Match of the Day

tv show

poster for Match of the Day

3231 total episodes

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62 seasons

First Aired August 22, 1964

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Overview

BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

Season 1964/65 poster unavailable

Season 1964/65

37 episodes

Air Date

August 22, 1964

Overview

Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words: "Welcome to Match of the Day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every Saturday on BBC TWO. As you can hear we're in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match." The programme began on BBC TWO where it remained until 1966.

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