Match of the Day - Season 13

Episode 1

14th August 1976: The FA Charity Shield

Liverpool (League Champions) v Southampton (FA Cup Winners) BBC television's Saturday night soccer action programme kicks off again with exclusive coverage of the showpiece curtain-raiser to the new

Episode 2

21st August 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces the first action of the new 1976-77 Football League season. Today's matches are the first of 42 played by each club to decide who will succeed Liverpool as League Champions. Also

Episode 3

28th August 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis and the Goal of the Month. Sunderland v Arsenal Bolton Wanderers v Millwall

Episode 4

4th September 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Plus the result of the August Goal of the Month competition. Mancheste

Episode 5

11th September 1976

Action highlights from two of today's attractive Football League fixtures. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill. The regular round-up of the day's soccer, the players in the news, the League table

Episode 6

18th September 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches. Brighton & Hove Albion v York City Stoke City v Ipswich

Episode 7

25th September 1976

Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer. Goal of the Month: another £100 in Premium Bonds to be won in the competition featuring the best goals seen on

Episode 8

2nd October 1976

Jimmy Hill puts the replay spotlight on the men and the moves that mattered today. Plus the result of the September Goal of the Month competition. Norwich City v Newcastle United Chelsea v Cardiff C

Episode 9

9th October 1976

Jimmy Hill searches out the key action analysis of the day, plus the round-up of the day's soccer including the League tables. Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town

Episode 10

16th October 1976

Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill... views and opinions from the football men in the news ... an

Episode 11

23rd October 1976

One hour of action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's important Football League matches. Ipswich Town v Manchester City Crystal Palace v Rotherham United

Episode 12

30th October 1976

Analysis, interviews, the news round-up of the day's soccer and the October Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Aston Villa Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers

Episode 13

6th November 1976

Jimmy Hill analyses the action; plus news, views, the League tables and the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. Aston Villa v Manchester United Everton v Leeds United

Episode 14

13th November 1976

Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill, plus the round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables and your late-night Score-Draw Check. Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United Tottenham Hotspur v Bri

Episode 15

20th November 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's League matches. Nottingham Forest v Chelsea Arsenal v Liverpool

Episode 16

27th November 1976

Analysis by Jimmy Hill, views and opinions from the football men in the news, the regular round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables, and the November Goal of the Month competition. Blackpoo

Episode 17

4th December 1976

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus views and opinions from the football men in the news, the result of the November Goal of the Month competition and today's soccer round-up wit

Episode 18

11th December 1976

First Division action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important Football League matches. Coventry City v Everton Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

Episode 19

18th December 1976

Highlights from two of today's top Football League matches. Bristol City v Middlesbrough Ipswich Town v Derby County

Episode 20

1st January 1977

Highlights of two of today's top First Division matches. Action analysis by Jimmy Hill, news, interviews and opinions, and the December Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Aston Villa

Episode 21

8th January 1977: FA Cup Third Round

Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Third Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news on one of football's most exciting days of the season with 64 clubs aiming for glory on the W

Episode 22

15th January 1977

Football action from two top First Division matches. Views and opinions from the football men in the news, and the regular round-up of the day's soccer, including the League tables, and the late-night

Episode 23

22nd January 1977

Bob Wilson introduces one hour of football action, news and interviews - with outside broadcast coverage of two of today's top League matches. Manchester City v Leicester City Sheffield United v Lut

Episode 24

29th January 1977: FA Cup Fourth Round

Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Fourth Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news of today's Cup triumphs and surprises as the competition is reduced to the final 16 clubs.

Episode 25

5th February 1977

Views and opinions from the football men in the news, the result of January's Goal of the Month competition, and the League tables. Leeds United v Coventry City Arsenal v Sunderland

Episode 26

12th February 1977

One hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's top League matches. Rotherham United v Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester City v Arsenal

Episode 27

19th February 1977

Football action from two top First Division matches featuring clubs who have been heavily involved in the Championship race. Liverpool v Derby County Bristol City v Manchester City

Episode 28

26th February 1977: FA Cup Fifth Round

Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs - nine from Division One, five from Division Two, and Chester and Port Vale from Division Three - battle for places in the Quarter-finals. Leeds United v

Episode 29

5th March 1977

Football League highlights from two of today's crucial First Division matches involving Championship contenders. Arsenal v Ipswich Town Liverpool v Newcastle United

Episode 30

12th March 1977

Jimmy HILL analyses the key action of the day; plus the League tables and the late-night Score-Draw Check. West Ham United v Manchester City Manchester United v Leeds United

Episode 31

19th March 1977: FA Cup Quarter Finals

Action highlights from two of today's outstanding FA Cup Quarter-final ties. Cup analysis, interviews and news from all four fascinating ties in one of the best quality sixth rounds for years. Manche

Episode 32

26th March 1977

Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill - plus the round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables; and Goal of the Month: the competition featuring the best goals seen on BBC1 in March. Wolverh

Episode 33

2nd April 1977

Highlights from two of today's key Football League matches; plus the news round-up of the day's soccer, and the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers Liverpoo

Episode 34

9th April 1977

Views and opinions from the football men in the news, and a round-up of the day's soccer at this busy Easter period, so critical for clubs involved in Championship, promotion and relegation issues. N

Episode 35

16th April 1977

Action highlights from two of today's crucial Football League fixtures involving Championship and promotion issues. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action - plus the round-up of the day's soccer, the play

Episode 36

23rd April 1977: FA Cup Semi-Final

BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the action from one of today's games - the last hurdle before Wembley, and the Cup Final itself on 21 May. Cup analysis by Jimmy Hill , with news and interviews

Episode 37

30th April 1977

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus the League tables, the Score-Draw check and the April Goal of the Month competition. Derby County v Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur v Asto

Episode 38

7th May 1977

Jimmy Hill presents his analysis of the key men and the key moves, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer: the players in the news and the League tables. Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool Luton

Episode 39

14th May 1977

Two-match soccer action on the crucial last Saturday of the 1976-77 Football League Season. Interviews and news, the vital end-of-season League tables, and another chance to choose the Goal of the Sea

Episode 40

21st May 1977: FA Cup Final

Action highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup Final, slow-motion analysis of the key moments, and interviews with the winners. Liverpool v Manchester United

Episode 41

28th May 1977: Home International Championship

Action highlights from today's two opening matches in the 1977 Home International Championship, featuring: Northern Ireland v England from Windsor Park, Belfast Wales v Scotland from the Racecourse

Episode 42

3rd June 1977: Home International Championship

Action highlights from tonight's match in the Home International Championship. Northern Ireland v Wales from Windsor Park, Belfast

Episode 43

4th June 1977: Home International Championship

England v Scotland Highlights of today's final match in the 1977 Home International Championship. Last year at Hampden Park, Scotland won 2-1 to give them the Championship and 37 wins to England's 35