Match of the Day - Season 1969/70

From 1969, the programme becomes live and studio based, rather than being pre-recorded at the ground of the featured match, and there were now two games seen each week.

40 Episodes

Match of the Day presenting: The F.A. Charity Shield: Leeds United v Manchester City

Season 6 - Episode 1

Leeds United, Football League champions v. Manchester City, F.A. Cup winners from Elland Road, Leeds. Television's Saturday football progra...

9th August 1969

Season 6 - Episode 2

Crystal Palace v Manchester United Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City Southampton v West Bromwich Albi...

16th August 1969

Season 6 - Episode 3

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Newcastle United v Manchester City Coventry City v Derby County Portsmouth v Sheffield United West Bromwic...

23rd August 1969

Season 6 - Episode 4

Manchester City v Everton Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday Derby County v Stoke City Southampton v Chelsea West Ham United v West Bromwi...

30th August 1969

Season 6 - Episode 5

Newcastle United v Arsenal Manchester United v Sunderland Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon Town v Charlton Cardiff City v...

6th September 1969

Season 6 - Episode 6

David Coleman introduces football action from two important League matches plus the exclusive announcement of the Football League's Sportsma...

13th September 1969

Season 6 - Episode 7

Cardiff City v Leicester City Huddersfield Town v Blackpool Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol Rovers v Fulham Brentford v Swanse...

20th September 1969

Season 6 - Episode 8

Leeds United v Chelsea Manchester City v Coventry City Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town Swansea City v Northampton Town

27th September 1969

Season 6 - Episode 9

Manchester United v West Ham United West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town C...

4th October 1969

Season 6 - Episode 10

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur Newport County v Colchester

11th October 1969

Season 6 - Episode 11

Chelsea v Derby County Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

18th October 1969

Season 6 - Episode 12

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

25th October 1969

Season 6 - Episode 13

Leeds United v Derby County Liverpool v Southampton West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

1st November 1969

Season 6 - Episode 14

Manchester United v Stoke City Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v West Ham United Cardiff City v Hull City

8th November 1969

Season 6 - Episode 15

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea Birmingham City v Swindon Town Swansea City v Crewe

15th November 1969

Season 6 - Episode 16

David Coleman hosts BBC1s first Match of the Day colour coverage direct from one of the Football League's most colourful stadiums. Coleman m...

22nd November 1969

Season 6 - Episode 17

Arsenal v Manchester City Everton v Burnley Stoke City v Ipswich Town Torquay United v Rotherham United Luton Town v Rochdale Wrexham v...

29th November 1969

Season 6 - Episode 18

Derby County v Nottingham Forest Manchester City v Leeds United Plymouth Argyle v Bournemouth

6th December 1969

Season 6 - Episode 19

Everton v Liverpool Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth v Preston North End Cardiff City v Watford

13th December 1969

Season 6 - Episode 20

Liverpool v Manchester United Derby County v Newcastle United Torquay United v Bournemouth West Ham United v Everton Newport County v Ch...

20th December 1969

Season 6 - Episode 21

Chelsea v Manchester City Walsall v Barnsley Cardiff City v Charlton

27th December 1969

Season 6 - Episode 22

Leeds United v Everton Arsenal v Newcastle United Newport County v Aldershot

Match of the Day: The FA Cup

Season 6 - Episode 23

Sixty-four clubs ranging from First Division giants like the present holders, Manchester City, to non-League unknowns like Hillingdon Boroug...

Match of the Day Special: 1970 World Cup Draw

Season 6 - Episode 24

Live by satellite from Mexico City. Match of the Day fixture: Chelsea v Leeds United David Coleman reports from the Maria Isabella Hotel, ...

17th January 1970

Season 6 - Episode 25

Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle Manchester City v Stoke City Bristol City v Millwall West Ham United v Manchester United Wrexham v Brentfor...

Match of the Day: F.A. Cup Special

Season 6 - Episode 26

David Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Barry Davies along with BBC outside broadcast units go to three of today's prominent Fourth Round t...

31st January 1970

Season 6 - Episode 27

Huddersfield Town v Carlisle United Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Cardiff City v Blackpool

Match of the Day: The FA Cup

Season 6 - Episode 28

The last 16 clubs on the Wembley Cup-Final trail in action in today's Fifth Round. Dave Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Idwal Robling (w...

14th February 1970

Season 6 - Episode 29

Manchester United v Crystal Palace Burnley v Derby County Plymouth Argyle v Reading Cardiff City v Carlisle United

Match of the Day: FA Cup Sixth Round

Season 6 - Episode 30

The last eight clubs battle for the rich semi-final places on the Cup road to Wembley Stadium. Watford v Liverpool Swindon Town v Leeds Un...

28th February 1970

Season 6 - Episode 31

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United Nottingham Forest v Everton West Ham United v Southampton Swansea City v Port Vale

7th March 1970

Season 6 - Episode 32

The soccer season reaches its final, exciting month and one of the key promotion issues is highlighted in Match of the Day. Liverpool v Lee...

Match of the Day: FA Cup Semi-finals

Season 6 - Episode 33

Action, news, interviews from FA Cup Semi-final day - last hurdle before Wembley and the Cup Final on 11 April. Manchester United v Leeds U...

21st March 1970

Season 6 - Episode 34

Leyton Orient v Stockport County Manchester City v West Ham United Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Exeter City v Northampton Town Swansea...

28th March 1970

Season 6 - Episode 35

Leeds United v Southampton Blackpool v Aston Villa Birmingham City v Preston North End Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient Cardiff City v Oxf...

4th April 1970

Season 6 - Episode 36

The last Saturday of the Football League programme sees Match of the Day at a well-known ground highlighting one of the key end-of-the-seaso...

Match of the Day: The FA Cup Final: Leeds United v Chelsea

Season 6 - Episode 37

David Coleman introduces this Cup Final Match of the Day from the Banqueting Floor at the winners' celebration dinner in London's West End. ...

International Match of the Day: Wales v England

Season 6 - Episode 38

From Ninian Park, Cardiff The opening match in the 1969-70 Home International tournament. This week-long series involves England (the holde...

International Match of the Day: England v Northern Ireland

Season 6 - Episode 39

From the Empire Stadium, Wembley. In tonight's Home International Championship Match, England make their last appearance at home before Mex...

International Match of the Day

Season 6 - Episode 40

Scotland v England from Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales v Northern Ireland from Vetch Field, Swansea David Coleman introduces two-match action...