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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1983x01 F.A Charity Shield: Liverpool v Manchester United
20 August, 1983 10:30 pm
Highlights of the Football Association's annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions, Liverpool, and the FA Cup holders, Manchester United, played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
1983x02 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion
27 August, 1983 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the football league season.
Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers
1983x03 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
03 September, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews.
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Fulham v Portsmouth
1983x04 Arsenal v Liverpool
10 September, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.
Arsenal v Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City
1983x05 Southampton v Manchester United
17 September, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.
Southampton v Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
1983x06 Manchester United v Liverpool
24 September, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the August/September Goal of the Month competition.
Manchester United v Liverpool
Watford v Tottenham Hotspur
1983x07 Stoke City v West Ham United
01 October, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.
Stoke City v West Ham United
Luton Town v Aston Villa
1983x08 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic
08 October, 1983 10:30 pm
Jimmy Hill presents highlights from two second division matches plus analysis and interviews.
Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic
Manchester City v Swansea City
1983x09 West Ham United v Liverpool
15 October, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.
West Ham United v Liverpool
Leicester City v Southampton
1983x10 Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur
19 November, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews.
Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa v Leicester City
1983x11 Ipswich Town v Liverpool
26 November, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the November Goal of the Month competition.
Ipswich Town v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1983x12 Chelsea v Manchester City
03 December, 1983 10:30 pm
Chelsea v Manchester City
Sunderland v Ipswich Town
1983x13 Coventry City v Liverpool
10 December, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews.
Coventry City v Liverpool
West Ham United v Arsenal
1983x14 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
16 December, 1983 10:30 pm
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur. One of the season's most attractive Canon League matches in one of the game's finest arenas, Old Trafford. FA Cup holders Manchester United have already held the championship lead in 1983/4 as they challenge for their first League title since 1967, while Tottenham's away record is among the best.
1983x15 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
31 December, 1983 10:30 pm
Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
Everton v Coventry City
1983x16 F.A. Cup Third Round
06 January, 1984 10:30 pm
Traditionally the most enthralling stage of the season, as first and second division clubs join the 20 survivors from the Leagues lower reaches and beyond. Match of the Day kicks off the third round tonight with live coverage of one of the most absorbing ties. And at half time, a bumper edition of Goal of the Month with the best goals from November and December.
Liverpool v Newcastle United
1983x17 F.A. Cup Third Round: Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
07 January, 1984 10:30 pm
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
1983x18 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United
13 January, 1984 10:30 pm
Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United. For Manchester United, with the most expensive squad ever assembled in British football, there is an entirely new experience tonight when they play for League Championship points on an artificial pitch. Their first League victory this season was against Queens Park Rangers on the opening day at Old Trafford, and now live, full-length coverage of the return fixture promises an intriguing contest of skill as Rangers, last year's Second Division champions, set out to avenge that defeat in their own compact west London stadium. And at half-time, the result of the November/December Goal of the Month competition.
1983x19 Aston Villa v Liverpool
20 January, 1984 10:30 pm
Aston Villa v Liverpool. In the last five seasons the League Championship has eluded Liverpool only once - in 1981 when the title went to Aston Villa for the seventh time. Tonight Liverpool go to Villa Park and so do the Match of the Day cameras to bring live coverage of a fixture that traditionally produces fine football and plenty of goals. Villa lost 2-1 at Anfield back in September.
1983x20 F.A. Cup Fourth Round
28 January, 1984 10:30 pm
Featuring highlights from three matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the January Goal of the Month competition.
Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
Portsmouth v Southampton
1983x21 Grimsby Town v Manchester City
04 February, 1984 10:30 pm
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
1983x22 Notts County v Watford
11 February, 1984 10:30 pm
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
1983x23 F.A. Cup Fifth Round
17 February, 1984 10:30 pm
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.
1983x24 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
25 February, 1984 10:30 pm
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
1983x25 Leicester City v Watford
03 March, 1984 10:30 pm
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
1983x26 F.A. Cup Sixth Round
10 March, 1984 10:30 pm
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
1983x27 Southampton v Liverpool
16 March, 1984 10:30 pm
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.
1983x28 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton
24 March, 1984 10:30 pm
Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews.
Queens Park Rangers v Southampton
Wimbledon v Walsall
1983x29 Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday
31 March, 1984 10:30 pm
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches.
Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham City v Aston Villa
1983x30 Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town
07 April, 1984 10:30 pm
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
1983x31 F.A. Cup Semi Final
14 April, 1984 10:30 pm
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.
1983x32 Manchester United v Coventry City
21 April, 1984 10:30 pm
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews.
Manchester United v Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town
1983x33 Liverpool v Ipswich Town
28 April, 1984 10:30 pm
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
1983x34 Manchester City v Chelsea
04 May, 1984 10:30 pm
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.
1983x35 Notts County v Liverpool
12 May, 1984 10:30 pm
Highlights of two Canon League matches affecting championship honours, promotions and relegations.
Notts County v Liverpool
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
1983x36 F.A. Cup Final: Everton v Watford
19 May, 1984 10:30 pm
Everton v Watford. Jimmy Hill presents best of the action, analyses the key moments and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.
1983x37 England v U.S.S.R.
02 June, 1984 10:30 pm
England v USSR from Wembley Stadium. Introduced by Jimmy Hill.
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