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- Match of the Day
- Season 16
- Episode 39
3rd May 1980
Match of the Day - S16 - E39
On the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two 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-worth of Premium Bonds. Liverpool v Aston Villa Leeds United v Manchester United
Match of the Day: Season 16 - 46 Episode s
16x1 - 11th August 1979: The FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool
August 11, 1979
The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. Jimmy Hill presents the highlights, talks to the personalities involved and analyses the key moments from this afternoon's game.
16x2 - 18th August 1979
August 18, 1979
Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from today's opening day of the 1979-80 Football League season. He is joined by Bob Wilson who will be gathering together the day's headlines on the Saturday that Liverpool begin their defence of the First Division Championship. Southampton v Manchester United Manchester City v Crystal Palace
16x3 - 25th August 1979
August 25, 1979
Presented by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of today's Football League action. Sunderland v Fulham Derby County v Everton
16x4 - 1st September 1979
September 1, 1979
Action highlights of today's Football League programme plus the news and the views of the football personalities involved. Leicester City v Luton Town Leeds United v Arsenal
16x5 - 8th September 1979
September 8, 1979
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights, analysis and interviews from today's Football League programme. Liverpool v Coventry City Aston Villa v Manchester United
16x6 - 15th September 1979
September 15, 1979
Jimmy Hill introduces the action and analyses the key moments from the two games. West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City West Ham United v Sunderland
16x7 - 22nd September 1979
September 22, 1979
Highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Bob Wilson with the day's news and, as usual, there's expert analysis and the Late Night Pools Check. Stoke City v Crystal Palace Newcastle United v Wrexham
16x8 - 29th September 1979
September 29, 1979
Highlights of two Football League games, with interviews, analysis and expert comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's important news stories, plus the late night Pools Check. Also in tonight's programme, the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Your chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds. Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Sheffield United v Oxford United
16x9 - 6th October 1979
October 6, 1979
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news, including the late night Pools Check. There's also the result of the August/ September Goal of the Month competition. Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur Coventry City v Everton
16x10 - 13th October 1979
October 13, 1979
Action highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment presented by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson looks at the other news stories of the day, plus the late night Pools Check. Luton Town v Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City
16x11 - 20th October 2020
October 20, 1979
Action highlights from two Football League matches. Manchester United v Ipswich Town Arsenal v Stoke City
16x12 - 27th October 1979
October 27, 1979
Action highlights of three top Football League games. Plus interviews, action analysis and a round-up of the day's news from Bob Wilson including the late-night Pools Check. There is also £100 to be won in the October Goal of the Month competition. Queens Park Rangers v Burnley Southampton v Leeds United Manchester City v Liverpool
16x13 - 3rd November 1979
November 3, 1979
Two Football League matches and World Championship Boxing. There's the usual match analysis from Jimmy Hill and the day's other news from Bob Wilson. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur
16x14 - 10th November 1979
November 10, 1979
Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two top Football League matches, together with his expert analysis of the talking points of the day. Bob Wilson rounds up the day's news and brings you the late night Pools Check. Manchester City v Manchester United Birmingham City v Cambridge United
16x15 - 17th November 1979
November 17, 1979
Highlights of two Football League games presented by Jimmy Hill. Plus manager and player comment and a round-up of the day's news from Bob Wilson. Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion Arsenal v Everton
16x16 - 24th November 1979
November 24, 1979
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Action highlights of two First Division matches, plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news and there's £100-worth of Premium Bonds to be won in the November Goal of the Month competition. Ipswich Town v Southampton Derby County v Nottingham Forest
16x17 - 1st December 1979
December 1, 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
16x18 - 8th Decemeber 1979
December 8, 1979
Action highlights of two Football League matches. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines including the late-night Pools Check. Manchester United v Leeds United Queens Park Rangers v Wrexham
16x19 - 15th December 1979
December 15, 1979
Two First Division games, interviews and analysis. Bob Wilson brings you the day's news, including the late-night Pools Check. Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal
16x20 - 22nd December 1979
December 22, 1979
Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two top matches on a Saturday with a curtailed League programme. Notts County v Newcastle United Derby County v Liverpool
16x21 - 29th December 1979
December 29, 1979
Jimmy Hill introduces the last Match of the Day of the 70s -a decade in which the BBC has covered three World Cups, International and European football, the FA and Football League Cups, and has brought you more than 2,000 goals in League football. Bob Wilson reports the news of the day, and there are £100-worth of Premium Bonds to be won in the December Goal of the Month competition. Coventry City v Nottingham Forest Wrexham v Chelsea
