Colm Harty
Director
Match of the Day (1964)
Season 1980/81
After 16 seasons in the Saturday night slot, Match of the Day moved to Sunday afternoons.
Released Aug. 22, 1964
Episode 75 min
2+
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Production Companies: BBC Sport
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S17E1 - 17th August 1980
Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of three Football League matches and adds his own perceptive analysis of the weekend's action. Joining him will be Bob Wilson who will be reflecting on the day's headlines.
Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest
Leicester City v Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United
Aug. 17, 1980, midnight
S17E2 - 24th August 1980
Action highlights of three outstanding football league games, plus match analysis and comments. There is also the chance for you to air your views with the Match of the Day team, and Bob Wilson will be searching for unusual and funny stories of the weekend.
Sunderland v Southampton
Birmingham City v Manchester United
Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City
Aug. 24, 1980, midnight
S17E3 - 31st August 1980
Highlights of three First Division matches, plus comments, analysis and interviews with football personalities of the week.
Liverpool v Norwich City
Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Aug. 31, 1980, midnight
S17E4 - 7th September 1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines and looks forward to England's opening match in the 1982 World Cup qualifying competition.
Coventry City v Crystal Palace
Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield United v Swindon Town
Sept. 7, 1980, midnight
S17E5 - 14th September 1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with match analysis and comment. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up to date.
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United
Manchester United v Leicester City
Sept. 14, 1980, midnight
S17E6 - 21st September 1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis from the players and managers involved. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up-to-date with the latest developments.
Southampton v Liverpool
Bristol City v Notts County
Derby County v Wrexham
Sept. 21, 1980, midnight
S17E7 - 28th September 1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis, and Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up-to-date.
Manchester United v Manchester City
Portsmouth v Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town
Sept. 28, 1980, midnight
S17E8 - 5th October 1980
Highlights of three Football League matches plus comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's headlines and there's the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.
Middlesbrough v Norwich City
Bournemouth v Scunthorpe United
Aston Villa v Sunderland
Oct. 5, 1980, midnight
S17E9 - 12th October 1980
Action highlights of three Football League matches, plus match analysis and comment.
Liverpool v Ipswich Town
Leicester City v Coventry City
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers
Oct. 12, 1980, midnight
S17E10 - 19th October 1980
Highlights of three Football League matches, plus comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved.
Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester City v Birmingham City
Crystal Palace v Leicester City
Oct. 19, 1980, midnight
S17E11 - 26th October 1980
Highlights of three Football League matches, comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved. Plus the October Goal of the Month competition.
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Burnley v Brentford
Leeds United v Crystal Palace
Oct. 26, 1980, midnight
S17E12 - 2nd November 1980
Highlights of the weekend s football action, plus analysis, comment and interviews. There is also the result of the October Goal of the Month competition, and Bob Wilson looks at the week's major football stories.
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham v Chesterfield
Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday
Nov. 2, 1980, midnight
S17E13 - 9th November 1980
Highlights of three Football League matches affecting promotion, relegation and championship honours. Plus all the important football news and comment of the week.
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa
West Ham United v Grimsby Town
Nov. 9, 1980, midnight
S17E14 - 16th November 1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action plus comment and analysis from personalities. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines and looks forward to England's World Cup match against Switzerland.
Ipswich Town v Leicester City
Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion
Nov. 16, 1980, midnight
S17E15 - 23rd November 1980
Highlights of two First Division matches and a report on the first round of the FA Cup.
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United
Stoke City v Crystal Palace
Harlow Town v Charlton Athletic
Nov. 23, 1980, midnight
S17E16 - 30th November 1980
Highlights of three Football League matches affecting the race for honours in the First and Second Divisions. Plus the Goal of the Month competition for November.
Sunderland v Liverpool
Notts County v Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion
Nov. 30, 1980, midnight
S17E17 - 7th December 1980
Highlights of three First Division matches with comment and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition.
Norwich City v Manchester United
Manchester City v Ipswich Town
Southampton v Coventry City
Dec. 7, 1980, midnight
S17E18 - 14th December 1980
Highlights of two Football League ; matches, plus a report on the second round of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines.
Swansea City v Newcastle United
Aston Villa v Birmingham City
Colchester United v Yeovil Town
Dec. 14, 1980, midnight
S17E19 - 21st December 1980
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. News round-up Bob Wilson.
