Match of the Day — Season 1980/81

Aug 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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

Sept 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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

Oct 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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

Nov 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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

Dec 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

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 19801h 20m

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. News round-up Bob Wilson. Chelsea v Leyton Orient Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Nottingham Forest v Sunderland

Dec 19801h 20m

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

Jan 19811h 20m

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 19811h 20m

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 19811h 20m

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 19811h 20m

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

Feb 19811h 20m

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 19811h 20m

Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United Everton v Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

Feb 19811h 20m

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 19811h 20m

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

Mar 19811h 20m

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

Mar 19811h 20m

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

Mar 19811h 20m

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.

Mar 19811h 20m

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

Mar 19811h 20m

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

Apr 19811h 20m

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

Apr 19811h 20m

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.

Apr 19811h 20m

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

Apr 19811h 20m

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

May 19811h 20m

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 19811h 20m

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 19811h 20m

Wales v Scotland from Vetch Field, Swansea Action highlights of this afternoon's opening matches from the Home International Soccer Championships.