Episode

Match of the Day: 13th April 1997: FA Cup Semi Final: Wimbledon v Chelsea

Name: Match of the Day: 13th April 1997: FA Cup Semi Final: Wimbledon v Chelsea
Released: 1997-04-13
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, John Motson, Barry Davies, Des Lynam

Match of the DaySeason 1996/971997-04-13

Overview

Coverage of this all-Premiership FA Cup semi-final from Highbury. It is Chelsea's third appearance in this stage of the competition in the last four years while Wimbledon haven't reached an FA Cup semi-final for nine years.

Details

Series: Match of the Day
Season: Season 33
Episode: Episode 42
Air date: 1997-04-13
Runtime: 80 min

Episode context

13th April 1997: FA Cup Semi Final: Wimbledon v Chelsea is Episode 42 in Season 1996/97 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1997-04-13. The runtime is 80 min.

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Episode 41: 12th April 1997 1997-04-12 | 80 min Highlights of two of today's top fixtures, including the match between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United at Ewood Park.

Episode 43: 13th April 1997: FA Cup Semi Final: Middlesbrough v Chesterfield 1997-04-13 | 80 min Highlights of today's other FA Cup semi-final between Middlesbrough and Chesterfield at Old Trafford. Having not reached a major cup final competition in their history, Boro are on the verge of achieving the feat twice in the same season. For Chesterfield this is the biggest match in their history and they are the first side from outside the top two divisions to reach the last four in the FA Cup since Plymouth Argyle 13 years ago.

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