Overview
BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
Details
Status
Returning Series
Network
BBC One
Type
Talk Show
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
GB
Spoken Languages
English
Top Cast
View More
Seasons
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.
EP 1Liverpool v ArsenalEP 2Chelsea v SunderlandEP 3Fulham v Manchester UnitedEP 4West Ham United v Tottenham HotspurEP 5Chelsea v Leeds UnitedEP 6Manchester United v Tottenham HotspurEP 7Chelsea v Blackburn RoversEP 8Tottenham Hotspur v ArsenalEP 9Leicester City v Nottingham ForestEP 10Tottenham Hotspur v ChelseaEP 11Arsenal v EvertonEP 12West Ham United v Blackburn RoversEP 13Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham HotspurEP 14Fulham v BlackpoolEP 15Arsenal v Manchester UnitedEP 16West Ham United v Leicester CityEP 17Chelsea v Wolverhampton WanderersEP 18Aston Villa v ArsenalEP 19Nottingham Forest v Tottenham HotspurEP 20West Ham United v Birmingham CityEP 21West Ham United v Stoke CityEP 229th January 1965EP 23Nottingham Forest v Manchester UnitedEP 24West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham HotspurEP 25Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester UnitedEP 26Arsenal v Leeds UnitedEP 27Leyton Orient v Newcastle UnitedEP 28West Ham United v LiverpoolEP 29Charlton Athletic v Bolton WanderersEP 30Manchester United v ChelseaEP 31Leeds United v EvertonEP 32West Ham United v ArsenalEP 33Aston Villa v Tottenham HotspurEP 34Northampton Town v Derby CountyEP 35Leeds United v Manchester UnitedEP 36Manchester United v LiverpoolEP 37Liverpool v Leeds United