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Season 1969/70

August 2, 196940 Episodes

From 1969, the programme becomes live and studio based, rather than being pre-recorded at the ground of the featured match, and there were now two games seen each week.

EP 1

Match of the Day presenting: The F.A. Charity Shield: Leeds United v Manchester City

August 2, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Leeds United, Football League champions v. Manchester City, F.A. Cup winners from Elland Road, Leeds. Television's Saturday football programme returns with exclusive coverage of the annual clash between the League champions and the F.A. Cup victors. David Coleman, who will present a re-styled hour-long version of Match of the Day from next Saturday's start of the League season, introduces the enlarged commentary team in new BBC regional coverage Barry Davies (North Region), Alan Weeks (Midlands), Idwal Robling (West), Walley Barnes (Wales) discuss with Coleman the implications of the new season through the eyes of their own regions.

EP 2

9th August 1969

August 9, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Crystal Palace v Manchester United Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Wrexham v Exeter City

EP 3

16th August 1969

August 16, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Newcastle United v Manchester City Coventry City v Derby County Portsmouth v Sheffield United West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

EP 4

23rd August 1969

August 23, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Manchester City v Everton Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday Derby County v Stoke City Southampton v Chelsea West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion Wrexham v Chester

EP 5

30th August 1969

August 30, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Newcastle United v Arsenal Manchester United v Sunderland Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon Town v Charlton Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers Ards v Coleraine

EP 6

6th September 1969

September 6, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

David Coleman introduces football action from two important League matches plus the exclusive announcement of the Football League's Sportsman of the Month awards. These will go to the footballers whose sporting behaviour caught the eye in August. Derby County v Everton Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough Bristol City v Preston North End Newport County v Brentford

EP 7

13th September 1969

September 13, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Cardiff City v Leicester City Huddersfield Town v Blackpool Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol Rovers v Fulham Brentford v Swansea City

EP 8

20th September 1969

September 20, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Leeds United v Chelsea Manchester City v Coventry City Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town Swansea City v Northampton Town

EP 9

27th September 1969

September 27, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Manchester United v West Ham United West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

EP 10

4th October 1969

October 4, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur Newport County v Colchester

EP 11

11th October 1969

October 11, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Chelsea v Derby County Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

EP 12

18th October 1969

October 18, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

EP 13

25th October 1969

October 25, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Leeds United v Derby County Liverpool v Southampton West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

EP 14

1st November 1969

November 1, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Manchester United v Stoke City Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v West Ham United Cardiff City v Hull City

EP 15

8th November 1969

November 8, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea Birmingham City v Swindon Town Swansea City v Crewe

EP 16

15th November 1969

November 15, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

David Coleman hosts BBC1s first Match of the Day colour coverage direct from one of the Football League's most colourful stadiums. Coleman moves from his match commentary position to the club's trophy-laden boardroom to introduce Soccer's most popular television hour. Personality interviews and the Saturday-night Soccer Newsdesk. Liverpool v West Ham United Derby County v Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal Watford v Swindon Town Oxford United v Cardiff City

EP 17

22nd November 1969

November 22, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Arsenal v Manchester City Everton v Burnley Stoke City v Ipswich Town Torquay United v Rotherham United Luton Town v Rochdale Wrexham v Newport County

EP 18

29th November 1969

November 29, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Derby County v Nottingham Forest Manchester City v Leeds United Plymouth Argyle v Bournemouth

EP 19

6th December 1969

December 6, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Everton v Liverpool Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth v Preston North End Cardiff City v Watford

EP 20

13th December 1969

December 13, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Liverpool v Manchester United Derby County v Newcastle United Torquay United v Bournemouth West Ham United v Everton Newport County v Chesterfield

EP 21

20th December 1969

December 20, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Chelsea v Manchester City Walsall v Barnsley Cardiff City v Charlton

EP 22

27th December 1969

December 27, 19691h 20m • ★ 0.0

Leeds United v Everton Arsenal v Newcastle United Newport County v Aldershot

EP 23

Match of the Day: The FA Cup

January 3, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Sixty-four clubs ranging from First Division giants like the present holders, Manchester City, to non-League unknowns like Hillingdon Borough contest today's action-packed Third Round. Who will succeed Manchester City next April as the 1970 winners at Wembley Stadium? Kenneth Wolstenholme, Barry Davies and Alan Weeks report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting ties. Bradford City v Tottenham Hotspur Hull City v Manchester City Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion

EP 24

Match of the Day Special: 1970 World Cup Draw

January 10, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Live by satellite from Mexico City. Match of the Day fixture: Chelsea v Leeds United David Coleman reports from the Maria Isabella Hotel, Mexico City, where Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, conducts the groupings of the final 16 nations. From Mexico City and London, on-the-spot reaction about England's opponents next June from team manager Sir Alf Ramsey, skipper Bobby Moore, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, and England's 97-times-capped Bobby Charlton. Barry Davies talks to the England personalities about the 15 other finalists: Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Czechoslovakia, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Peru, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Uruguay and West Germany. Presented by Telesistema Mexicano.

