Match of the Day - Season 1983/84
- wSerie
- TV Shows
- Match of the Day
- Season 20
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 allocated seven games each with the commercial channel choosing to broadcast theirs on Sunday afternoons. This was a radical change in strategy by all involved as prior to this new two year contract the only regular live domestic football had been the FA Cup Final, England against Scotland and the European Cup Final. Match of the Day was cancelled from 15 October to 19 November due to strike action at the BBC.
Match of the Day: Season 20 - 37 Episode s
20x1 - 20th August 1983: FA Charity Shield
August 20, 1983
Highlights of the Football Association's annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions, Liverpool, and the FA Cup holders, Manchester United, played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
20x2 - 27th August 1983
August 27, 1983
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the football league season. Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers
20x3 - 3rd September 1983
September 3, 1983
Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews. Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Fulham v Portsmouth
20x4 - 10th September 1983
September 10, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Arsenal v Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City
20x5 - 17th September 1983
September 17, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Southampton v Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
20x6 - 24th September 1983
September 24, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Liverpool Watford v Tottenham Hotspur
20x7 - 1st October 1983
October 1, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Stoke City v West Ham United Luton Town v Aston Villa
20x8 - 8th October 1983
October 8, 1983
Jimmy Hill presents highlights from two second division matches plus analysis and interviews. Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic Manchester City v Swansea City
20x9 - 15th October 1983
October 15, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. West Ham United v Liverpool Leicester City v Southampton
20x10 - 19th November 1983
November 19, 1983
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa v Leicester City
20x11 - 26th November 1983
November 26, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the November Goal of the Month competition. Ipswich Town v Liverpool West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers
20x12 - 3rd December 1983
December 3, 1983
Chelsea v Manchester City Sunderland v Ipswich Town
20x13 - 10th December 1983
December 10, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Coventry City v Liverpool West Ham United v Arsenal
20x14 - 16th December 1983
December 16, 1983
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur. One of the season's most attractive Canon League matches in one of the game's finest arenas, Old Trafford. FA Cup holders Manchester United have already held the championship lead in 1983/4 as they challenge for their first League title since 1967, while Tottenham's away record is among the best.
20x15 - 31st December 1983
December 31, 1983
Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers Everton v Coventry City
20x16 - 6th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round
January 6, 1984
Traditionally the most enthralling stage of the season, as first and second division clubs join the 20 survivors from the Leagues lower reaches and beyond. Match of the Day kicks off the third round tonight with live coverage of one of the most absorbing ties. And at half time, a bumper edition of Goal of the Month with the best goals from November and December. Liverpool v Newcastle United
20x17 - 7th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round
January 7, 1984
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
20x18 - 13th January 1984
January 13, 1984
Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United. For Manchester United, with the most expensive squad ever assembled in British football, there is an entirely new experience tonight when they play for League Championship points on an artificial pitch. Their first League victory this season was against Queens Park Rangers on the opening day at Old Trafford, and now live, full-length coverage of the return fixture promises an intriguing contest of skill as Rangers, last year's Second Division champions, set out to avenge that defeat in their own compact west London stadium. And at half-time, the result of the November/December Goal of the Month competition.
20x19 - 20th January 1984
January 20, 1984
Aston Villa v Liverpool. In the last five seasons the League Championship has eluded Liverpool only once - in 1981 when the title went to Aston Villa for the seventh time. Tonight Liverpool go to Villa Park and so do the Match of the Day cameras to bring live coverage of a fixture that traditionally produces fine football and plenty of goals. Villa lost 2-1 at Anfield back in September.
20x20 - 28th January 1984: FA Cup Fourth Round
January 28, 1984
Featuring highlights from three matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the January Goal of the Month competition. Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City Portsmouth v Southampton
20x21 - 4th February 1984
February 4, 1984
Match of the Day highlights the quality football in the lower divisions featuring important Canon League matches in the Second and Fourth Divisions, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the January Goal of the Month Competition. Grimsby Town v Manchester City Blackpool v York City
20x22 - 11th February 1984
February 11, 1984
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches in the Canon League plus analysis and interviews. Notts County v Watford Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic
20x23 - 17th February 1984: FA Cup Fifth Round
February 17, 1984
Blackburn Rovers v Southampton. From an entry of 448 clubs, the FA Cup is down to the last 16, but there is still plenty of 'Cup tradition' among the survivors. Blackburn Rovers, a founder member of the Football League, have won the Cup six times - all those triumphs long ago - but Rovers are currently prominent in the Second Division. Their opponents Southampton were in the Second Division when they won the cup in 1976. They now stand high in the championship and go to Ewood Park in search of a quarter-final place.
