Colm Harty
Director
Match of the Day (1964)
Season 1968/69
Grandstand presenter David Coleman begins regularly presenting Match of the Day.
Released Aug. 22, 1964
Episode 75 min
2+
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Production Companies: BBC Sport
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S5E1 - The F.A. Charity Shield: Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester City Football, League Champions v. West Bromwich Albion, F.A. Cup Winners
Television's top soccer programme returns with exclusive coverage of the curtain-raiser to the new Football season, in which the League Champions met the F.A. Cup Winners at Maine Road, Manchester, this afternoon.
Aug. 3, 1968, midnight
S5E2 - Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City
Commentary by David Coleman.
Aug. 10, 1968, midnight
S5E3 - Manchester City v Manchester United
Commentary by David Coleman.
Aug. 17, 1968, midnight
S5E4 - Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield Wednesday
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Aug. 24, 1968, midnight
S5E5 - West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Aug. 31, 1968, midnight
S5E6 - Chelsea v Everton
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Sept. 7, 1968, midnight
S5E7 - Sheffield United v Oxford United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Sept. 14, 1968, midnight
S5E8 - Leeds United v Arsenal
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Sept. 21, 1968, midnight
S5E9 - Fulham v Blackburn Rovers
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Sept. 28, 1968, midnight
S5E10 - Manchester United v Arsenal
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 5, 1968, midnight
S5E11 - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 12, 1968, midnight
S5E12 - Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 19, 1968, midnight
S5E13 - Arsenal v West Ham United
Commentary by Maurice Edelston.
Oct. 26, 1968, midnight
S5E14 - Chelsea v Manchester City
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 2, 1968, midnight
S5E15 - Sunderland v Manchester United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 9, 1968, midnight
S5E16 - Charlton v Hull City
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 16, 1968, midnight
S5E17 - Leeds United v Everton
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 23, 1968, midnight
S5E18 - West Ham United v Manchester City
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 30, 1968, midnight
S5E19 - Blackpool v Middlesbrough
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Dec. 7, 1968, midnight
S5E20 - West Ham United v Leeds United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Dec. 14, 1968, midnight
S5E21 - Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Dec. 21, 1968, midnight
S5E22 - F.A. Cup Third Round
David Coleman reports on today's F.A. Cup Third Round
Out of the 430 Clubs who entered the F.A. Challenge Cup Competition this season, sixty-four remain today to play in this the third round, where the Third and Fourth Division and non-League Clubs are joined by the giants of the First and Second Divisions.
Kenneth Wolstenholme, David Coleman and Alan Weeks report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting Cup ties.
Everton v Ipswich Town
Exeter City v Manchester United
Cardiff City v Arsenal
Jan. 4, 1969, midnight
S5E23 - Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
Commentary by David Coleman.
Jan. 11, 1969, midnight
S5E24 - Swindon Town v Luton Town
Commentary by David Coleman.
Jan. 18, 1969, midnight
S5E25 - F.A. Cup Fourth Round
David Coleman reports on today's F.A. Cup Fourth Round
Thirty-two clubs compete in today's round of the F.A. Challenge Cup competition. Already five First Division clubs have been eliminated-Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Queen's Park Rangers, and Sunderland. Which First Division giants will today join them? It could be the holders themselves, West Bromwich Albion, who are away to Fulham, surprise team of the Third Round; or Manchester United, who meet Third Division success side Watford; or even Arsenal, who clash with London rivals Charlton. As always, shocks are guaranteed.
David Coleman, Alan Weeks, and Kenneth Wolstenholme report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting Cup Ties.
Liverpool v Burnley
Fulham v West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End v Chelsea
Jan. 25, 1969, midnight
S5E26 - Leicester City v West Ham United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Feb. 1, 1969, midnight
S5E27 - 8th February 1969
As F.A. Cup matches were postponed, the following matches were covered in this episode:
Watford v Rotherham United
Cardiff City v Oxford United
Commentary by David Coleman & Maurice Edelston.
Feb. 8, 1969, midnight
S5E28 - Leeds United v Chelsea
Commentary by David Coleman.
Feb. 15, 1969, midnight
S5E29 - Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Feb. 22, 1969, midnight
S5E30 - F.A. Cup Sixth Round
Introduced by David Coleman
Out of the 430 clubs who entered the F.A. Challenge Cup competition this season, eight remain to compete in today's quarter-finals.
Kenneth Wolstenholme and David Coleman report, with outside broadcast cameras, on two of today's exciting Cup ties.
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United v Everton
March 1, 1969, midnight
S5E31 - 8th March 1969
The highlights of Division 2 match:
Blackpool v Derby County
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Also highlights of F.A. Cup sixth round match:
Mansfield Town v Leicester City
March 8, 1969, midnight
S5E32 - Chelsea v Manchester United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
March 15, 1969, midnight
S5E33 - Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
March 22, 1969, midnight
S5E34 - 29th March 1969
The highlights of Division 1 match:
Manchester City v Stoke City
Commentary by Alan Weeks.
Also highlights of F.A. Cup semi-final match:
Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion
March 29, 1969, midnight
S5E35 - Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
April 5, 1969, midnight
S5E36 - Newcastle United v Manchester United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
April 12, 1969, midnight
S5E37 - Leeds United v Leicester City
Commentary by David Coleman.
April 19, 1969, midnight
S5E38 - The F.A. Cup Final: Leicester City v. Manchester City
Introduced by David Coleman from the London hotel where tonight the new F.A. Cup-holders and their wives are celebrating their victory.
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
April 26, 1969, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 75 min.
Season Runtime: 5031 min.
Released: Aug. 22, 1964
Last Air Date: Dec. 14, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-Y / 2+
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