Match of the Day - Season 24
19 episodes
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Episode 1
29th August 1987: Arsenal v Portsmouth
Shown unscheduled as part of "Sports Special" with Athletics and Boxing.
Episode 2
20th September 1987: Newcastle United v Liverpool
The first live Match of the Day of 1987 features two of the season's most talked-about teams.
Episode 3
17th October 1987: Liverpool v Queens Park Rangers
Billed as part of "Sports Special" with Snooker, Golf and Cricket (30min football).
Episode 4
1st November 1987: Liverpool v Everton
Of the 136 League derbies played between the giants of Merseyside, all of them in the First Division, Liverpool have won 48 to Everton's 47, with 41 games drawn. These clubs head the parade of champio
Episode 5
22nd November 1987: Derby County v Chelsea
BBC cameras are at the Baseball Ground to assess clubs of great tradition who were in the Second Division when they last met four seasons ago.
Episode 6
13th December 1987: Coventry City v Arsenal
George Graham 's forecast, when he took over at Highbury last year, was that Arsenal could be genuine contenders for the league title within two seasons. The timing looks right. Last month's 14th succ
Episode 7
28th December 1987
As a breath of fresh air over the holiday, here's action highlights from two Barclays League First Division matches with analysis and interviews.
Manchester United v Everton
Tottenham Hotspur v West
Episode 8
3rd January 1988: Everton v Nottingham Forest
The first live football coverage of the New Year features two of the clubs who have spent the first half of the season in pursuit of the Barclays League leaders.
Episode 9
10th January 1988: FA Cup Third Round: Ipswich Town v Manchester United
The FA Cup, won six times by Manchester United, has gone to East Anglia just once - ten years ago, when Bobby Robson 's Ipswich shocked Arsenal at Wembley.
Episode 10
16th January 1988
Highlights of one of today's top Barclay's League matches, an action report from another, and a comprehensive round-up of the day's other soccer stories.
Liverpool v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Ipswich To
Episode 11
24th January 1988: Arsenal v Manchester United
After establishing a club record of 14 straight wins in the first half of the season, Arsenal have momentarily gone off the boil. A draw against West Ham and victories over Charlton and Queens Park Ra
Episode 12
30th January 1988: FA Cup Fourth Round
Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.
Manchester United v Chelsea
Port Vale v Tottenham Hotspur
Leyton Orient v Nottingham Fores
Episode 13
21st February 1988: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Liverpool
The FA Cup Fifth Round brings yet another mighty confrontation between the giants of Mersey side, with Everton attempting to reach the final for the fourth time in five seasons and Liverpool chasing a
Episode 14
28th February 1988: League Cup Semi-Final, Second Leg: Luton Town v Oxford United
Luton were barred from last season's Littlewoods Cup because of their ban on away fans. They had second thoughts for 1987-88 and now, after drawing the first leg of this semi-final 1-1 at Oxford, will
Episode 15
6th March 1988: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
The last live match from this season's Barclays League is the 102nd time these great north London rivals have disputed points in a series that began in 1909. Rival managers George Graham and Terry Ven
Episode 16
12th March 1988: FA Cup Sixth Round
Action highlights, analysis and interviews, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
Wimbledon v Watford
Luton Town v Portsmouth
Episode 17
4th April 1988
Action highlights from two matches in the Barclays League, at a crucial point of the season.
Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest
Liverpool v Manchester United
Episode 18
9th April 1988: FA Cup Semi-finals
Only one step away from Wembley, a journey never experienced before by First Division newcomers Wimbledon. This afternoon at White Hart Lane, they face Luton Town who will be trying to achieve a recor
Episode 19
14th May 1988: FA Cup Final: Wimbledon v Liverpool
Highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium between Liverpool and Wimbledon. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments and talks to the players and manager of