
Match of the Day (1964)
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David Coleman as Commentator
Episodes 87
Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreManchester United v Arsenal
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreFulham v Nottingham Forest
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreNewcastle United v Liverpool
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreLeicester City v West Ham United
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreIpswich Town v Birmingham City
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreF.A. Cup Third Round
David Coleman reports on today's F.A. Cup Third Round.
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the recorded highlights of three of today's Cup games.
Fulham v Macclesfield
Bournemouth v Liverpool
Chelsea v Ipswich Town
Presenter/commentator: David Coleman
Commentator: Kenneth Wolstenholme
Commentator: Maurice Edelston
Read MoreF.A. Cup Fifth Round
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the F.A. Cup Fifth Round.
Recorded highlights of two of today's top matches and a round-up of the Cup news.
Reported by Kenneth Wolstenholme and David Coleman.
Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea
Rotherham United v Leicester City
Read MoreManchester United v Liverpool
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreSwindon Town v Southport
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreQueens Park Rangers v Leicester City
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreManchester City v Manchester United
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreF.A. Cup Third Round
David Coleman reports on today's F.A. Cup Third Round
Out of the 430 Clubs who entered the F.A. Challenge Cup Competition this season, sixty-four remain today to play in this the third round, where the Third and Fourth Division and non-League Clubs are joined by the giants of the First and Second Divisions.
Kenneth Wolstenholme, David Coleman and Alan Weeks report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting Cup ties.
Everton v Ipswich Town
Exeter City v Manchester United
Cardiff City v Arsenal
Read MoreStoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreSwindon Town v Luton Town
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreF.A. Cup Fourth Round
David Coleman reports on today's F.A. Cup Fourth Round
Thirty-two clubs compete in today's round of the F.A. Challenge Cup competition. Already five First Division clubs have been eliminated-Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Queen's Park Rangers, and Sunderland. Which First Division giants will today join them? It could be the holders themselves, West Bromwich Albion, who are away to Fulham, surprise team of the Third Round; or Manchester United, who meet Third Division success side Watford; or even Arsenal, who clash with London rivals Charlton. As always, shocks are guaranteed.
David Coleman, Alan Weeks, and Kenneth Wolstenholme report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting Cup Ties.
Liverpool v Burnley
Fulham v West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End v Chelsea
Read More8th February 1969
As F.A. Cup matches were postponed, the following matches were covered in this episode:
Watford v Rotherham United
Cardiff City v Oxford United
Commentary by David Coleman & Maurice Edelston.
Read MoreLeeds United v Chelsea
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read MoreF.A. Cup Sixth Round
Introduced by David Coleman
Out of the 430 clubs who entered the F.A. Challenge Cup competition this season, eight remain to compete in today's quarter-finals.
Kenneth Wolstenholme and David Coleman report, with outside broadcast cameras, on two of today's exciting Cup ties.
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United v Everton
Read MoreLeeds United v Leicester City
Commentary by David Coleman.
Read More8th November 1969
Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea
Birmingham City v Swindon Town
Swansea City v Crewe
Read More6th December 1969
Everton v Liverpool
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth v Preston North End
Cardiff City v Watford
Read MoreMatch of the Day: The FA Cup
The last 16 clubs on the Wembley Cup-Final trail in action in today's Fifth Round.
Dave Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Idwal Robling (winner of the BBC Soccer Commentators Competition) report with BBC outside broadcast cameras from three of today's exciting ties.
Queens Park Rangers v Derby County
Liverpool v Leicester City
Leeds United v Mansfield Town
Read MoreMatch of the Day: FA Cup Sixth Round
The last eight clubs battle for the rich semi-final places on the Cup road to Wembley Stadium.
Watford v Liverpool
Swindon Town v Leeds United
Read More7th March 1970
The soccer season reaches its final, exciting month and one of the key promotion issues is highlighted in Match of the Day.
