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Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words:...

Despite 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...

In the year that saw England win the World Cup, Match of the Day moves to BBC ONE.

Once 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...

Grandstand presenter David Coleman begins regularly presenting Match of the Day.

From 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...

1970 saw the introduction of the Goal of the Month competition, which led to thousands of postcards being sent to the BBC.

John Motson makes his debut as a Match of the Day commentator.

The 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.

Match 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...

Match of the Day signs a new three-year contract with the Football League.

Match 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...

In November ITV signed a secret three year deal with the Football League to show edited highlights on Saturday nights instead of Sundays in an...

For the first time Match of the Day was allowed to screen additional games, and on 13 weekends there were highlights from three different matches.

After 16 seasons in the Saturday night slot, Match of the Day moved to Sunday afternoons.

The programme returned to Saturday nights. Only two games were allowed to be shown per show.

Match 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...

The show celebrated its 20th anniversary and matches were still being broadcast on Fridays. Most other sports were now seen live on television so the...

In 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...

With 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...

The 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...

Match 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...

Des Lynam continued to present the show, joined by Jimmy Hill and Terry Venables as regular pundits.

In 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.

After 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...

With 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...

Match of the Day celebrated its 30th anniversary.

When 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...

A new four year deal secured Premier League highlights on the BBC. Mark Lawrenson joined Trevor Brooking and Alan Hansen as a regular pundit during...

Des 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...

Before 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...

ITV 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...

With 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...

In August 2003, it is announced that the BBC has won back the right to show Premiership highlights from 2004, for three years.

Match of the Day returns to the BBC for the new season, as part of a new football package on the BBC.

The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.

Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from the opening day of the Football League season. Nottingham Forest v Southampton Manchester City v West...

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Manchester United v Ipswich Town West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa v Manchester United

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Liverpool v Aston Villa Norwich City v Newcastle United

Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, including the late-night pools check. Also in tonight's programme the August/September Goal of the Month...

Match highlights plus the day's news, including the late-night pools check and the result of the August/September Goal of the Month...

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol City v...

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion Arsenal v Manchester City

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Crystal Palace v Derby County

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the October Goal of the Month...

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool...

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Watford v Cardiff City Middlesbrough v Sunderland

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news including the late-night pools check. Also tonight, the November Goal of...

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition. West Ham United v...

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Swansea City v Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Everton v Aston Villa Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

Includes the Christmas Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Manchester City Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

The most romantic football Saturday of the season, where the minnows from the Third and Fourth Divisions and outside the Football League meet the...

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Manchester City v Stoke City Huddersfield Town v Oxford United

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson reports on the World Cup draw from Madrid. Coventry City v Ipswich...

Highlights of three outstanding ties, which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup. Watford v West Ham...

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the January Goal of the Month competition. Luton...

Highlights of three Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the result of the January Goal of the Month...

Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Leicester City v Watford West Bromwich...

Watford v Luton Town Manchester United v Arsenal

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion Everton v West Ham United

Highlights from two of this afternoon's games plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Plus the result of the February Goal of the...

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday Arsenal v Ipswich Town

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Notts County v Manchester United

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the March Goal of the Month...

Match of the Day cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final and an important First Division game. FAC SF:...

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Gillingham v Fulham Manchester City v Liverpool

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Swansea City v Manchester City Blackburn Rovers v Watford

Rotherham United v Luton Town Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Also tonight the result of the April Goal...

Highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Birmingham City v Liverpool Watford v Leicester...

As the season draws to an end, Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two Football League games affecting promotion, relegation and entry into Europe...

Highlights of the 1982 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments and talks to the players and manager of the...

Wales v Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham At one stage Wales looked the likeliest of all the British nations to qualify for the...

Featuring the 100th full international between Scotland and England, played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The score so far could hardly be...

Pardon the Interruption is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, ESPN America, XM, and Sirius satellite radio...

Host Jim Rome interviews sports figures, gives personal opinions on a few of the day's sports stories and is joined by analysts to discuss...

A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter, Breanna, moves in with...