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Match of the Day(1964)

NR1964 – present62 seasons3282 episodes1h 20m

76%User score 76 percent

User Score

51 votes

Overview

BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

Seasons(62)

Season 1964/651964 · 37 episodesMatch 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…August 22, 1964
Season 1965/661965 · 33 episodesDespite attempts by some clubs to prevent its return due to fear over ticket sales, Match of the Day returned to the BBC in October 1965 two months after the start of the new season. The duration of each programme had b…October 2, 1965

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Season 1966/671966 · 40 episodesIn the year that saw England win the World Cup, Match of the Day moves to BBC ONE.August 20, 1966

Season 1967/681967 · 42 episodesOnce again, protracted negotiations during the summer ensured the return of the show. In order to secure the deal the BBC had to agree to broadcast five matches from Division Two and two from Divisions Three or Four as w…August 5, 1967

Season 1968/691968 · 38 episodesGrandstand presenter David Coleman begins regularly presenting Match of the Day.August 3, 1968

Season 1969/701969 · 40 episodesFrom 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.August 2, 1969

Season 1970/711970 · 43 episodes1970 saw the introduction of the Goal of the Month competition, which led to thousands of postcards being sent to the BBC.August 8, 1970

Season 1971/721971 · 43 episodesJohn Motson makes his debut as a Match of the Day commentator.July 31, 1971

Season 1972/731972 · 43 episodesThe current contractual agreement meant that Match of the Day had to lead with a Division Two fixture, and twice with a match from Division Three.July 29, 1972

Season 1973/741973 · 42 episodesMatch of the Day appoints Jimmy Hill as the new presenter, after signing him from LWT. He was the first to both present the programme and offer expert analysis.August 11, 1973

Season 1974/751974 · 43 episodesMatch of the Day signs a new three-year contract with the Football League.August 10, 1974

Season 1975/761975 · 43 episodesAugust 9, 1975

Season 1976/771976 · 43 episodesAugust 14, 1976

Season 1977/781977 · 41 episodesMatch of the Day celebrates its 500th edition, marked with a special Radio Times cover and a new set of opening titles with hundreds of school children holding up cards that depicted Jimmy Hill's face and the Match of th…August 13, 1977

Season 1978/791978 · 41 episodesIn November ITV signed a secret three year deal with the Football League to show edited highlights on Saturday nights instead of Sundays in an attempt to break away from the joint negotiating strategy and replace Match o…August 19, 1978

Season 1979/801979 · 46 episodesFor the first time Match of the Day was allowed to screen additional games, and on 13 weekends there were highlights from three different matches.August 11, 1979

Season 1980/811980 · 40 episodesAfter 16 seasons in the Saturday night slot, Match of the Day moved to Sunday afternoons.August 17, 1980

Season 1981/821981 · 42 episodesThe programme returned to Saturday nights. Only two games were allowed to be shown per show.August 22, 1981

Season 1982/831982 · 37 episodesAugust 29, 1982

Season 1983/841983 · 37 episodesMatch 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 broad…August 20, 1983

Season 1984/851984 · 39 episodesThe show celebrated its 20th anniversary and matches were still being broadcast on Fridays. Most other sports were now seen live on television so the production team wanted to continue the football experiment as well. Jo…August 25, 1984

Season 1985/861985 · 14 episodesIn 1985 the television rights came up for renegotiation and BBC and ITV offered £16m for four years. This was in return for 19 live games plus weekend highlights. The Football League met on Valentine's Day and rejected i…August 10, 1985

Season 1986/871986 · 14 episodesWith highlights out of fashion there were only 14 editions of Match of the Day all season and the only League action came in the seven live games on Sunday afternoons.September 21, 1986

Season 1987/881987 · 19 episodesThe focus was still on the big clubs and the shows were very irregular. They followed the same format as the previous year with a mixture of live League games on Sunday afternoons and highlights shows for the FA Cup. Thi…August 29, 1987

Season 1988/891988 · 13 episodesMatch of the Day celebrated its 25th anniversary and had to cope with the fact that, for the first time since its inception in 1964, it couldn't broadcast any League football. Instead, the team settled into the four year…August 20, 1988

Season 1989/901989 · 16 episodesDes Lynam continued to present the show, joined by Jimmy Hill and Terry Venables as regular pundits.August 12, 1989

Season 1990/911990 · 21 episodesIn the third season of the new contract there were 20 editions of Match of the Day but they were still restricted to covering FA Cup matches.August 18, 1990

Season 1991/921991 · 22 episodesAfter several years of speculation it was announced in February that a new, breakaway FA Premier League was going to be formed. ITV were expected to win the TV rights but the BBC and BSkyB combined to place a counter bid…August 10, 1991