EP 25

17th January 1970

January 17, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle Manchester City v Stoke City Bristol City v Millwall West Ham United v Manchester United Wrexham v Brentford

EP 26

Match of the Day: F.A. Cup Special

January 24, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

David Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Barry Davies along with BBC outside broadcast units go to three of today's prominent Fourth Round ties. David Coleman introduces this three-match Cup Special which includes on-the-spot interviews with the managers and players who make today's scoreline news. Chelsea v Burnley Sutton United v Leeds United Watford v Stoke City

EP 27

31st January 1970

January 31, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Huddersfield Town v Carlisle United Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Cardiff City v Blackpool

EP 28

Match of the Day: The FA Cup

February 7, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

The last 16 clubs on the Wembley Cup-Final trail in action in today's Fifth Round. Dave Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Idwal Robling (winner of the BBC Soccer Commentators Competition) report with BBC outside broadcast cameras from three of today's exciting ties. Queens Park Rangers v Derby County Liverpool v Leicester City Leeds United v Mansfield Town

EP 29

14th February 1970

February 14, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Manchester United v Crystal Palace Burnley v Derby County Plymouth Argyle v Reading Cardiff City v Carlisle United

EP 30

Match of the Day: FA Cup Sixth Round

February 21, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

The last eight clubs battle for the rich semi-final places on the Cup road to Wembley Stadium. Watford v Liverpool Swindon Town v Leeds United

EP 31

28th February 1970

February 28, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United Nottingham Forest v Everton West Ham United v Southampton Swansea City v Port Vale

EP 32

7th March 1970

March 7, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

The soccer season reaches its final, exciting month and one of the key promotion issues is highlighted in Match of the Day. Liverpool v Leeds United

EP 33

Match of the Day: FA Cup Semi-finals

March 14, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Action, news, interviews from FA Cup Semi-final day - last hurdle before Wembley and the Cup Final on 11 April. Manchester United v Leeds United

EP 34

21st March 1970

March 21, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Leyton Orient v Stockport County Manchester City v West Ham United Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Exeter City v Northampton Town Swansea City v Scunthorpe United

EP 35

28th March 1970

March 28, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Leeds United v Southampton Blackpool v Aston Villa Birmingham City v Preston North End Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient Cardiff City v Oxford United

EP 36

4th April 1970

April 4, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

The last Saturday of the Football League programme sees Match of the Day at a well-known ground highlighting one of the key end-of-the-season soccer issues. Sheffield Wednesday v Everton Middlesbrough v Cardiff City Oxford United v Charlton Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers Arsenal v West Ham United

EP 37

Match of the Day: The FA Cup Final: Leeds United v Chelsea

April 11, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

David Coleman introduces this Cup Final Match of the Day from the Banqueting Floor at the winners' celebration dinner in London's West End. Highlights from this afternoon's famous Wembley occasion when Chelsea and Leeds United played for the prestige trophy in British football. Late-night interviews with manager and player personalities of the Wembley game.

EP 38

International Match of the Day: Wales v England

April 18, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

From Ninian Park, Cardiff The opening match in the 1969-70 Home International tournament. This week-long series involves England (the holders), Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Soccer experts Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City, and Don Revie, manager of Leeds United are along to provide analysis.

EP 39

International Match of the Day: England v Northern Ireland

April 21, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

From the Empire Stadium, Wembley. In tonight's Home International Championship Match, England make their last appearance at home before Mexico on the famous ground where they won the World Championship in 1966.

EP 40

International Match of the Day

April 25, 19701h 20m • ★ 0.0

Scotland v England from Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales v Northern Ireland from Vetch Field, Swansea David Coleman introduces two-match action from the last day of the week-long Home International tournament, assisted by Don Revie, manager of Leeds United, and Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City. Scotland v England remains the permanent high spot of this domestic series. Wales v Northern Ireland brings big-time soccer back to Swansea.