Match of the Day (1964)
BBC's football highlights and analysis.
"The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
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1976x01 F.A. Charity Shield: Liverpool v Southampton
14 August, 1976 10:30 pm
Liverpool (League Champions) v Southampton (FA Cup Winners)
BBC television's Saturday night soccer action programme kicks off again with exclusive coverage of the showpiece curtain-raiser to the new season -the traditional meeting of the two clubs who won last season's major honours.
1976x02 Queens Park Rangers v Everton
21 August, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill introduces the first action of the new 1976-77 Football League season. Today's matches are the first of 42 played by each club to decide who will succeed Liverpool as League Champions. Also during the next nine months, Match of the Day will be searching for a successor to the 1975-76 Goal of the Season winner Gerry Francis, who receives his award on tonight's programme.
Queens Park Rangers v Everton
Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
1976x03 Sunderland v Arsenal
28 August, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill introduces two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis and the Goal of the Month.
Sunderland v Arsenal
Bolton Wanderers v Millwall
1976x04 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
04 September, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Plus the result of the August Goal of the Month competition.
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton v Sheffield United
1976x05 Derby County v Liverpool
11 September, 1976 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two of today's attractive Football League fixtures. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill. The regular round-up of the day's soccer, the players in the news, the League tables and the late-night score-draw check.
Derby County v Liverpool
Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1976x06 Brighton & Hove Albion v York City
18 September, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion v York City
Stoke City v Ipswich Town
1976x07 Manchester City v Manchester United
25 September, 1976 10:30 pm
Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer. Goal of the Month: another £100 in Premium Bonds to be won in the competition featuring the best goals seen on BBC1 in September.
Manchester City v Manchester United
West Ham United v Sunderland
1976x08 Norwich City v Newcastle United
02 October, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill puts the replay spotlight on the men and the moves that mattered today. Plus the result of the September Goal of the Month competition.
Norwich City v Newcastle United
Chelsea v Cardiff City
1976x09 Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle
09 October, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill searches out the key action analysis of the day, plus the round-up of the day's soccer including the League tables.
Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle
Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town
1976x10 West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
16 October, 1976 10:30 pm
Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill... views and opinions from the football men in the news ... and the regular soccer news round-up, including the League tables and Score-Draw Check.
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1976x11 Ipswich Town v Manchester City
23 October, 1976 10:30 pm
One hour of action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's important Football League matches.
Ipswich Town v Manchester City
Crystal Palace v Rotherham United
1976x12 Liverpool v Aston Villa
30 October, 1976 10:30 pm
Analysis, interviews, the news round-up of the day's soccer and the October Goal of the Month competition.
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers
1976x13 Aston Villa v Manchester United
06 November, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill analyses the action; plus news, views, the League tables and the result of the October Goal of the Month competition.
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Everton v Leeds United
1976x14 Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
13 November, 1976 10:30 pm
Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill, plus the round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables and your late-night Score-Draw Check.
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City
1976x15 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
20 November, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's League matches.
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
Arsenal v Liverpool
1976x16 Blackpool v Fulham
27 November, 1976 10:30 pm
Analysis by Jimmy Hill, views and opinions from the football men in the news, the regular round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables, and the November Goal of the Month competition.
Blackpool v Fulham
Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town
1976x17 Arsenal v Newcastle United
04 December, 1976 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus views and opinions from the football men in the news, the result of the November Goal of the Month competition and today's soccer round-up with the League tables.
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Leicester City v Birmingham City
1976x18 Coventry City v Everton
11 December, 1976 10:30 pm
First Division action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important Football League matches.
Coventry City v Everton
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
1976x19 Bristol City v Middlesbrough
18 December, 1976 10:30 pm
Highlights from two of today's top Football League matches.
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town v Derby County
1976x20 Manchester United v Aston Villa
01 January, 1977 10:30 pm
Highlights of two of today's top First Division matches. Action analysis by Jimmy Hill, news, interviews and opinions, and the December Goal of the Month competition.
Manchester United v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Hereford United
1976x21 F.A. Cup Third Round
08 January, 1977 10:30 pm
Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Third Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news on one of football's most exciting days of the season with 64 clubs aiming for glory on the Wembley Cup Final trail.
Southampton v Chelsea
Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur
Blackpool v Derby County
1976x22 Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
15 January, 1977 10:30 pm
Football action from two top First Division matches. Views and opinions from the football men in the news, and the regular round-up of the day's soccer, including the League tables, and the late-night Score-Draw check.
Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
Arsenal v Norwich City
1976x23 Manchester City v Leicester City
22 January, 1977 10:30 pm
Bob Wilson introduces one hour of football action, news and interviews - with outside broadcast coverage of two of today's top League matches.
