Season
Match of the Day: Season 1965/66
Overview
Despite attempts by some clubs to prevent its return due to fear over ticket sales, Match of the Day returned to the BBC in October 1965 two months after the start of the new season. The duration of each programme had been reduced to 45 minutes in length and it could no longer be broadcast before 10.00pm.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 2
- Air date
- 1965-10-02
- Episodes
- 33 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
Commentary by Frank Bough.
Episode 2: Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 3: Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 4: Chelsea v Leicester City
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 5: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 6: Arsenal v Sheffield United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 7: Leicester City v Manchester United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 8: Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
Commentary by Walley Barnes.
Episode 9: Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 10: Chelsea v Liverpool
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 11: Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 12: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 13: Sheffield United v Northampton Town
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 14: Arsenal v Liverpool
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 15: Fulham v Manchester United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 16: Liverpool v Chelsea
For the first time Match of the Day features one of the top games in the F.A. Cup Competition.
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Third Round of the F.A. Cup.
Episode 17: Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 18: Bristol City v Manchester City
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 19: Chelsea v Leeds United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 20: West Ham United v Sheffield United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 21: Fulham v Liverpool
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 22: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 23: Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 24: Manchester United v Arsenal
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 25: Preston North End v Manchester United
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Quarter-finals of the F.A. Cup.
Episode 26: Scotland v England
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 27: Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 28: Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday
Semi-Final of the F.A. Cup. Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday fighting today for a place in the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley on May 14.
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 29: Liverpool v Chelsea
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 30: Huddersfield Town v Coventry City
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 31: Everton v Sheffield Wednesday
The F.A. Cup Final: Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday
Recorded highlights of this afternoon's match at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 32: Oldham Athletic v Oxford United
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 33: Brentford v Gillingham
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.