Match of the Day - Season 2004/05

Match of the Day returns to the BBC for the new season, as part of a new football package on the BBC.

81 Episodes

8th August 2004: Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester United

Season 41 - Episode 1

Highlights of this afternoon's game between Premiership champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners Manchester United at Cardiff's Millennium Stadi...

Match of the Day at 40

Season 41 - Episode 2

David Beckham and Michael Owen are among the stars reflecting on four decades of football's flagship show. Classic clips and cherished memor...

14th August 2004

Season 41 - Episode 3

Celebrating its 40th year, Match of the Day returns live to Saturday night with extended highlights and analysis of the Premiership on the o...

18th August 2004: International Friendly

Season 41 - Episode 4

Coverage from St James' Park as England warm-up for their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with a friendly against Ukraine.

21st August 2004

Season 41 - Episode 5

An emotional day loomed as Kevin Keegan returned to the ground where he was idolised as a player. Will Man City's manager see his team trium...

25th August 2004

Season 41 - Episode 6

Highlights of this evening's Premiership matches, including Blackburn's trip to Arsenal, new boys Norwich at Newcastle, and Aston Villa's cl...

28th August 2004

Season 41 - Episode 7

Will Manchester United's lunchtime match against Blackburn have re-ignited the flame of their mid-90s Premiership rivalry? Gary Lineker has ...

4th September 2004: World Cup Qualifier

Season 41 - Episode 8

Northern Ireland v Poland. Coverage of this Group Six World Cup qualifying match from Belfast's Windsor Park. Since Lawrie Sanchez took over...

11th September 2004

Season 41 - Episode 9

Highlights and goals from all eight Premiership matches played today, including Fulham v Arsenal.

18th September 2004

Season 41 - Episode 10

Highlights and goals from all six Premiership matches played today, including Arsenal v Bolton.

25th September 2004

Season 41 - Episode 11

Premiership highlights from today's games, including Tottenham v Manchester Utd.

2nd October 2004

Season 41 - Episode 12

Highlights of today's six Premiership matches, including Arsenal's London derby against Charlton, Everton's clash with the Spurs side they d...

9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: England v Wales

Season 41 - Episode 13

Coverage from Old Trafford of the World Cup qualifier between the two home nations. A win would put England in a strong position in Group Si...

9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: France v Republic of Ireland

Season 41 - Episode 14

Brian Kerr's men travel to Paris for this Group Four World Cup qualifier with legitimate hopes of causing an upset against the formerly form...

16th October 2004

Season 41 - Episode 15

Action from all eight of today's Premiership clashes, which included pace-setters Arsenal's tie against Aston Villa, plus Manchester City v ...

23rd October 2004

Season 41 - Episode 16

Gary Lineker has highlights from today's six Premiership matches where, at the top end of the table, high-flying Chelsea host Blackburn whil...

30th October 2004

Season 41 - Episode 17

Highlights from the the Premiership and action from the first round of the FA Cup.

6th November 2004

Season 41 - Episode 18

Highlights from the the Premiership, including Arsenal v Crystal Palace.

13th November 2004

Season 41 - Episode 19

Two London derbies - Tottenham v Arsenal, and Fulham v Chelsea - feature in highlights of today's Premiership programme. Plus FA Cup first-r...

14th November 2004: FA Cup First Round

Season 41 - Episode 20

Thurrock v Oldham Athletic. Coverage from Ship Lane of this first-round tie - a chance for non-league Thurrock to achieve "giant-killer" sta...

17th November 2004: International Friendly

Season 41 - Episode 21

Spain v England. After a flurry of World Cup qualification fixtures, Sven-Goran Eriksson 's men travel to Madrid for a friendly internationa...

20th November 2004

Season 41 - Episode 22

Action involving the Premiership's big three, with Man United at home to Charlton, Arsenal facing West Brom under new boss Bryan Robson, and...

27th November 2004

Season 41 - Episode 23

WBA boss Bryan Robson welcomes his old club Man United to the Hawthorns. Plus action from the day's other Premiership matches.

4th December 2004

Season 41 - Episode 24

An extended edition in which action from all eight of today's Premiership clashes - including Chelsea v Newcastle United and Arsenal v Birmi...

5th December 2004: FA Cup Second Round

Season 41 - Episode 25

Hinckley United v Brentford. Coverage of Conference North minnows Hinckley United playing a League One side in the FA Cup for a potential ch...

11th December 2004

Season 41 - Episode 26

Action from all seven of today's Premiership ties, including high-flying Merseysiders Everton's clash with local rivals Liverpool at Goodiso...

