Episodes
E1 · 22nd August 1981: FA Charity Shield: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
1981 · 80m
The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
E2 · 29th August 1981
1981 · 80m
Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from the opening day of the Football League season.
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Swansea City v Leeds United
E3 · 5th September 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City
E4 · 12th September 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday
Aston Villa v Manchester United
E5 · 19th September 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Norwich City v Newcastle United
E6 · 26th September 1981
1981 · 80m
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 competition.
West Ham United v Liverpool
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
E7 · 3rd October 1981
1981 · 80m
Match highlights plus the day's news, including the late-night pools check and the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.
Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool v Swansea City
Notts County v Arsenal
E8 · 10th October 1981
1981 · 80m
Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bristol City v Preston North End
E9 · 17th October 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
Arsenal v Manchester City
E10 · 24th October 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa
Crystal Palace v Derby County
E11 · 31st October 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the October Goal of the Month competition.
Everton v Manchester City
Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
E12 · 7th November 1981
1981 · 80m
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 v Everton
Stoke City v Southampton
E13 · 14th November 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Watford v Cardiff City
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
E14 · 21st November 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
E15 · 28th November 1981
1981 · 80m
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 the Month competition.
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
Fulham v Millwall
Halifax v Scunthorpe United
E16 · 5th December 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition.
West Ham United v Arsenal
Everton v Swansea City
E17 · 12th December 1981
1981 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Swansea City v Nottingham Forest
Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley
E18 · 19th December 1981
1981 · 80m
Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.
Everton v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
E19 · 26th December 1981
1981 · 80m
Includes the Christmas Goal of the Month competition.
Liverpool v Manchester City
Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers
E20 · 2nd January 1982: FA Cup Third Round
1982 · 80m
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 of three games, interviews, analysis and comment. Plus the result of the December Goal of the Month competition.
Leicester City v Southampton
Barnet v Brighton & Hove Albion
Swansea City v Liverpool
E21 · 9th January 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Manchester City v Stoke City
Huddersfield Town v Oxford United
E22 · 16th January 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson reports on the World Cup draw from Madrid.
Coventry City v Ipswich Town
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
E23 · 23rd January 1982: FA Cup Fourth Round
1982 · 80m
Highlights of three outstanding ties, which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup.
Watford v West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
Manchester City v Coventry City
E24 · 30th January 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the January Goal of the Month competition.
Luton Town v Leicester City
Swansea City v Manchester United
E25 · 6th February 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of three Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the result of the January Goal of the Month competition.
Colchester United v Sheffield United
Southampton v Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers
E26 · 13th February 1982: FA Cup Fifth Round
1982 · 80m
Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
Leicester City v Watford
West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City
E27 · 20th February 1982
1982 · 80m
Watford v Luton Town
Manchester United v Arsenal
E28 · 27th February 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion
Everton v West Ham United
E29 · 6th March 1982: FA Cup Sixth Round
1982 · 80m
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 Month competition.
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City v Shrewsbury Town
E30 · 13th March 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal v Ipswich Town
E31 · 20th March 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
Notts County v Manchester United
E32 · 27th March 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the March Goal of the Month competition.
Sheffield Wednesday v Leyton Orient
Manchester United v Sunderland
E33 · 3rd April 1982: FA Cup Semi-Final
1982 · 80m
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: Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion
Div 1: Sunderland v Middlesbrough
E34 · 10th April 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Gillingham v Fulham
Manchester City v Liverpool
E35 · 17th April 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Swansea City v Manchester City
Blackburn Rovers v Watford
E36 · 24th April 1982
1982 · 80m
Rotherham United v Luton Town
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United
E37 · 1st May 1982
1982 · 80m
Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Also tonight the result of the April Goal of the Month competition, and a selection of goals for the Goal of the Season competition.
Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
E38 · 8th May 1982
1982 · 80m
Highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.
Birmingham City v Liverpool
Watford v Leicester City
E39 · 15th May 1982
1982 · 80m
As the season draws to an end, Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two Football League games affecting promotion, relegation and entry into Europe next season. Also in tonight's programme, a chance to win £300 worth of Premium Bonds in the Goal of the Season competition.
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest
E40 · 22nd May 1982: FA Cup Final: Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur
1982 · 80m
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 victorious side.
E41 · 27th May 1982: Home International Championship
1982 · 80m
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 World Cup finals. The fact that they missed out has made Manager Mike England all the more determined that Wales do well in the British Championships. For his opposite number, Billy Bingham , the game provides the final chance to experiment before Northern Ireland's opening World Cup game against Yugoslavia on 17 June.
E42 · 29th May 1982: Home International Championship
1982 · 80m
Featuring the 100th full international between Scotland and England, played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The score so far could hardly be closer - Scotland have won on 39 occasions, England 38 with the remaining 22 matches drawn.