Match of the Day - Season 1983/84

Match of the Day was back on Saturday nights as a highlights show but was supplemented by live matches on Friday evenings. The BBC and ITV had been allocated seven games each with the commercial channel choosing to broadcast theirs on Sunday afternoons. This was a radical change in strategy by all involved as prior to this new two year contract the only regular live domestic football had been the FA Cup Final, England against Scotland and the European Cup Final. Match of the Day was cancelled from 15 October to 19 November due to strike action at the BBC.

37 Episodes

20th August 1983: FA Charity Shield

Season 20 - Episode 1

Highlights of the Football Association's annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions, Liverpool, and the FA Cup holders, Man...

27th August 1983

Season 20 - Episode 2

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the football league season. Aston Villa v West Br...

3rd September 1983

Season 20 - Episode 3

Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews. Liverpool v Nottingham Forest ...

10th September 1983

Season 20 - Episode 4

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Arsenal v Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham Cit...

17th September 1983

Season 20 - Episode 5

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Southampton v Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

24th September 1983

Season 20 - Episode 6

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the Augus...

1st October 1983

Season 20 - Episode 7

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the August/September Goal of the Month comp...

8th October 1983

Season 20 - Episode 8

Jimmy Hill presents highlights from two second division matches plus analysis and interviews. Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic Manches...

15th October 1983

Season 20 - Episode 9

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. West Ham United v Liverpool Leicester City v Southampton

19th November 1983

Season 20 - Episode 10

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa v Leices...

26th November 1983

Season 20 - Episode 11

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the Nov...

3rd December 1983

Season 20 - Episode 12

Chelsea v Manchester City Sunderland v Ipswich Town

10th December 1983

Season 20 - Episode 13

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Coventry City v Liverpool West Ham United v Arsenal

16th December 1983

Season 20 - Episode 14

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur. One of the season's most attractive Canon League matches in one of the game's finest arenas, Old Traf...

31st December 1983

Season 20 - Episode 15

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers Everton v Coventry City

6th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round

Season 20 - Episode 16

Traditionally the most enthralling stage of the season, as first and second division clubs join the 20 survivors from the Leagues lower reac...

7th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round

Season 20 - Episode 17

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

13th January 1984

Season 20 - Episode 18

Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United. For Manchester United, with the most expensive squad ever assembled in British football, there is a...

20th January 1984

Season 20 - Episode 19

Aston Villa v Liverpool. In the last five seasons the League Championship has eluded Liverpool only once - in 1981 when the title went to As...

28th January 1984: FA Cup Fourth Round

Season 20 - Episode 20

Featuring highlights from three matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the January G...

4th February 1984

Season 20 - Episode 21

Match of the Day highlights the quality football in the lower divisions featuring important Canon League matches in the Second and Fourth Di...

11th February 1984

Season 20 - Episode 22

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches in the Canon League plus analysis and interviews. Notts County v Watford Sheffiel...

17th February 1984: FA Cup Fifth Round

Season 20 - Episode 23

Blackburn Rovers v Southampton. From an entry of 448 clubs, the FA Cup is down to the last 16, but there is still plenty of 'Cup tradition' ...

25th February 1984

Season 20 - Episode 24

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of premium bonds in the Fe...

3rd March 1984

Season 20 - Episode 25

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the February Goal of the Month com...

10th March 1984: FA Cup Sixth Round

Season 20 - Episode 26

Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Birmingham City v Watford Plymo...

16th March 1984

Season 20 - Episode 27

Southampton v Liverpool. This Canon Division One match, live from the Dell, suggests a busy night is in store for both goalkeepers based on ...

24th March 1984

Season 20 - Episode 28

Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Wimbledon v Walsal...

31st March 1984

Season 20 - Episode 29

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches. Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham City v Aston Villa

7th April 1984

Season 20 - Episode 30

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. And the result of the March Goal of the Month competi...

14th April 1984: FA Cup Semi Final

Season 20 - Episode 31

Will Plymouth Argyle become the first Third Division team to play in an FA Cup Final? They face First Division Watford, eager to write their...

21st April 1984

Season 20 - Episode 32

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Manchester United v Coventry City Sheffield Wednesd...

28th April 1984

Season 20 - Episode 33

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also a chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds in the April Goal...

4th May 1984

Season 20 - Episode 34

Manchester City v Chelsea. Maine Road, Manchester is the venue for the last of five Canon League matches shown live this season. It is curr...

12th May 1984

Season 20 - Episode 35

Highlights of two Canon League matches affecting championship honours, promotions and relegations. Notts County v Liverpool Newcastle Unit...

19th May 1984: FA Cup Final

Season 20 - Episode 36

Everton v Watford. Jimmy Hill presents best of the action, analyses the key moments and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.

2nd June 1984: International Football

Season 20 - Episode 37

England v USSR from Wembley Stadium. Introduced by Jimmy Hill.