Match of the Day - Season 1979/80

For the first time Match of the Day was allowed to screen additional games, and on 13 weekends there were highlights from three different matches.

46 Episodes

11th August 1979: The FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool

Season 16 - Episode 1

The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. Jimmy Hill pre...

18th August 1979

Season 16 - Episode 2

Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from today's opening day of the 1979-80 Football League season. He is joined by Bob Wilson who will be ...

25th August 1979

Season 16 - Episode 3

Presented by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of today's Football League action. Sunderland v Fulham Derby County v Everton

1st September 1979

Season 16 - Episode 4

Action highlights of today's Football League programme plus the news and the views of the football personalities involved. Leicester City v...

8th September 1979

Season 16 - Episode 5

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights, analysis and interviews from today's Football League programme. Liverpool v Coventry City Aston Vil...

15th September 1979

Season 16 - Episode 6

Jimmy Hill introduces the action and analyses the key moments from the two games. West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City West Ham United v...

22nd September 1979

Season 16 - Episode 7

Highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Bob Wilson with the day's news and, as usual, there's expert analysis and the Late Nigh...

29th September 1979

Season 16 - Episode 8

Highlights of two Football League games, with interviews, analysis and expert comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's important news ...

6th October 1979

Season 16 - Episode 9

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news, including the late...

13th October 1979

Season 16 - Episode 10

Action highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment presented by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson looks ...

20th October 2020

Season 16 - Episode 11

Action highlights from two Football League matches. Manchester United v Ipswich Town Arsenal v Stoke City

27th October 1979

Season 16 - Episode 12

Action highlights of three top Football League games. Plus interviews, action analysis and a round-up of the day's news from Bob Wilson incl...

3rd November 1979

Season 16 - Episode 13

Two Football League matches and World Championship Boxing. There's the usual match analysis from Jimmy Hill and the day's other news from Bo...

10th November 1979

Season 16 - Episode 14

Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two top Football League matches, together with his expert analysis of the talking points of the day. Bob...

17th November 1979

Season 16 - Episode 15

Highlights of two Football League games presented by Jimmy Hill. Plus manager and player comment and a round-up of the day's news from Bob W...

24th November 1979

Season 16 - Episode 16

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Action highlights of two First Division matches, plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers togethe...

1st December 1979

Season 16 - Episode 17

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two outstanding First Division games, plus comment, analysis and interviews with the day's personal...

8th Decemeber 1979

Season 16 - Episode 18

Action highlights of two Football League matches. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines including the late-night Pools Check. Man...

15th December 1979

Season 16 - Episode 19

Two First Division games, interviews and analysis. Bob Wilson brings you the day's news, including the late-night Pools Check. Tottenham Ho...

22nd December 1979

Season 16 - Episode 20

Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two top matches on a Saturday with a curtailed League programme. Notts County v Newcastle United Derby...

29th December 1979

Season 16 - Episode 21

Jimmy Hill introduces the last Match of the Day of the 70s -a decade in which the BBC has covered three World Cups, International and Europe...

5th January 1980: FA Cup Third Round

Season 16 - Episode 22

The most romantic football Saturday of the season where the minnows from the Third and Fourth Divisions and outside the Football League meet...

12th January 1980

Season 16 - Episode 23

Action highlights of two Football League matches, plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines, in...

19th January 1980

Season 16 - Episode 24

Action highlights of three outstanding Football League matches. Plus analysis, comment and interviews with the personalities involved. Bob W...

26th January 1980: FA Cup Fourth Round

Season 16 - Episode 25

Tonight, highlights of three outstanding ties which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson gathers ...

2nd February 1980

Season 16 - Episode 26

Action highlights of two Football League matches; plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines inc...

9th February 1980

Season 16 - Episode 27

Norwich City v Liverpool Swindon Town v Sheffield Wednesday

16th February 1980: FA Cup Fifth Round

Season 16 - Episode 28

Highlights of three outstanding games, and the important Cup and League news of the day. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford Blackburn Rover...

23rd February 1980

Season 16 - Episode 29

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games from the First and Second Divisions. Plus the February Goal of the Month ...

1st March 1980

Season 16 - Episode 30

Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of two outstanding First Division matches. Bob Wilson gathers together the news of the day and there...

8th March 1980: FA Cup Sixth Round

Season 16 - Episode 31

Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. Highlights of today's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surr...

15th March 1980

Season 16 - Episode 32

Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting the First Division championship, and the promotion battle at the top of the Third...

22nd March 1980

Season 16 - Episode 33

Featuring highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment and the news of the day from Bob Wilson...

29th March 1980

Season 16 - Episode 34

Football League Action and The Sun Grand National Steeplechase. Football Highlights of two outstanding First Division matches ... plus anal...

5th April 1980

Season 16 - Episode 35

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, and there's the result of th...

12th April 1980: FA Cup Semi Finals

Season 16 - Episode 36

Jimmy Hill presents one of football's days of the year, the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Match of the Day's cameras bring you the special exci...

19th April 1980

Season 16 - Episode 37

Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus interviews with the personal...

26th April 1980

Season 16 - Episode 38

Tonight's two matches affect the relegation struggle at the bottom of the First Division, and the battle to replace those teams next season ...

3rd May 1980

Season 16 - Episode 39

On the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two outstanding games. As well as the day'...

10th May 1980: FA Cup Final - Arsenal v West Ham United

Season 16 - Episode 40

Highlights of the 1980 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments with Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy ...

13th May 1980: International Match of the Day featuring England v Argentina

Season 16 - Episode 41

Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley, where England entertain the current World Champ...

16th May 1980: Home International Championship

Season 16 - Episode 42

Action highlights of tonight's opening match in the Home International Soccer Championship. This is the first time for ten years that a full...

17th May 1980: Home International Championship

Season 16 - Episode 43

Action highlights of this afternoon's match in the Home International Soccer Championships. Wales v England from the Racecourse Ground, Wre...

20th May 1980: Home International Championship

Season 16 - Episode 44

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley. England v Northern Ireland

23rd May 1980: Home International Championship

Season 16 - Episode 45

Featuring highlights of tonight's match from Ninian Park, Cardiff. Wales v Northern Ireland

24th May 1980: Home International Championship

Season 16 - Episode 46

Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of Scotland v England played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. This game is the climax...