Chelsea v Leyton Orient
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest v Sunderland
Dec. 21, 1980, midnight
S17E20 - 28th December 1980
Highlights of three football league matches, plus December's Goal of the Month competition.
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Arsenal v Ipswich Town
Lincoln City v Mansfield Town
Dec. 28, 1980, midnight
S17E21 - 4th January 1981: FA Cup Third Round
Featuring highlights of three matches from the third round of the FA Cup.
Ipswich Town v Aston Villa
Everton v Arsenal
Swansea City v Middlesbrough
Jan. 4, 1981, midnight
S17E22 - 11th January 1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Plus all the weekend's latest football news from Bob Wilson.
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea
Crystal Palace v Stoke City
Jan. 11, 1981, midnight
S17E23 - 18th January 1981
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with comment and analysis from the personalities involved.
Everton v Ipswich Town
Birmingham City v Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
Jan. 18, 1981, midnight
S17E24 - 25th January 1981: FA Cup Fourth Round
Featuring highlights of three matches from the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
Manchester City v Norwich City
Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jan. 25, 1981, midnight
S17E25 - 1st February 1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of three First Division matches, and January's Goal of the Month competition.
Derby County v Luton Town
Southampton v Sunderland
Arsenal v Coventry City
Feb. 1, 1981, midnight
S17E26 - 8th February 1981
Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United
Everton v Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
Feb. 8, 1981, midnight
S17E27 - 15th February 1981: FA Cup Fifth Round
Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.
Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City
Peterborough United v Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wrexham
Feb. 15, 1981, midnight
S17E28 - 22nd February 1981
Highlights of three games from yesterday's Football League programme, plus comment, news and interviews.
Charlton Athletic v Exeter City
Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion
Feb. 22, 1981, midnight
S17E29 - 1st March 1981
Highlights of the weekend's football action with comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the week's major football stories. Plus the February Goal of the Month competition.
Crystal Palace v Everton
Grimsby Town v Blackburn Rovers
Coventry City v Ipswich Town
March 1, 1981, midnight
S17E30 - 8th March 1981: FA Cup Sixth Round
Featuring the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. Highlights of two of yesterday's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Plus the result of the February 'Goal of the Month' competition.
Everton v Manchester City
Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers
March 8, 1981, midnight
S17E31 - 15th March 1981: League Cup Final
Featuring exclusive coverage of the 1981 Football League Cup Final between Liverpool and West Ham United. BBC Television cameras capture all the drama and excitement of a Wembley Cup Final between two of England's most successful teams.
March 15, 1981, midnight
S17E32 - 22nd March 1981
Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion v Stoke City
Liverpool v Everton
March 22, 1981, midnight
S17E33 - 29th March 1981
Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus a chance to win £100-worth of Premium Bonds in our March Goal of the Month competition.
Huddersfield Town v Chester
Leyton Orient v Sheffield Wednesday
Aston Villa v Southampton
March 29, 1981, midnight
S17E34 - 5th April 1981
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.
West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
Sheffield Wednesday v Luton Town
April 5, 1981, midnight
S17E35 - 12th April 1981: FA Cup Semi-Final
Yesterday afternoon Manchester City met Ipswich Town at Villa Park and Match of the Day's cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surround an FA Cup Semi-final.
April 12, 1981, midnight
S17E36 - 19th April 1981
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved.
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
Notts County v Preston North End
Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
April 19, 1981, midnight
S17E37 - 26th April 1981
Action highlights of three football league matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough
Manchester United v Norwich City
Swansea City v Chelsea
April 26, 1981, midnight
S17E38 - 3rd May 1981
From the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of three outstanding games. As well as the day's news from Bob Wilson there's a further chance to enter BBC Television's Goal of the Season competition for a first prize of £300 in Premium Bonds.
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United
Preston North End v Swansea City
May 3, 1981, midnight
S17E39 - 9th May 1981: FA Cup Final: Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
The 100th FA Cup Final. BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the whole of today's great occasion, a milestone in the history of the FA Cup, which was first played for in 1872.
May 9, 1981, midnight
S17E40 - 16th May 1981: Home International Championship
Wales v Scotland from Vetch Field, Swansea
Action highlights of this afternoon's opening matches from the Home International Soccer Championships.
May 16, 1981, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 75 min.
Season Runtime: 5031 min.
Released: Aug. 22, 1964
Last Air Date: Dec. 14, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-Y / 2+
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