Episode
Match of the Day: 18th January 1986
Overview
Action highlights from the Canon League First Division Championship featuring teams in the running for the title. Manchester United v Nottingham Forest Birmingham City v Everton
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 22
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1986-01-18
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
18th January 1986 is Episode 4 in Season 1985/86 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1986-01-18. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 3: 12th January 1986: Watford v Liverpool
Watford's exciting, direct style of football made them runners-up to Liverpool on their arrival in the Canon League First Division in the 1982/3 season. With Liverpool's polish and Watford's constant effort, the fixtures between these two clubs have usually led to plenty of goals, with Liverpool so far having the edge. With the top of the table now sorting itself out, Liverpool need a good result at Vicarage Road today to maintain their thrust for the Championship.
Episode 5: 25th January 1986: FA Cup Fourth Round
Action highlights from three matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Sunderland v Manchester United
Manchester City v Watford
Notts County v Tottenham Hotspur
More episodes from this season
Episode 2: 5th January 1986: Charlton Athletic v West Ham United
Live coverage of Charlton Athletic v West Ham United.
Episode 6: 9th February 1986: Liverpool v Manchester United
Live coverage from Anfield of one of the most watchable fixtures in the League calendar. Teeming crowds are traditional for this one - more than a million spectators have seen the 21 First Division clashes between these giants over the last 11 seasons.
Episode 1: 10th August 1985: FA Charity Shield: Everton v Manchester United
Highlights of this afternoon's Wembley occasion featuring the Canon League champions, Everton, and the FA Cup holders, Manchester United.
Episode 7: 2nd March 1986: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
The feathers could fly at today's live coverage from the Canon League Championship. The cockerel that looks down from his perch high above the White Hart Lane stand has seen all the glories of Tottenham football. Today he is challenged in his own roost by Liverpool's equally proud liver bird.
Episode 8: 8th March 1986: FA Cup Sixth Round
Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.
Bury v Watford
Luton Town v Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton
Episode 9: 22nd March 1986
Can Everton retain the Canon League First Division Championship, or will Merseyside rivals Liverpool pip them at the post? Manchester United will also be hoping to make it their first Championship title since 1967, but could London's Chelsea surprise them all?
Manchester United v Manchester City
Southampton v Chelsea
Episode 10: 31st March 1986
A bonus for your holiday. Action highlights from two Canon League matches affecting the First Division championship.
Manchester United v Everton
Liverpool v Manchester City
Episode 11: 5th April 1986: FA Cup Semi-Final: Everton v Sheffield Wednesday
Everton face Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park while Southampton take on Liverpool at White Hart Lane.
Episode 12: 19th April 1986
Action highlights from two Canon League First Division matches reflecting the battle for the championship title and the struggle to avoid relegation.
Everton v Ipswich Town
Watford v West Ham United
Episode 13: 3rd May 1986
After the closest race for years who will win the Canon League First Division Championship? Match of the Day cameras bring you action highlights from matches affecting championship honours and relegation. Plus the Goal of the Season competition.
Everton v Southampton
Chelsea v Liverpool