Liverpool v Leeds United
Read MoreMatch of the Day: FA Cup Semi-finals
Action, news, interviews from FA Cup Semi-final day - last hurdle before Wembley and the Cup Final on 11 April.
Manchester United v Leeds United
Read MoreInternational Match of the Day: Wales v England
From Ninian Park, Cardiff
The opening match in the 1969-70 Home International tournament. This week-long series involves England (the holders), Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Soccer experts Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City, and Don Revie, manager of Leeds United are along to provide analysis.
Read MoreInternational Match of the Day: England v Northern Ireland
From the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
In tonight's Home International Championship Match, England make their last appearance at home before Mexico on the famous ground where they won the World Championship in 1966.
Read More3rd October 1970
Coventry City v Everton
Liverpool v Chelsea
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough (Wales Only)
The result of the September 'Goal of the Month' competition. Alan Hardaker, Secretary of the Football League, presents the first winning cheque in the new national Ford Sporting League.
Tonight the winning 1-2-3 selection of the September 'Goal of the Month' competition will be shown, and the first £2,500 cheque will be handed to the club topping the Ford Sporting League at the end of September.
Read More17th October 1970
Arsenal v Everton
Cardiff City v Leicester City
Goals scored in this programme count in the 'Goal of the Month' competition.
Read More7th November 1970
Hull City v Luton Town
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley
Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City (Wales only)
The winning 1-2-3 selection will be shown from the October 'Goal of the Month' competition.
Read More5th December 1970
Action from two First Division matches, analysis and news from the day's Football League programme and the result of the November 'Goal of the Month' competition.
Liverpool v Leeds United
Chelsea v Newcastle United
The 'Goal of the Month' competition has produced an August winner from Salford; a woman supporter of Huddersfield Town won in September; and 11-year-old Jimmy Slattery from Redruth, Cornwall, selected the winning goals for October.
Read MoreMatch of the Day: The FA Cup Fourth Round
Action from three of today's 16 Fourth Round FA Cup ties. The Fourth Round draw lives up to its reputation for providing classic pairings.
Action, analysis, news and views about the teams seeking Wembley glory and Cup Final profits.
Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Portsmouth v Arsenal
Everton v Middlesbrough
Read More20th February 1971
Featuring action highlights from two of today's attractive Football League fixtures.
Portsmouth v Luton Town
West Ham United v Manchester City
Read MoreMatch of the Day: The FA Cup Semi-Final
Action from one of today's FA Cup Semi-Finals, the last stage before the Wembley Final on 8 May.
Everton v Liverpool
All the Cup news, views and interviews plus the parade of March goals for the return of the 'Goal of the Month' competition.
Read MoreInternational Match of the Day: 22nd May 1971
England v Scotland from Wembley and Northern Ireland v Wales from Belfast
David Coleman is the commentator at Wembley Stadium for the oldest soccer international in the world - England v Scotland.
Kenneth Wolstenholme is the commentator at Windsor Park, Belfast, for N Ireland v Wales and yet another spectacular home appearance from Ireland's favourite footballer - George Best of Manchester United.
BBC soccer experts Don Revie, Jock Stein, Joe Mercer, Noel Cantwell and Bobby Charlton analyse the key action and sum up the 1971 Home International tournament.
Read More15th January 1972
Match of the Day featuring The FA Cup Third Round.
Action highlights from three of the leading FA Third Round Cup ties with commentators David Coleman, Barry Davies and John Motson.
Who will triumph at Wembley in 1972, the centenary year of the FA Cup?
This time last year Manchester United and West Ham failed to survive the Third Round pressures.
Swindon Town v Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City
Blackpool v Chelsea
Read More26th February 1972
The FA Cup Fifth Round.
Action highlights involving six of the 16 clubs battling today.
David Coleman, Barry Davies and John Motson are commentators at three of the top Cup Ties and the 'Goal of the Month'.
Leyton Orient v Chelsea
Cardiff City v Leeds United
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
Read More18th March 1972
The FA Cup Sixth Round.
