Match of the Day - Season 1981/82

The programme returned to Saturday nights. Only two games were allowed to be shown per show.

42 Episodes

22nd August 1981: FA Charity Shield: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

Season 18 - Episode 1

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

29th August 1981

Season 18 - Episode 2

Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from the opening day of the Football League season. Nottingham Forest v Southampton Manchester City v...

5th September 1981

Season 18 - Episode 3

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Manchester United v Ipswich Town West Bromwich Albion v Swansea Ci...

12th September 1981

Season 18 - Episode 4

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa v Manchester United

19th September 1981

Season 18 - Episode 5

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Liverpool v Aston Villa Norwich City v Newcastle United

26th September 1981

Season 18 - Episode 6

Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, including the late-night pools check. Also in tonight's programme the August/September Goal of t...

3rd October 1981

Season 18 - Episode 7

Match highlights plus the day's news, including the late-night pools check and the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competit...

10th October 1981

Season 18 - Episode 8

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristo...

17th October 1981

Season 18 - Episode 9

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion Arsenal v Manchester City

24th October 1981

Season 18 - Episode 10

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Crystal Palace v Derby Coun...

31st October 1981

Season 18 - Episode 11

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the October Goal of the Month competiti...

7th November 1981

Season 18 - Episode 12

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. L...

14th November 1981

Season 18 - Episode 13

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Watford v Cardiff City Middlesbrough v Sunderland

21st November 1981

Season 18 - Episode 14

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United Birmingham City v Wolverhampton ...

28th November 1981

Season 18 - Episode 15

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news including the late-night pools check. Also tonight, the November ...

5th December 1981

Season 18 - Episode 16

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition. West Ham...

12th December 1981

Season 18 - Episode 17

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Swansea City v Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley

19th December 1981

Season 18 - Episode 18

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Everton v Aston Villa Chelsea v Blackburn Rove...

26th December 1981

Season 18 - Episode 19

Includes the Christmas Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Manchester City Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

2nd January 1982: FA Cup Third Round

Season 18 - Episode 20

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

9th January 1982

Season 18 - Episode 21

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Manchester City v Stoke City Huddersfield Town v Oxford United

16th January 1982

Season 18 - Episode 22

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson reports on the World Cup draw from Madrid. Coventry City v I...

23rd January 1982: FA Cup Fourth Round

Season 18 - Episode 23

Highlights of three outstanding ties, which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup. Watford v West Ham United ...

30th January 1982

Season 18 - Episode 24

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the January Goal of the Month competition. ...

6th February 1982

Season 18 - Episode 25

Highlights of three Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the result of the January Goal of the ...

13th February 1982: FA Cup Fifth Round

Season 18 - Episode 26

Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Leicester City v Watford West B...

20th February 1982

Season 18 - Episode 27

Watford v Luton Town Manchester United v Arsenal

27th February 1982

Season 18 - Episode 28

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion Everton v West Ham Unite...

6th March 1982: FA Cup Sixth Round

Season 18 - Episode 29

Highlights from two of this afternoon's games plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Plus the result of the February Go...

13th March 1982

Season 18 - Episode 30

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday Arsenal v Ipswich Town

20th March 1982

Season 18 - Episode 31

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Notts County v Manchester United

27th March 1982

Season 18 - Episode 32

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the March Goal of the Month competition....

3rd April 1982: FA Cup Semi-Final

Season 18 - Episode 33

Match of the Day cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final and an important First Division game. ...

10th April 1982

Season 18 - Episode 34

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Gillingham v Fulham Manchester City v Liverpool

17th April 1982

Season 18 - Episode 35

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Swansea City v Manchester City Blackburn Rovers v Watford

24th April 1982

Season 18 - Episode 36

Rotherham United v Luton Town Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

1st May 1982

Season 18 - Episode 37

Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Also tonight the result of the Ap...

8th May 1982

Season 18 - Episode 38

Highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Birmingham City v Liverpool Watford v ...

15th May 1982

Season 18 - Episode 39

As the season draws to an end, Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two Football League games affecting promotion, relegation and entry into ...

22nd May 1982: FA Cup Final: Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

Season 18 - Episode 40

Highlights of the 1982 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments and talks to the players and manager of t...

27th May 1982: Home International Championship

Season 18 - Episode 41

Wales v Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham At one stage Wales looked the likeliest of all the British nations to qualify fo...

29th May 1982: Home International Championship

Season 18 - Episode 42

Featuring the 100th full international between Scotland and England, played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The score so far could ...