18th December 2004

Season 41 - Episode 27

Manchester United take on Crystal Palace, while Middlesbrough's Gareth Southgate, Ugo Ehiogu and George Boateng face former club Aston Villa...

26th December 2004

Season 41 - Episode 28

Highlights of the London derby between Arsenal and Fulham, plus Chelsea at home to Aston Villa, Manchester United v Bolton and Newcastle awa...

28th December 2004

Season 41 - Episode 29

Highlights from all nine of today's Premiership matches. Southampton face a silverware-hungry Liverpool side, Portsmouth host title contende...

1st January 2005

Season 41 - Episode 30

All 20 Premiership clubs were in action today. Among the potential highlights are Chelsea's trip to Liverpool, Arsenal's London derby at Cha...

4th January 2005

Season 41 - Episode 31

Including highlights of Arsenal v Manchester City, Manchester United v Spurs and Chelsea's clash with Middlesbrough. Plus the pick of yester...

8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Sheffield United v Aston Villa

Season 41 - Episode 32

Coverage of this intriguing FA Cup third-round tie from Bramall Lane.

8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Plymouth Argyle v Everton

Season 41 - Episode 33

Gary Lineker introduces FA Cup third-round action from Home Park.

8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round

Season 41 - Episode 34

Highlights of today's FA Cup third-round tussles, including Jose Mourinho 's Premiership pace-setters Chelsea v Scunthorpe United, currently...

9th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Yeading v Newcastle United

Season 41 - Episode 35

From OPR's Loftus Road stadium in west London, the last of this weekend's FA Cup third-round ties. "The Ding" will need to muster a Herculea...

15th January 2005

Season 41 - Episode 36

Highlights of today's Premiership games, including Liverpool's bid to avenge September's defeat at Old Trafford, and Chelsea's attempt to co...

19th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round Replay

Season 41 - Episode 37

Coverage of one of tonight's replays to decide who makes it through to the fourth round - even if it means the dreaded penalty shoot-out.

22nd January 2005

Season 41 - Episode 38

Premiership highlights, including Manchester United v Aston Villa - in which David O'Leary 's men look for their first win at Old Trafford s...

29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Southampton v Portsmouth

Season 41 - Episode 39

A clash from St Mary's in which new Saints manager Harry Redknapp prepares for some stick as he faces his old club Pompey in the FA Cup four...

29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v Middlesbrough

Season 41 - Episode 40

After seeing off Exeter City at the second attempt, Alex Ferguson 's men continue their defence of the FA Cup with an all-Premiership fourth...

29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round

Season 41 - Episode 41

Action from, and reaction to, today's fourth-round FA Cup ties, which included West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham, Arsenal v Wolves, Southampt...

30th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

Season 41 - Episode 42

A tasty fourth-round tie in which the League One outfit set out to claim their second Premiership scalp in this season's FA Cup at Boundary ...

2nd February 2005

Season 41 - Episode 43

Highlights of all ten of this week's Premiership games, including the eagerly anticipated and potentially explosive clash between Arsenal an...

5th February 2005

Season 41 - Episode 44

Highlights of today's Premiership action, including Liverpool v Fulham and Arsenal's trip to Aston Villa. Plus Birmingham head up the M6 to ...

9th February 2005: International Friendly

Season 41 - Episode 45

England v Netherlands from Villa Park. A friendly international that may provide England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with some vital pointers ...

12th February 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round Replay

Season 41 - Episode 46

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion. Coverage from White Hart Lane of the all-Premiership FA Cup fourth-round replay. With a home tie a...

12th February 2005

Season 41 - Episode 47

Did Everton improve their chances of a Champions League place when they welcomed Premiership leaders Chelsea to Goodison Park? And were ther...

19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Arsenal v Sheffield United

Season 41 - Episode 48

After suffering a bitter Premiership defeat against Manchester Utd, which effectively ended the Gunners' title hopes, Arsene Wenger's men wi...

19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Manchester United

Season 41 - Episode 49

Two North West rivals with a renowned FA Cup pedigree vie for supremacy in this eagerly awaited all-Premiership fifth-round tie. The last tw...

19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round

Season 41 - Episode 50

Highlights of today's six FA Cup fifth-round ties, including Everton v Manchester United and Arsenal's third successive clash with a Champio...

20th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Burnley v Blackburn Rovers

Season 41 - Episode 51

Coverage from Turf Moor of this FA Cup fifth-round tie - a Lancashire derby that sees Championship outfit Burnley take on Premiership side B...

26th February 2005

Season 41 - Episode 52

Premiership highlights include Southampton v Arsenal, Manchester United v Portsmouth and Aston Villa v Everton.

