Season
Match of the Day: Season 1981/82
Overview
The programme returned to Saturday nights. Only two games were allowed to be shown per show.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 18
- Air date
- 1981-08-22
- Episodes
- 42 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: 22nd August 1981: FA Charity Shield: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
Episode 2: 29th August 1981
Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from the opening day of the Football League season.
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Swansea City v Leeds United
Episode 3: 5th September 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City
Episode 4: 12th September 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Episode 5: 19th September 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Norwich City v Newcastle United
Episode 6: 26th September 1981
Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, including the late-night pools check. Also in tonight's programme the August/September Goal of the Month competition.
West Ham United v Liverpool
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
Episode 7: 3rd October 1981
Match highlights plus the day's news, including the late-night pools check and the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.
Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool v Swansea City
Notts County v Arsenal
Episode 8: 10th October 1981
Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bristol City v Preston North End
Episode 9: 17th October 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
Arsenal v Manchester City
Episode 10: 24th October 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa
Crystal Palace v Derby County
Episode 11: 31st October 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the October Goal of the Month competition.
Everton v Manchester City
Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
Episode 12: 7th November 1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition.
Liverpool v Everton
Stoke City v Southampton
Episode 13: 14th November 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Watford v Cardiff City
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Episode 14: 21st November 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Episode 15: 28th November 1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news including the late-night pools check. Also tonight, the November Goal of the Month competition.
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
Fulham v Millwall
Halifax v Scunthorpe United
Episode 16: 5th December 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition.
West Ham United v Arsenal
Everton v Swansea City
Episode 17: 12th December 1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Swansea City v Nottingham Forest
Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley
Episode 18: 19th December 1981
Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.
Everton v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
Episode 19: 26th December 1981
Includes the Christmas Goal of the Month competition.
Liverpool v Manchester City
Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers
Episode 20: 2nd January 1982: FA Cup Third Round
The most romantic football Saturday of the season, where the minnows from the Third and Fourth Divisions and outside the Football League meet the mighty teams from the First Division. Tonight action highlights of three games, interviews, analysis and comment. Plus the result of the December Goal of the Month competition.
Leicester City v Southampton
Barnet v Brighton & Hove Albion
Swansea City v Liverpool
Episode 21: 9th January 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Manchester City v Stoke City
Huddersfield Town v Oxford United
Episode 22: 16th January 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson reports on the World Cup draw from Madrid.
Coventry City v Ipswich Town
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Episode 23: 23rd January 1982: FA Cup Fourth Round
Highlights of three outstanding ties, which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup.
Watford v West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
Manchester City v Coventry City
Episode 24: 30th January 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the January Goal of the Month competition.
Luton Town v Leicester City
Swansea City v Manchester United
Episode 25: 6th February 1982
Highlights of three Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the result of the January Goal of the Month competition.
Colchester United v Sheffield United
Southampton v Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Episode 26: 13th February 1982: FA Cup Fifth Round
Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
Leicester City v Watford
West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City
Episode 27: 20th February 1982
Watford v Luton Town
Manchester United v Arsenal
Episode 28: 27th February 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion
Everton v West Ham United
Episode 29: 6th March 1982: FA Cup Sixth Round
Highlights from two of this afternoon's games plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Plus the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City v Shrewsbury Town
Episode 30: 13th March 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal v Ipswich Town
Episode 31: 20th March 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
Notts County v Manchester United
Episode 32: 27th March 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the March Goal of the Month competition.
Sheffield Wednesday v Leyton Orient
Manchester United v Sunderland
Episode 33: 3rd April 1982: FA Cup Semi-Final
Match of the Day cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final and an important First Division game.
FAC SF: Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion
Div 1: Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Episode 34: 10th April 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.
Gillingham v Fulham
Manchester City v Liverpool
Episode 35: 17th April 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.
Swansea City v Manchester City
Blackburn Rovers v Watford
Episode 36: 24th April 1982
Rotherham United v Luton Town
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United
Episode 37: 1st May 1982
Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Also tonight the result of the April Goal of the Month competition, and a selection of goals for the Goal of the Season competition.
Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Episode 38: 8th May 1982
Highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.
Birmingham City v Liverpool
Watford v Leicester City
Episode 39: 15th May 1982
As the season draws to an end, Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two Football League games affecting promotion, relegation and entry into Europe next season. Also in tonight's programme, a chance to win £300 worth of Premium Bonds in the Goal of the Season competition.
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest
Episode 40: 22nd May 1982: FA Cup Final: Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur
Highlights of the 1982 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments and talks to the players and manager of the victorious side.
Episode 41: 27th May 1982: Home International Championship
Wales v Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
At one stage Wales looked the likeliest of all the British nations to qualify for the World Cup finals. The fact that they missed out has made Manager Mike England all the more determined that Wales do well in the British Championships. For his opposite number, Billy Bingham , the game provides the final chance to experiment before Northern Ireland's opening World Cup game against Yugoslavia on 17 June.
Episode 42: 29th May 1982: Home International Championship
Featuring the 100th full international between Scotland and England, played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The score so far could hardly be closer - Scotland have won on 39 occasions, England 38 with the remaining 22 matches drawn.