Match of the Day - Season 1980/81

After 16 seasons in the Saturday night slot, Match of the Day moved to Sunday afternoons.

40 Episodes

17th August 1980

Season 17 - Episode 1

Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of three Football League matches and adds his own perceptive analysis of the weekend's action. Joini...

24th August 1980

Season 17 - Episode 2

Action highlights of three outstanding football league games, plus match analysis and comments. There is also the chance for you to air your...

31st August 1980

Season 17 - Episode 3

Highlights of three First Division matches, plus comments, analysis and interviews with football personalities of the week. Liverpool v Nor...

7th September 1980

Season 17 - Episode 4

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines and looks forward...

14th September 1980

Season 17 - Episode 5

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with match analysis and comment. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and bri...

21st September 1980

Season 17 - Episode 6

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis from the players and managers involved. Bob Wilson looks at the ...

28th September 1980

Season 17 - Episode 7

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis, and Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and bring...

5th October 1980

Season 17 - Episode 8

Highlights of three Football League matches plus comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's headlines and there's t...

12th October 1980

Season 17 - Episode 9

Action highlights of three Football League matches, plus match analysis and comment. Liverpool v Ipswich Town Leicester City v Coventry Ci...

19th October 1980

Season 17 - Episode 10

Highlights of three Football League matches, plus comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved. Nottingham Forest v Wes...

26th October 1980

Season 17 - Episode 11

Highlights of three Football League matches, comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved. Plus the October Goal of the ...

2nd November 1980

Season 17 - Episode 12

Highlights of the weekend s football action, plus analysis, comment and interviews. There is also the result of the October Goal of the Mont...

9th November 1980

Season 17 - Episode 13

Highlights of three Football League matches affecting promotion, relegation and championship honours. Plus all the important football news a...

16th November 1980

Season 17 - Episode 14

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action plus comment and analysis from personalities. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines...

23rd November 1980

Season 17 - Episode 15

Highlights of two First Division matches and a report on the first round of the FA Cup. Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United Stoke C...

30th November 1980

Season 17 - Episode 16

Highlights of three Football League matches affecting the race for honours in the First and Second Divisions. Plus the Goal of the Month com...

7th December 1980

Season 17 - Episode 17

Highlights of three First Division matches with comment and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the November Goal o...

14th December 1980

Season 17 - Episode 18

Highlights of two Football League ; matches, plus a report on the second round of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headli...

21st December 1980

Season 17 - Episode 19

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. News round-up Bob Wilson. Chelsea v Leyton Orient Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Nottingham Forest v Sund...

28th December 1980

Season 17 - Episode 20

Highlights of three football league matches, plus December's Goal of the Month competition. West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United Arsen...

4th January 1981: FA Cup Third Round

Season 17 - Episode 21

Featuring highlights of three matches from the third round of the FA Cup. Ipswich Town v Aston Villa Everton v Arsenal Swansea City v Mid...

11th January 1981

Season 17 - Episode 22

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Plus all the weekend's latest football news from Bob Wilson. Aston Villa v Liverpool Sheffield Wednesday v Chels...

18th January 1981

Season 17 - Episode 23

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with comment and analysis from the personalities involved. Everton v Ipswich Town Birmin...

25th January 1981: FA Cup Fourth Round

Season 17 - Episode 24

Featuring highlights of three matches from the fourth round of the FA Cup. Nottingham Forest v Manchester United Manchester City v Norwich...

1st February 1981

Season 17 - Episode 25

Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of three First Division matches, and January's Goal of the Month competition. Derby County v ...

8th February 1981

Season 17 - Episode 26

Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United Everton v Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

15th February 1981: FA Cup Fifth Round

Season 17 - Episode 27

Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City Peterborough United v Manchest...

22nd February 1981

Season 17 - Episode 28

Highlights of three games from yesterday's Football League programme, plus comment, news and interviews. Charlton Athletic v Exeter City I...

1st March 1981

Season 17 - Episode 29

Highlights of the weekend's football action with comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the week's major football stories. Pl...

8th March 1981: FA Cup Sixth Round

Season 17 - Episode 30

Featuring the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. Highlights of two of yesterday's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup....

15th March 1981: League Cup Final

Season 17 - Episode 31

Featuring exclusive coverage of the 1981 Football League Cup Final between Liverpool and West Ham United. BBC Television cameras capture all...

22nd March 1981

Season 17 - Episode 32

Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers Br...

29th March 1981

Season 17 - Episode 33

Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus a chance to win £100-worth...

5th April 1981

Season 17 - Episode 34

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the March Go...

12th April 1981: FA Cup Semi-Final

Season 17 - Episode 35

Yesterday afternoon Manchester City met Ipswich Town at Villa Park and Match of the Day's cameras bring you the special excitement and tensi...

19th April 1981

Season 17 - Episode 36

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved. Ipswich Town v Arsenal Notts ...

26th April 1981

Season 17 - Episode 37

Action highlights of three football league matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Aston Villa v Middlesbrough M...

3rd May 1981

Season 17 - Episode 38

From the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of three outstanding games. As well as the ...

9th May 1981: FA Cup Final: Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

Season 17 - Episode 39

The 100th FA Cup Final. BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the whole of today's great occasion, a milestone in the history of the FA Cu...

16th May 1981: Home International Championship

Season 17 - Episode 40

Wales v Scotland from Vetch Field, Swansea Action highlights of this afternoon's opening matches from the Home International Soccer Champio...