Action highlights from two of today's quarter-final FA Cup Ties as eight teams seek to follow Arsenal as Cup Final victors.
Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United v Stoke City
Read More1st April 1972
Match of the Day Special: International Boxing: featuring Muhammad Ali
Match of the Day: One of the intriguing championship fixtures in the First Division.
Derby County v Leeds United
Match No 2 involves a top-of-the-table battle in another Division.
Fulham v Millwall
International Boxing: Muhammad Ali, former Heavyweight Champion of the World, meets fellow American Mac Foster, ranked No 5 in the world. From the Budokan Hall, Tokyo.
Read More15th April 1972
Match of the Day: The FA Cup Semi-Finals
Birmingham City v Leeds United
Action from one of today's FA Cup semi-final ties as Birmingham v Leeds United and Arsenal v Stoke City fight it out for the right to appear in the Wembley Centenary Cup Final on 6 May.
Read More29th April 1972
International Match of the Day from Wembley featuring The European Football Championship Quarter Final (First Leg)
England v West Germany
Commentator DAVID COLEMAN with action replays, analysis and expert opinion from DON REVIE , BRIAN CLOUGH , JOCK STEIN, BOBBY CHARLTON and BOB WILSON.
Read More13th May 1972
Match of the Day Special features International Soccer and The Rugby League Cup Final
International Soccer: West Germany v England
The Quarter Final of the European Football Championship from West Berlin.
Commentator DAVID COLEMAN with action replays, analysis and expert opinion from DON REVIE (Leeds United) and JOE MERCER (Manchester City).
England lost the Quarter Final (First Leg) by 1-3 at Wembley last month.
Rugby League: Leeds v St Helens
Action highlights from this afternoon's Rugby League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
Top-of-the-table Leeds, beaten at Wembley last year, face Lancashire's most talented side.
Read More7th April 1973
FA Cup Semi-finals. Action highlights from one of today's semi-final ties in which Leeds, Wolves, Arsenal and Sunderland compete for the final place at Wembley Stadium on 5 May. Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers. News, views, analysis from both semi-finals and the result of the March 'Goal of the Month' competition.
Read More13th April 1974
4th May 1974
Introduced by Jimmy Hill from the London West End hotel where the winners of the 1974 Cup Final celebrate victory with their wives and friends. Action highlights from this afternoon's clash of Liverpool, previous winners of the FA Cup in 1965, and Newcastle - who have six Cup wins to their credit. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action from Wembley and talks to the BBC Cup Final experts: Don Revie (Leeds United), Bob Stokoe (Sunderland) - last year's Cup Final managers - and Bobby Charlton.
Read More11th May 1974
International Match of the Day introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights from today's two opening matches in the 1973-74 Home International Championships: Wales v England from Ninian Park, Cardiff and Northern Ireland v Scotland from Hampden Park, Glasgow. Analysis with Jimmy Hill and the BBC International Match experts - Don Revie, Manager of the new Football League champions, Leeds United; Jock Stein, Manager of Celtic who are once more League champions of Scotland, and Bobby Charlton, capped 106 times for England.
Read More18th May 1974
International Match of the Day introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring Scotland v England from Hampden Park, Glasgow and Wales v Northern Ireland from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Action highlights from the final matches in the 1973-74 Home International Championships. Jimmy Hill is joined by BBC soccer experts Don Revie, Jock Stein and Bobby Charlton.
Read More8th February 1975
Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis ... plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer news.
Liverpool v Ipswich Town
Oxford United v Manchester United
Read More15th February 1975: FA Cup Fifth Round
This season, more than ever, the FA Cup has lived up to its reputation for shocks and surprises. Jimmy Hill presents Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs battle for places in the quarter finals.
Peterborough United v Middlesbrough
Arsenal v Leicester City
Mansfield Town v Carlisle United
Read More8th March 1975: FA Cup Sixth Round
Action highlights of two of today's outstanding FA Cup quarter-final ties. Cup analysis, interviews and news as eight clubs battle for places in the semi-finals.