Manchester City v Leicester City
Sheffield United v Luton Town
1976x24 F.A. Cup Fourth Round
29 January, 1977 10:30 pm
Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Fourth Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news of today's Cup triumphs and surprises as the competition is reduced to the final 16 clubs.
Colchester United v Derby County
Cardiff City v Wrexham
Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers
1976x25 Leeds United v Coventry City
05 February, 1977 10:30 pm
Views and opinions from the football men in the news, the result of January's Goal of the Month competition, and the League tables.
Leeds United v Coventry City
Arsenal v Sunderland
1976x26 Rotherham United v Brighton & Hove Albion
12 February, 1977 10:30 pm
One hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's top League matches.
Rotherham United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City v Arsenal
1976x27 Liverpool v Derby County
19 February, 1977 10:30 pm
Football action from two top First Division matches featuring clubs who have been heavily involved in the Championship race.
Liverpool v Derby County
Bristol City v Manchester City
1976x28 F.A. Cup Fifth Round
26 February, 1977 10:30 pm
Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs - nine from Division One, five from Division Two, and Chester and Port Vale from Division Three - battle for places in the Quarter-finals.
Leeds United v Manchester City
1976x29 Arsenal v Ipswich Town
05 March, 1977 10:30 pm
Football League highlights from two of today's crucial First Division matches involving Championship contenders.
Arsenal v Ipswich Town
Liverpool v Newcastle United
1976x30 West Ham United v Manchester City
12 March, 1977 10:30 pm
Jimmy HILL analyses the key action of the day; plus the League tables and the late-night Score-Draw Check.
West Ham United v Manchester City
Manchester United v Leeds United
1976x31 F.A. Cup Sixth Round
19 March, 1977 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two of today's outstanding FA Cup Quarter-final ties. Cup analysis, interviews and news from all four fascinating ties in one of the best quality sixth rounds for years.
Manchester United v Aston Villa
Everton v Derby County
1976x32 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City
26 March, 1977 10:30 pm
Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill - plus the round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables; and Goal of the Month: the competition featuring the best goals seen on BBC1 in March.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City
Leicester City v Bristol City
1976x33 Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
02 April, 1977 10:30 pm
Highlights from two of today's key Football League matches; plus the news round-up of the day's soccer, and the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool v Leeds United
1976x34 Norwich City v Ipswich Town
09 April, 1977 10:30 pm
Views and opinions from the football men in the news, and a round-up of the day's soccer at this busy Easter period, so critical for clubs involved in Championship, promotion and relegation issues.
Norwich City v Ipswich Town
Newcastle United v Leicester City
1976x35 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
16 April, 1977 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two of today's crucial Football League fixtures involving Championship and promotion issues. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action - plus the round-up of the day's soccer, the players in the news and the league tables.
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
Liverpool v Arsenal
1976x36 F.A. Cup Semi Final
23 April, 1977 10:30 pm
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the action from one of today's games - the last hurdle before Wembley, and the Cup Final itself on 21 May. Cup analysis by Jimmy Hill , with news and interviews from both semi-finals.
Everton v Liverpool
1976x37 Derby County v Manchester City
30 April, 1977 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus the League tables, the Score-Draw check and the April Goal of the Month competition.
Derby County v Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
1976x38 Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
07 May, 1977 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill presents his analysis of the key men and the key moves, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer: the players in the news and the League tables.
Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers
1976x39 Liverpool v West Ham United
14 May, 1977 10:30 pm
Two-match Footie action on the crucial last Saturday of the 1976-77 Football League Season. Interviews and news, the vital end-of-season League tables, and another chance to choose the Goal of the Season.
Liverpool v West Ham United
Norwich City v Sunderland
1976x40 F.A. Cup Final: Liverpool v Manchester United
21 May, 1977 10:30 pm
Action highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup Final, slow-motion analysis of the key moments, and interviews with the winners.
Liverpool v Manchester United
1976x41 Northern Ireland v England
28 May, 1977 10:30 pm
Action highlights from today's two opening matches in the 1977 Home International Championship, featuring:
Northern Ireland v England from Windsor Park, Belfast
Wales v Scotland from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Last year England beat Northern Ireland 4-0 at Wembley, and Scotland, who went on to become outright champions, beat Wales 3-1 at Hampden Park.
1976x42 Northern Ireland v Wales
03 June, 1977 10:30 pm
Action highlights from tonight's match in the Home International Championship.
Northern Ireland v Wales from Windsor Park, Belfast
1976x43 England v Scotland
04 June, 1977 10:30 pm
England v Scotland
Highlights of today's final match in the 1977 Home International Championship. Last year at Hampden Park, Scotland won 2-1 to give them the Championship and 37 wins to England's 35 in this traditional football classic. But two years ago at Wembley, England won 5-1.
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