20x24 - 25th February 1984
February 25, 1984
Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of premium bonds in the February Goal of the Month competition. Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Norwich City v West Ham United
20x25 - 3rd March 1984
March 3, 1984
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the February Goal of the Month competition. Leicester City v Watford Chelsea v Oldham Athletic
20x26 - 10th March 1984: FA Cup Sixth Round
March 10, 1984
Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Birmingham City v Watford Plymouth Argyle v Derby County Notts County v Everton
20x27 - 16th March 1984
March 16, 1984
Southampton v Liverpool. This Canon Division One match, live from the Dell, suggests a busy night is in store for both goalkeepers based on the results of this fixture for the last four seasons.
20x28 - 24th March 1984
March 24, 1984
Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Wimbledon v Walsall
20x29 - 31st March 1984
March 31, 1984
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches. Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham City v Aston Villa
20x30 - 7th April 1984
April 7, 1984
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. And the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town Swansea City v Manchester City
20x31 - 14th April 1984: FA Cup Semi Final
April 14, 1984
Will Plymouth Argyle become the first Third Division team to play in an FA Cup Final? They face First Division Watford, eager to write their own bit of history with a first Wembley appearance, at Villa Park in one of this afternoon's FA Cup semi-finals. While at Highbury, there's an exciting all-First Division clash as currently on-form Southampton meet an Everton side hoping to make a second appearance at Wembley this season.
20x32 - 21st April 1984
April 21, 1984
Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Manchester United v Coventry City Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town
20x33 - 28th April 1984
April 28, 1984
Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also a chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds in the April Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Ipswich Town Nottingham Forest v Stoke City
20x34 - 4th May 1984
May 4, 1984
Manchester City v Chelsea. Maine Road, Manchester is the venue for the last of five Canon League matches shown live this season. It is currently a Second Division location, but Manchester City have surprised many people by their efforts to win back a place in the top company. Chelsea's bid has been even stronger and, with only one more weekend of League football to follow, this could be the night when the London club clinch a return to the First Division. Plus the results of the April Goal of the Month competition.
20x35 - 12th May 1984
May 12, 1984
Highlights of two Canon League matches affecting championship honours, promotions and relegations. Notts County v Liverpool Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
20x36 - 19th May 1984: FA Cup Final
May 19, 1984
Everton v Watford. Jimmy Hill presents best of the action, analyses the key moments and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.
20x37 - 2nd June 1984: International Football
June 2, 1984
England v USSR from Wembley Stadium. Introduced by Jimmy Hill.
Match of the Day: All seasons
S1: Season 1964/65
37 Episode s
S2: Season 1965/66
33 Episode s
S3: Season 1966/67
40 Episode s
S4: Season 1967/68
42 Episode s
S5: Season 1968/69
38 Episode s
S6: Season 1969/70
40 Episode s
S7: Season 1970/71
43 Episode s
S8: Season 1971/72
43 Episode s
S9: Season 1972/73
43 Episode s
S10: Season 1973/74
42 Episode s
S11: Season 1974/75
43 Episode s
S12: Season 1975/76
43 Episode s
S13: Season 1976/77
43 Episode s
S14: Season 1977/78
41 Episode s
S15: Season 1978/79
41 Episode s
S16: Season 1979/80
46 Episode s
S17: Season 1980/81
40 Episode s
S18: Season 1981/82
42 Episode s
S19: Season 1982/83
37 Episode s
S20: Season 1983/84
37 Episode s
S21: Season 1984/85
39 Episode s
S22: Season 1985/86
14 Episode s
S23: Season 1986/87
14 Episode s
S24: Season 1987/88
19 Episode s
S25: Season 1988/89
13 Episode s
S26: Season 1989/90
16 Episode s
S27: Season 1990/91
21 Episode s
S28: Season 1991/92
22 Episode s
S29: Season 1992/93
46 Episode s
S30: Season 1993/94
50 Episode s
S31: Season 1994/95
53 Episode s
S32: Season 1995/96
53 Episode s
S33: Season 1996/97
53 Episode s
S34: Season 1997/98
71 Episode s
S35: Season 1998/99
55 Episode s
S36: Season 1999/2000
90 Episode s
S37: Season 2000/01
57 Episode s
S38: Season 2001/02
93 Episode s
S39: Season 2002/03
51 Episode s
S40: Season 2003/04
113 Episode s
S41: Season 2004/05
81 Episode s
S42: Season 2005/06
136 Episode s
S43: Season 2006/07
82 Episode s
S44: Season 2007/08
72 Episode s
S45: Season 2008/09
59 Episode s
S46: Season 2009/10
132 Episode s
S47: Season 2010/11
63 Episode s
S48: Season 2011/12
93 Episode s
S49: Season 2012/13
83 Episode s
S50: Season 2013/14
108 Episode s
S51: Season 2014/15
41 Episode s
S52: Season 2015/16
74 Episode s
S53: Season 2016/17
46 Episode s
S54: Season 2017/18
45 Episode s
S55: Season 2018/19
48 Episode s
S56: Season 2019/20
50 Episode s
S57: Season 2020/21
59 Episode s
S58: Season 2021/22
48 Episode s
S59: Season 2022/23
44 Episode s
S60: Season 2023/24
46 Episode s
S61: Season 2024/25
8 Episode s