Arsenal v West Ham United
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
Read More15th March 1975
Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis ... plus the round-up of the day's soccer news.
Leeds United v Everton
Plymouth Argyle v Wrexham
Read More3rd May 1975: FA Cup Final: Fulham v West Ham United
Jimmy Hill analyses the key action, with comment from the BBC match experts-Don Revie, manager of England, and Bobby Charlton. Direct from the 1975 FA Cup-winners' victory banquet in London's West End. Jimmy Hill talks to the winners as they celebrate their Wembley triumph with their wives and friends.
Read More10th May 1975: Match of the Season
Goals and excitement from five of the most memorable Football League matches of the season in a special replay edition of Match of the Day, featuring the action highlights you have asked to see again. League champions Derby County and Division Two Champions Manchester United are among the teams on view.
Read More17th May 1975: International Match of the Day
Action from today's matches in the Home International Championship. Analysis by Jimmy Hill.
Northern Ireland v England from Windsor Park, Belfast
Wales v Scotland from Ninian Park, Cardiff
Read More24th May 1975: International Match of the Day
England v Scotland from Wembley Stadium.
Highlights of today's final match in the 1975 Home International Championship. The England/Scotland match is the oldest soccer international in the world. Today's game was the 93rd meeting of the two countries - Scotland have won 36 to England's 34, including last year's game at Hampden Park, which the Scots won 2-0. Jimmy Hill analyses the action and sums up the Championship with Jock Stein and Bobby Charlton.
Read More24th January 1976: FA Cup Fourth Round
Analysis, interviews and news of today's Cup triumphs and surprises as the competition is reduced to the final 16 on the Wembley trail.
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City v Newcastle United
Manchester United v Peterborough
Read More28th February 1976
Jimmy Hill introduces First Division action, analysis, news and interviews. And Goal of the Month, the competition featuring the best goals seen on BBC1 in February.
Derby County v Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
Read More6th March 1976: FA Cup Quarter Finals
Highlights of two of today's outstanding FA Cup Quarter-Final ties as eight clubs battle for places in the Semi-Finals. And Goal of the Month - one of the great players of all time, Tom Finney, gives his verdict on the best goals in February.
Derby County v Newcastle United
Bradford City v Southampton
Read More13th March 1976
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing league matches.
Manchester United v Leeds United
Peterborough v Mansfield Town
Read More17th April 1976
Jimmy Hill analyses the key action of the day; plus the League tables and the late-night Score-Draw Check.
Liverpool v Stoke City
Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers
Read More1st May 1976: FA Cup Final
Manchester United v Southampton
Introduced by Jimmy Hill - Action highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup Final, and interviews with the winners as they celebrate their Wembley triumph with their wives and friends.
Read More8th May 1976: Home International Championship
Wales v England from Niniah Park, Cardiff
Scotland v Northern Ireland from Hampden Park, Glasgow
Action highlights from today's two matches in the 1976 Home International Championship, with analysis of the key moves by Jimmy Hill. Last year England and Wales drew 2-2 at Wembley, and Scotland beat N Ireland 3-0 at Hampden Park.
Read More15th May 1976: Home International Championship
Scotland v England from Hampden Park Glasgow
The final match in the 1976 Home International Championship. Today's game was the 94th meeting of the two oldest rivals in international football. Scotland have 36 wins to England's 35. Two years ago in Glasgow the Scots won 2-0, but last season at Wembley England won 5-1.
Read More21st January 1978
Football action from two top First Division matches involving clubs challenging for the League Championship.
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Norwich City v Manchester City
Read More28th January 1978: FA Cup Fourth Round
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.
Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United v Wrexham
Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Read More18th February 1978: FA Cup Fifth Round
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs battle for places in the Quarter-finals.