5th March 2005

Season 41 - Episode 53

Premiership highlights include Arsenal v Portsmouth and Chelsea v Norwich.

12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal

Season 41 - Episode 54

The first of three all-Premiership FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend is a potential thriller which pits Sam Allardyce's high-flying Trotter...

12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Southampton v Manchester United

Season 41 - Episode 55

Two sides who are installed at opposite ends of the Premiership and are desperately seeking silverware, clash at St Mary's for a coveted pla...

13th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City

Season 41 - Episode 56

The last non-Premiership team remaining in the FA Cup travel to Ewood Park for this quarter-final match. The difference in their league stat...

19th March 2005

Season 41 - Episode 57

Highlights of today's Premiership matches, including Chelsea v Crystal Palace and Portsmouth's encounter with Newcastle.

26th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier

Season 41 - Episode 58

England v Northern Ireland. Sven-Goran Eriksson's men launch into a home double header of World Cup qualifiers which could help propel them ...

30th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier

Season 41 - Episode 59

England v Azerbaijan. At Newcastle United's home of St James' Park, England play their second home World Cup qualifier of the week as they t...

2nd April 2005

Season 41 - Episode 60

Champions-elect Chelsea travel to lowly Southampton, Bolton Wanderers look to complete the double against Liverpool at Anfield, and Blackbur...

9th April 2005

Season 41 - Episode 61

It's a battle of the blues as Chelsea host Birmingham, Arsenal travel to Middlesbrough, and Manchester United visit a Norwich team desperate...

16th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final

Season 41 - Episode 62

Highlights from Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers, the first of this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals. Plus a Premiership round-up.

17th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Newcastle United

Season 41 - Episode 63

An all-Premiership FA Cup semi-final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium that sees the Magpies, who haven't lifted the trophy for 50 years, out ...

20th April 2005

Season 41 - Episode 64

All the goals and key moments from tonight's eight Premiership matches, including Chelsea v Arsenal and Everton v Manchester United.

23rd April 2005

Season 41 - Episode 65

Premiership highlights as Chelsea take on south-west London rivals Fulham, Crystal Palace host Liverpool and Everton clash with Birmingham.

30th April 2005

Season 41 - Episode 66

Premiership action from seven encounters includes Bolton v Chelsea, Liverpool v Middlesbrough and Southampton v Norwich.

2nd May 2005: Women's FA Cup Final: Charlton Athletic v Everton

Season 41 - Episode 67

Will it be a case of "third time lucky" for the Addicks, runners-up for the past two seasons? They're in with a good chance - Everton last l...

7th May 2005

Season 41 - Episode 68

It's the penultimate weekend of the Premiership season, but there could still be a lot to play for. Among the relegation-threatened sides in...

15th May 2005

Season 41 - Episode 69

On the final day of the Premiership season, Gary Lineker presents highlights of all today's matches. There are big games at the top end of t...

21st May 2005: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v Arsenal

Season 41 - Episode 70

Cardiff's Millennium Stadium bids farewell to English football's showpiece occasion as holders Manchester United clash with Arsenal in the 1...

28th May 2005: International Friendly

Season 41 - Episode 71

Highlights of the friendly between the USA and England from Chicago's Soldier Field Stadium. The States have twice upset the odds against En...

31st May 2005: International Friendly

Season 41 - Episode 72

Colombia v England. The Giants Stadium in New Jersey is the venue as England play the second and final friendly of their American tour. Sven...

5th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v Finland

Season 41 - Episode 73

Coverage from the City of Manchester Stadium, where the host nation are favourites to win their first Group A match. Including highlights of...

6th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005

Season 41 - Episode 74

Highlights of the two opening Group B matches. Defending champions Germany, who won all eight qualifying ties, could face a test against Nor...

8th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: Denmark v England

Season 41 - Episode 75

Coverage from Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers, as the host nation take on tough opposition in their second Group A match of the women's...

9th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005

Season 41 - Episode 76

Action from the European championship's fifth day. In Group B, reigning champions Germany faced Italy in Preston, while France clashed with ...

11th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v Sweden

Season 41 - Episode 77

Coverage from Ewood Park, Blackburn, where the host nation play their final Group A game in the qualifying stages. Finland's clash against D...

13th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005

Season 41 - Episode 78

Highlights from Group B as defending champs Germany meet the French, while former winners Norway face Italy.

15th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Semi-Final

Season 41 - Episode 79

Germany v Finland at Deepdale, Preston.

16th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Semi-Final

Season 41 - Episode 80

Sweden v Norway at Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium.

19th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Final: Germany v Norway

Season 41 - Episode 81

The two teams that have battled through the group stages and semi-final showdowns meet at Ewood Park.