Episode
Match of the Day: 29th August 1981
Overview
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
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1981-08-29
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
29th August 1981 is Episode 2 in Season 1981/82 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1981-08-29. The runtime is 80 min.
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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 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
More episodes from this season
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