Wrexham v Blyth Spartans
Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest
Arsenal v Walsall
Read More4th March 1978
Action highlights from two of today's crucial Football League fixtures involving Championship and promotion issues. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action of the day, plus the League tables, the late-night Score-Draw check, and the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.
Arsenal v Manchester City
Bolton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion
Read More8th April 1978: FA Cup Semi-Finals
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 6 May.
Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion
Read More6th May 1978: FA Cup Final
Direct from the 1978 FA Cup-Winners' Victory Banquet in London's West End. Jimmy Hill introduces highlights from this afternoon's match between Arsenal and Ipswich Town, and talks to the winners as they celebrate their Wembley triumph with their wives and friends. Jimmy Hill analyses the action with the BBC match experts - England's Trevor Brooking, and Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy.
Read More13th May 1978: Home International Championship
Northern Ireland v Scotland from Hampden Park, Glasgow
Wales v England from Ninian Park, Cardiff
Last year Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3-0 at Hampden, and went on to win the Championship outright for the second season running. Wales beat England for the first time ever at Wembley, and were unbeaten to finish as runners-up. England were third and Northern Ireland fourth.
Read More28th October 1978
There's match analysis, the news of the day, your Talking Point and the personalities who make the news. Jimmy Hill also presents the October Goal of the Month Competition, where there's £100-worth of premium bonds to be won.
Everton v Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
Read More6th January 1979: FA Cup Third Round
Action highlights from today's FA Cup Third Round Ties. Jimmy Hill analyses the key points and Tony Gubba features the other important Cup news. Plus the Pools Check and the result of the December Goal of the Month competition.
Leicester City v Norwich City
Shrewsbury Town v Cambridge United
Read More17th March 1979
Jimmy Hill introduces First Division action affecting the championship and relegation. Bob Wilson sums up the rest of the day's news.
Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Read More24th March 1979
Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of games from the top of the First and Second Divisions. Desmond Lynam brings you the day's football news and your late-night Pools Check.
Arsenal v Manchester City
Sunderland v Leyton Orient
Read More19th May 1979: Home International Championship
Today's first two matches in the 1979 Home International Championship. The legendary Bobby Charlton and European Footballer of the Year Kevin Keegan join Jimmy Hill in London to analyse today's performances.
Northern Ireland v England from Windsor Park, Belfast
Wales v Scotland from Ninian Park, Cardiff
Read More26th May 1979: Home International Championship
Featuring the climax to the Home International Soccer Championship, England against Scotland, played this afternoon at Wembley. Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights and analyses today's game with Kevin Keegan and Lawrie McMenemy. Plus the Match of the Day 'phone-in'; your chance to put a question to the studio panel about a football issue.
Read More1st December 1979
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two outstanding First Division games, plus comment, analysis and interviews with the day's personalities. There's also the result of the November Goal of the Month competition and a round-up of the day's news with Bob Wilson.
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
Read More5th January 1980: FA Cup Third Round
The most romantic football Saturday of the season where the minnows from the Third and Fourth Divisions and outside the Football League meet the mighty teams from the First Division. Tonight, action highlights from three games plus interviews, analysis and comment. Plus the result of the December Goal of the Month competition.
Leeds United v Nottingham Forest
Cardiff City v Arsenal
Yeovil Town v Norwich City
Read More26th January 1980: FA Cup Fourth Round
Tonight, highlights of three outstanding ties which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other headlines, including the late-night Pools Check, plus the January Goal of the Month competition.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City
Watford v Harlow Town
Read More15th March 1980
Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting the First Division championship, and the promotion battle at the top of the Third Division. Plus analysis, interviews and news round-up of the day from Bob Wilson.
Grimsby Town v Millwall
Bristol City v Liverpool
Read More22nd March 1980
Featuring highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment and the news of the day from Bob Wilson.
Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town
Manchester United v Manchester City
Read More4th 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
Read More11th 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
Read More18th 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
Read More8th 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
Read More19th 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
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