in the Second Division. Their opponents Southampton were in the Second Division when they won the cup in 1976. They now stand high in the championship and go to Ewood Park in search of a quarter-final place.
Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of premium bonds in the February Goal of the Month competition. Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Norwich City v West Ham United
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the February Goal of the Month competition. Leicester City v Watford Chelsea v Oldham Athletic
Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Birmingham City v Watford Plymouth Argyle v Derby County Notts County v Everton
Southampton v Liverpool. This Canon Division One match, live from the Dell, suggests a busy night is in store for both goalkeepers based on the results of this fixture for the last four seasons.
Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Wimbledon v Walsall
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches. Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham City v Aston Villa
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. And the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town Swansea City v Manchester City
Will Plymouth Argyle become the first Third Division team to play in an FA Cup Final? They face First Division Watford, eager to write their own bit of history with a first Wembley appearance, at Villa Park in one of this afternoon's FA Cup semi-finals. While at Highbury, there's an exciting all-First Division clash as currently on-form Southampton meet an Everton side hoping to make a second appearance at Wembley this season.
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Manchester United v Coventry City Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town
Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also a chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds in the April Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Ipswich Town Nottingham Forest v Stoke City
Manchester City v Chelsea. Maine Road, Manchester is the venue for the last of five Canon League matches shown live this season. It is currently a Second Division location, but Manchester City have surprised many people by their efforts to win back a place in the top company. Chelsea's bid has been even stronger and, with only one more weekend of League football to follow, this could be the night when the London club clinch a return to the First Division. Plus the results of the April Goal of the Month competition.
Highlights of two Canon League matches affecting championship honours, promotions and relegations. Notts County v Liverpool Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton v Watford. Jimmy Hill presents best of the action, analyses the key moments and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.
England v USSR from Wembley Stadium. Introduced by Jimmy Hill.
