Episode
Match of the Day: 18th August 1979
Overview
Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from today's opening day of the 1979-80 Football League season. He is joined by Bob Wilson who will be gathering together the day's headlines on the Saturday that Liverpool begin their defence of the First Division Championship. Southampton v Manchester United Manchester City v Crystal Palace
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1979-08-18
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
18th August 1979 is Episode 2 in Season 1979/80 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1979-08-18. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 1: 11th August 1979: The FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool
The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. Jimmy Hill presents the highlights, talks to the personalities involved and analyses the key moments from this afternoon's game.
Episode 3: 25th August 1979
Presented by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of today's Football League action.
Sunderland v Fulham
Derby County v Everton
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: 1st September 1979
Action highlights of today's Football League programme plus the news and the views of the football personalities involved.
Leicester City v Luton Town
Leeds United v Arsenal
Episode 5: 8th September 1979
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights, analysis and interviews from today's Football League programme.
Liverpool v Coventry City
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Episode 6: 15th September 1979
Jimmy Hill introduces the action and analyses the key moments from the two games.
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
West Ham United v Sunderland
Episode 7: 22nd September 1979
Highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Bob Wilson with the day's news and, as usual, there's expert analysis and the Late Night Pools Check.
Stoke City v Crystal Palace
Newcastle United v Wrexham
Episode 8: 29th September 1979
Highlights of two Football League games, with interviews, analysis and expert comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's important news stories, plus the late night Pools Check. Also in tonight's programme, the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Your chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
Sheffield United v Oxford United
Episode 9: 6th October 1979
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news, including the late night Pools Check. There's also the result of the August/ September Goal of the Month competition.
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City v Everton
Episode 10: 13th October 1979
Action highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment presented by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson looks at the other news stories of the day, plus the late night Pools Check.
Luton Town v Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City
Episode 11: 20th October 2020
Action highlights from two Football League matches.
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
Arsenal v Stoke City
Episode 12: 27th October 1979
Action highlights of three top Football League games. Plus interviews, action analysis and a round-up of the day's news from Bob Wilson including the late-night Pools Check. There is also £100 to be won in the October Goal of the Month competition.
Queens Park Rangers v Burnley
Southampton v Leeds United
Manchester City v Liverpool
Episode 13: 3rd November 1979
Two Football League matches and World Championship Boxing. There's the usual match analysis from Jimmy Hill and the day's other news from Bob Wilson. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition.
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur