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Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 80 min.
Season Runtime: 255585 min.
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-Y

Season 1964/65 (Aug. 22, 1964, midnight)

Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words: "Welcome to Match of the Day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every Saturday on BBC TWO. As you can hear we're in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match." The programme began on BBC TWO where it remained until 1966.


Genres: News, Sport, Talk, Talk Show
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Season 1964/65 (Aug. 22, 1964, midnight)

Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words: "Welcome to Match of the Day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every Saturday on BBC TWO. As you can hear we're in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match." The programme began on BBC TWO where it remained until 1966.

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Aug. 22, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E1 - Liverpool v Arsenal

The first episode of Match of the Day from 1964, presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme and former Arsenal player Walley Barnes. The featured match is Liverpool versus Arsenal at Anfield.
Aug. 29, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E2 - Chelsea v Sunderland

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Sept. 5, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E3 - Fulham v Manchester United

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Sept. 12, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E4 - West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Sept. 19, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E5 - Chelsea v Leeds United

Coverage of the match between Chelsea and Leeds United with Kenneth Wolstenholme commentating.
Sept. 26, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E6 - Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 3, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E7 - Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 10, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E8 - Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 17, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E9 - Leicester City v Nottingham Forest

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 24, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E10 - Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Oct. 31, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E11 - Arsenal v Everton

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 7, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E12 - West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 14, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E13 - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 21, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E14 - Fulham v Blackpool

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Nov. 28, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E15 - Arsenal v Manchester United

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Dec. 5, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E16 - West Ham United v Leicester City

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Dec. 12, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E17 - Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Dec. 19, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E18 - Aston Villa v Arsenal

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Dec. 26, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E19 - Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur

Highlights of the Boxing Day Forest-Spurs match.
Dec. 28, 1964, midnight 0.0

S1E20 - West Ham United v Birmingham City

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Jan. 2, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E21 - West Ham United v Stoke City

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Jan. 9, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E22 - 9th January 1965

Coverage of the FA Cup round 3 match between Everton & Sheffield Wednesday with commentary from Walley Barnes. Highlights of division 4 match Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers with commentary from Frank Bough.
Jan. 16, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E23 - Nottingham Forest v Manchester United

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
Jan. 23, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E24 - West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
Feb. 6, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E25 - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
Feb. 13, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E26 - Arsenal v Leeds United

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
Feb. 20, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E27 - Leyton Orient v Newcastle United

Commentary by Frank Bough.
Feb. 27, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E28 - West Ham United v Liverpool

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
March 6, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E29 - Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

Commentary by Frank Bough.
March 13, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E30 - Manchester United v Chelsea

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
March 20, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E31 - Leeds United v Everton

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
March 27, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E32 - West Ham United v Arsenal

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
April 3, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E33 - Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
April 10, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E34 - Northampton Town v Derby County

Commentary by Walley Barnes.
April 17, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E35 - Leeds United v Manchester United

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
April 24, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E36 - Manchester United v Liverpool

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
May 1, 1965, midnight 0.0

S1E37 - Liverpool v Leeds United

The F.A. Cup Final. Kenneth Wolstenholme reports on this afternoon's Cup Final match between Leeds United and Liverpool at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 80 min.
Season Runtime: 255585 min.
Released: Aug. 22, 1964
Last Air Date: March 15, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-Y / 2+

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