Match of the Day - Season 1987/88

The focus was still on the big clubs and the shows were very irregular. They followed the same format as the previous year with a mixture of live League games on Sunday afternoons and highlights shows for the FA Cup. This was also Jimmy Hill's final season as presenter after a record 15 years in charge of the show.

19 Episodes

29th August 1987: Arsenal v Portsmouth

Season 24 - Episode 1

Shown unscheduled as part of "Sports Special" with Athletics and Boxing.

20th September 1987: Newcastle United v Liverpool

Season 24 - Episode 2

The first live Match of the Day of 1987 features two of the season's most talked-about teams.

17th October 1987: Liverpool v Queens Park Rangers

Season 24 - Episode 3

Billed as part of "Sports Special" with Snooker, Golf and Cricket (30min football).

1st November 1987: Liverpool v Everton

Season 24 - Episode 4

Of the 136 League derbies played between the giants of Merseyside, all of them in the First Division, Liverpool have won 48 to Everton's 47,...

22nd November 1987: Derby County v Chelsea

Season 24 - Episode 5

BBC cameras are at the Baseball Ground to assess clubs of great tradition who were in the Second Division when they last met four seasons ag...

13th December 1987: Coventry City v Arsenal

Season 24 - Episode 6

George Graham 's forecast, when he took over at Highbury last year, was that Arsenal could be genuine contenders for the league title within...

28th December 1987

Season 24 - Episode 7

As a breath of fresh air over the holiday, here's action highlights from two Barclays League First Division matches with analysis and interv...

3rd January 1988: Everton v Nottingham Forest

Season 24 - Episode 8

The first live football coverage of the New Year features two of the clubs who have spent the first half of the season in pursuit of the Bar...

10th January 1988: FA Cup Third Round: Ipswich Town v Manchester United

Season 24 - Episode 9

The FA Cup, won six times by Manchester United, has gone to East Anglia just once - ten years ago, when Bobby Robson 's Ipswich shocked Arse...

16th January 1988

Season 24 - Episode 10

Highlights of one of today's top Barclay's League matches, an action report from another, and a comprehensive round-up of the day's other so...

24th January 1988: Arsenal v Manchester United

Season 24 - Episode 11

After establishing a club record of 14 straight wins in the first half of the season, Arsenal have momentarily gone off the boil. A draw aga...

30th January 1988: FA Cup Fourth Round

Season 24 - Episode 12

Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Manchester United v Chelsea Por...

21st February 1988: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Liverpool

Season 24 - Episode 13

The FA Cup Fifth Round brings yet another mighty confrontation between the giants of Mersey side, with Everton attempting to reach the final...

28th February 1988: League Cup Semi-Final, Second Leg: Luton Town v Oxford United

Season 24 - Episode 14

Luton were barred from last season's Littlewoods Cup because of their ban on away fans. They had second thoughts for 1987-88 and now, after ...

6th March 1988: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

Season 24 - Episode 15

The last live match from this season's Barclays League is the 102nd time these great north London rivals have disputed points in a series th...

12th March 1988: FA Cup Sixth Round

Season 24 - Episode 16

Action highlights, analysis and interviews, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Arsenal v Nottingham Forest Wimble...

4th April 1988

Season 24 - Episode 17

Action highlights from two matches in the Barclays League, at a crucial point of the season. Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest Liverpool v Ma...

9th April 1988: FA Cup Semi-finals

Season 24 - Episode 18

Only one step away from Wembley, a journey never experienced before by First Division newcomers Wimbledon. This afternoon at White Hart Lane...

14th May 1988: FA Cup Final: Wimbledon v Liverpool

Season 24 - Episode 19

Highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium between Liverpool and Wimbledon. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analy...