Season 1992/931992 · 46 episodesWith the new season came a new Premier League, a new contract and a new show, fronted by Des Lynam. Des was joined by new regular pundits, Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking, and the show reverted to the classic format of e…August 15, 1992

Season 1993/941993 · 50 episodesAugust 7, 1993

Season 1994/951994 · 53 episodesMatch of the Day celebrated its 30th anniversary.August 14, 1994

Season 1995/961995 · 53 episodesWhen Alex Ferguson's side were discussed on Match of the Day on the opening day of the season Des remarked that "United were scarcely recognizable from the team we've known over the past couple of seasons, what's going o…August 13, 1995

Season 1996/971996 · 53 episodesAugust 11, 1996

Season 1997/981997 · 71 episodesA new four year deal secured Premier League highlights on the BBC. Mark Lawrenson joined Trevor Brooking and Alan Hansen as a regular pundit during the second half of the season.August 9, 1997

Season 1998/991998 · 55 episodesDes Lynam presented 36 of the 45 League and Cup programmes plus eight more UEFA Cup shows. Gary Lineker also fronted five editions with Ray Stubbs hosting the remaining four.August 15, 1998

Season 1999/20001999 · 90 episodesBefore the season began, on 2 August, Des Lynam resigned from the BBC and moved to ITV to become their main football presenter. Gary Lineker took over as the main presenter for the show.August 7, 1999

Season 2000/012000 · 57 episodesITV won back the Premier League highlights as part of a three year deal. They also obtained Nationwide League rights whilst the BBC regained the FA Cup and England games. It was a major blow to the BBC, but Match of the…August 19, 2000

Season 2001/022001 · 93 episodesWith Saturday night highlights now being shown on ITV's The Premiership, Match of the Day reverted to covering live FA Cup and England matches as well as some UEFA Cup games.August 12, 2001

Season 2002/032002 · 51 episodesAugust 11, 2002

Season 2003/042003 · 113 episodesIn August 2003, it is announced that the BBC has won back the right to show Premiership highlights from 2004, for three years.August 10, 2003

Season 2004/052004 · 81 episodesMatch of the Day returns to the BBC for the new season, as part of a new football package on the BBC.August 8, 2004

Season 2005/062005 · 136 episodesAugust 7, 2005

Season 2006/072006 · 82 episodesAugust 13, 2006

Season 2007/082007 · 72 episodesAugust 5, 2007

Season 2008/092008 · 59 episodesAugust 16, 2008

Season 2009/102009 · 132 episodesAugust 8, 2009

Season 2010/112010 · 63 episodesAugust 7, 2010

Season 2011/122011 · 93 episodesAugust 7, 2011

Season 2012/132012 · 83 episodesAugust 18, 2012

Season 2013/142013 · 108 episodesAugust 14, 2013

Season 2014/152014 · 41 episodesAugust 10, 2014

Season 2015/162015 · 74 episodesAugust 2, 2015

Season 2016/172016 · 46 episodesAugust 7, 2016

Season 2017/182017 · 45 episodesAugust 6, 2017

Season 2018/192018 · 48 episodesAugust 5, 2018

Season 2019/202019 · 50 episodesAugust 4, 2019

Season 2020/212020 · 59 episodesAugust 29, 2020

Season 2021/222021 · 48 episodesAugust 14, 2021

Season 2022/232022 · 44 episodesAugust 6, 2022

Season 2023/242023 · 46 episodesAugust 12, 2023

Season 2024/252024 · 40 episodesAugust 17, 2024

Season 2025/262025 · 75 episodesAugust 16, 2025

Season list for Match of the Day

Top Billed Cast

Kenneth Wolstenholme
Self - Commentator, Self - Presenter
Gary Lineker
Self - Presenter, Host, Pundit, Presenter, Self - Host
Des Lynam
Self - Presenter, Host, Commentator, Headlines, Guest, Pundit
Jimmy Hill
Self - Presenter, Presenter, Pundit, Guest
David Coleman
Self - Presenter, Commentator, Presenter, Presenter / Commentator, Reporter
Frank Bough
Commentator
Maurice Edelston
Commentator
Walley Barnes
Self - Analyst, Commentator
Stanley Rous
Draw presenter
Alan Hardaker
Competition award presenter
Alf Ramsey
Self
Bobby Moore
Self
Idwal Robling
Commentator, Analyst
Gordon Banks
Self
Noel Cantwell
Analyst
Danny Blanchflower
Analyst, Celebrity Judge
Terry Cooper
Analyst
Joe Mercer
Analyst
Bob Stokoe
Analyst
Willie Ormond
Scotland Manager

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Facts

Status: Returning Series
Type: Talk Show
Original name: Match of the Day
First aired: August 22, 1964
Last aired: May 19, 2026
Network: BBC One, BBC Two
Original language: English

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Keywords

sports
football (soccer)