Episode
Match of the Day: 21st August 1976
Overview
Jimmy Hill introduces the first action of the new 1976-77 Football League season. Today's matches are the first of 42 played by each club to decide who will succeed Liverpool as League Champions. Also during the next nine months, Match of the Day will be searching for a successor to the 1975-76 Goal of the Season winner Gerry Francis, who receives his award on tonight's programme. Queens Park Rangers v Everton Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1976-08-21
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
21st August 1976 is Episode 2 in Season 1976/77 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1976-08-21. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 1: 14th August 1976: The FA Charity Shield
Liverpool (League Champions) v Southampton (FA Cup Winners)
BBC television's Saturday night soccer action programme kicks off again with exclusive coverage of the showpiece curtain-raiser to the new season -the traditional meeting of the two clubs who won last season's major honours.
Episode 3: 28th August 1976
Jimmy Hill introduces two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis and the Goal of the Month.
Sunderland v Arsenal
Bolton Wanderers v Millwall
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: 4th September 1976
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Plus the result of the August Goal of the Month competition.
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton v Sheffield United
Episode 5: 11th September 1976
Action highlights from two of today's attractive Football League fixtures. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill. The regular round-up of the day's soccer, the players in the news, the League tables and the late-night score-draw check.
Derby County v Liverpool
Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Episode 6: 18th September 1976
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion v York City
Stoke City v Ipswich Town
Episode 7: 25th September 1976
Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer. Goal of the Month: another £100 in Premium Bonds to be won in the competition featuring the best goals seen on BBC1 in September.
Manchester City v Manchester United
West Ham United v Sunderland
Episode 8: 2nd October 1976
Jimmy Hill puts the replay spotlight on the men and the moves that mattered today. Plus the result of the September Goal of the Month competition.
Norwich City v Newcastle United
Chelsea v Cardiff City
Episode 9: 9th October 1976
Jimmy Hill searches out the key action analysis of the day, plus the round-up of the day's soccer including the League tables.
Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle
Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town
Episode 10: 16th October 1976
Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill... views and opinions from the football men in the news ... and the regular soccer news round-up, including the League tables and Score-Draw Check.
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Episode 11: 23rd October 1976
One hour of action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's important Football League matches.
Ipswich Town v Manchester City
Crystal Palace v Rotherham United
Episode 12: 30th October 1976
Analysis, interviews, the news round-up of the day's soccer and the October Goal of the Month competition.
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers
Episode 13: 6th November 1976
Jimmy Hill analyses the action; plus news, views, the League tables and the result of the October Goal of the Month competition.
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Everton v Leeds United