Match of the Day Season 16, Episode 28: 16th February 1980: FA Cup Fifth Round

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11th August 1979: The FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool

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.

80 min

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18th August 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

80 min

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25th August 1979

Presented by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of today's Football League action. Sunderland v Fulham Derby County v Everton

80 min

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1st September 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

80 min

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8th September 1979

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights, analysis and interviews from today's Football League programme. Liverpool v Coventry City Aston Villa v Manchester United

80 min

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15th September 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

80 min

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22nd September 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

80 min

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29th September 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

80 min

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6th October 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

80 min

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13th October 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

80 min

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20th October 2020

Action highlights from two Football League matches. Manchester United v Ipswich Town Arsenal v Stoke City

80 min

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27th October 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

80 min

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3rd November 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

80 min

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10th November 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

80 min

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17th November 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

80 min

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24th November 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

80 min

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1st December 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

80 min

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8th Decemeber 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

80 min

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15th December 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

80 min

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22nd December 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

80 min

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29th December 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

80 min

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5th January 1980: FA Cup Third Round

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

80 min

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12th January 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

80 min

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19th January 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

80 min

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26th January 1980: FA Cup Fourth Round

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

80 min

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2nd February 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

80 min

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9th February 1980

Norwich City v Liverpool Swindon Town v Sheffield Wednesday

80 min

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16th February 1980: FA Cup Fifth Round

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

80 min

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23rd February 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

80 min

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1st March 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

80 min

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8th March 1980: FA Cup Sixth Round

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

80 min

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15th March 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

80 min

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22nd March 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

80 min

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29th March 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

80 min

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5th April 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

80 min

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12th April 1980: FA Cup Semi Finals

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

80 min

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19th April 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

80 min

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26th April 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

80 min

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3rd May 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

80 min

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10th May 1980: FA Cup Final - Arsenal v West Ham United

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.

80 min

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13th May 1980: International Match of the Day featuring England v Argentina

Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley, where England entertain the current World Champions Argentina.

80 min

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16th May 1980: Home International Championship

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.

80 min

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17th May 1980: Home International Championship

Action highlights of this afternoon's match in the Home International Soccer Championships. Wales v England from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

80 min

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20th May 1980: Home International Championship

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley. England v Northern Ireland

80 min

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23rd May 1980: Home International Championship

Featuring highlights of tonight's match from Ninian Park, Cardiff. Wales v Northern Ireland

80 min

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24th May 1980: Home International Championship

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.

80 min