16x22 - 5th January 1980: FA Cup Third Round
January 5, 1980
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
16x23 - 12th January 1980
January 12, 1980
Action highlights of two Football League matches, plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines, including the late-night Pools Check. Chelsea v Newcastle United Bolton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion
16x24 - 19th January 1980
January 19, 1980
Action highlights of three outstanding Football League matches. Plus analysis, comment and interviews with the personalities involved. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news including the late-night Pools Check. Coventry City v Liverpool Southampton v Manchester City West Ham United v Preston North End
16x25 - 26th January 1980: FA Cup Fourth Round
January 26, 1980
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
16x26 - 2nd February 1980
February 2, 1980
Action highlights of two Football League matches; plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines including the late-night Pools Check; and there's the result of the January Goal of the Month competition. Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Leicester City v Newcastle United
16x27 - 9th February 1980
February 9, 1980
Norwich City v Liverpool Swindon Town v Sheffield Wednesday
16x28 - 16th February 1980: FA Cup Fifth Round
February 16, 1980
Highlights of three outstanding games, and the important Cup and League news of the day. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa Everton v Wrexham
16x29 - 23rd February 1980
February 23, 1980
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games from the First and Second Divisions. Plus the February Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Bristol City Sunderland v Luton Town
16x30 - 1st March 1980
March 1, 1980
Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of two outstanding First Division matches. Bob Wilson gathers together the news of the day and there's the result of the February Goal of the Month competition. Everton v Liverpool Southampton v West Bromwich Albion
16x31 - 8th March 1980: FA Cup Sixth Round
March 8, 1980
Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. Highlights of today's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Watford v Arsenal
16x32 - 15th March 1980
March 15, 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
16x33 - 22nd March 1980
March 22, 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
16x34 - 29th March 1980
March 29, 1980
Football League Action and The Sun Grand National Steeplechase. Football Highlights of two outstanding First Division matches ... plus analysis, comment and the news of the day from Bob Wilson. Ipswich Town v Derby County Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
16x35 - 5th April 1980
April 5, 1980
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, and there's the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
16x36 - 12th April 1980: FA Cup Semi Finals
April 12, 1980
Jimmy Hill presents one of football's days of the year, the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Match of the Day's cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final. West Ham United v Everton
16x37 - 19th April 1980
April 19, 1980
Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus interviews with the personalities of the day, analysis of the key moments and the important news from Bob Wilson. Birmingham City v Luton Town Manchester City v Bristol City
16x38 - 26th April 1980
April 26, 1980
Tonight's two matches affect the relegation struggle at the bottom of the First Division, and the battle to replace those teams next season from the top of Division II. There's the important headlines of the day from Bob Wilson and Jimmy Hill's match analysis. Sunderland v Watford Manchester United v Coventry City
16x39 - 3rd May 1980
May 3, 1980
On the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two 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-worth of Premium Bonds. Liverpool v Aston Villa Leeds United v Manchester United
16x40 - 10th May 1980: FA Cup Final - Arsenal v West Ham United
May 10, 1980
Highlights of the 1980 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments with Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.
16x41 - 13th May 1980: International Match of the Day featuring England v Argentina
May 13, 1980
Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley, where England entertain the current World Champions Argentina.
16x42 - 16th May 1980: Home International Championship
May 16, 1980
Action highlights of tonight's opening match in the Home International Soccer Championship. This is the first time for ten years that a full Scottish side has played in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland v Scotland from Windsor Park, Belfast.
16x43 - 17th May 1980: Home International Championship
May 17, 1980
Action highlights of this afternoon's match in the Home International Soccer Championships. Wales v England from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
16x44 - 20th May 1980: Home International Championship
May 20, 1980
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley. England v Northern Ireland
16x45 - 23rd May 1980: Home International Championship
May 23, 1980
Featuring highlights of tonight's match from Ninian Park, Cardiff. Wales v Northern Ireland
16x46 - 24th May 1980: Home International Championship
May 24, 1980
Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of Scotland v England played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. This game is the climax of the Home International Championship and Scotland will be trying to make up for the failure of not qualifying for the European Championship, while England, because of club commitments and injuries, will be fielding very much an experimental team.
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