S6 E2180 min
20th December 1969
Chelsea v Manchester City Walsall v Barnsley Cardiff City v Charlton
Match of the Day
Season 1969/70
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.
40 episodes · First aired 1969-08-02
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Showing 20 at a time
S6 E2280 min
27th December 1969
Leeds United v Everton Arsenal v Newcastle United Newport County v Aldershot
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Match of the Day: The FA Cup
Sixty-four clubs ranging from First Division giants like the present holders, Manchester City, to non-League unknowns like Hillingdon Borough contest today's action-packed Third Round. Who will succeed Manchester City next April as the 1970 winners at Wembley Stadium? Kenneth Wolstenholme, Barry Davies and Alan Weeks report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting ties. Bradford City v Tottenham Hotspur Hull City v Manchester City Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion
S6 E2480 min
Match of the Day Special: 1970 World Cup Draw
Live by satellite from Mexico City. Match of the Day fixture: Chelsea v Leeds United David Coleman reports from the Maria Isabella Hotel, Mexico City, where Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, conducts the groupings of the final 16 nations. From Mexico City and London, on-the-spot reaction about England's opponents next June from team manager Sir Alf Ramsey, skipper Bobby Moore, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, and England's 97-times-capped Bobby Charlton. Barry Davies talks to the England personalities about the 15 other finalists: Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Czechoslovakia, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Peru, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Uruguay and West Germany. Presented by Telesistema Mexicano.
S6 E2580 min
17th January 1970
Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle Manchester City v Stoke City Bristol City v Millwall West Ham United v Manchester United Wrexham v Brentford
S6 E2680 min
Match of the Day: F.A. Cup Special
David Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Barry Davies along with BBC outside broadcast units go to three of today's prominent Fourth Round ties. David Coleman introduces this three-match Cup Special which includes on-the-spot interviews with the managers and players who make today's scoreline news. Chelsea v Burnley Sutton United v Leeds United Watford v Stoke City
S6 E2780 min
31st January 1970
Huddersfield Town v Carlisle United Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Cardiff City v Blackpool
S6 E2880 min
Match of the Day: The FA Cup
The last 16 clubs on the Wembley Cup-Final trail in action in today's Fifth Round. Dave Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Idwal Robling (winner of the BBC Soccer Commentators Competition) report with BBC outside broadcast cameras from three of today's exciting ties. Queens Park Rangers v Derby County Liverpool v Leicester City Leeds United v Mansfield Town
S6 E2980 min
14th February 1970
Manchester United v Crystal Palace Burnley v Derby County Plymouth Argyle v Reading Cardiff City v Carlisle United
S6 E3080 min
Match of the Day: FA Cup Sixth Round
The last eight clubs battle for the rich semi-final places on the Cup road to Wembley Stadium. Watford v Liverpool Swindon Town v Leeds United
S6 E3180 min
28th February 1970
Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United Nottingham Forest v Everton West Ham United v Southampton Swansea City v Port Vale
S6 E3280 min
7th March 1970
The soccer season reaches its final, exciting month and one of the key promotion issues is highlighted in Match of the Day. Liverpool v Leeds United
S6 E3380 min
Match of the Day: FA Cup Semi-finals
Action, news, interviews from FA Cup Semi-final day - last hurdle before Wembley and the Cup Final on 11 April. Manchester United v Leeds United
S6 E3480 min
21st March 1970
Leyton Orient v Stockport County Manchester City v West Ham United Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Exeter City v Northampton Town Swansea City v Scunthorpe United
S6 E3580 min
28th March 1970
Leeds United v Southampton Blackpool v Aston Villa Birmingham City v Preston North End Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient Cardiff City v Oxford United
S6 E3680 min
4th April 1970
The last Saturday of the Football League programme sees Match of the Day at a well-known ground highlighting one of the key end-of-the-season soccer issues. Sheffield Wednesday v Everton Middlesbrough v Cardiff City Oxford United v Charlton Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers Arsenal v West Ham United
S6 E3780 min
Match of the Day: The FA Cup Final: Leeds United v Chelsea
David Coleman introduces this Cup Final Match of the Day from the Banqueting Floor at the winners' celebration dinner in London's West End. Highlights from this afternoon's famous Wembley occasion when Chelsea and Leeds United played for the prestige trophy in British football. Late-night interviews with manager and player personalities of the Wembley game.
S6 E3880 min
International Match of the Day: Wales v England
From Ninian Park, Cardiff The opening match in the 1969-70 Home International tournament. This week-long series involves England (the holders), Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Soccer experts Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City, and Don Revie, manager of Leeds United are along to provide analysis.
S6 E3980 min
International Match of the Day: England v Northern Ireland
From the Empire Stadium, Wembley. In tonight's Home International Championship Match, England make their last appearance at home before Mexico on the famous ground where they won the World Championship in 1966.
S6 E4080 min
International Match of the Day
Scotland v England from Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales v Northern Ireland from Vetch Field, Swansea David Coleman introduces two-match action from the last day of the week-long Home International tournament, assisted by Don Revie, manager of Leeds United, and Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City. Scotland v England remains the permanent high spot of this domestic series. Wales v Northern Ireland brings big-time soccer back to Swansea.