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The Best Seasons of Match of the Day

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Every season of Match of the Day ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Match of the Day!

The Best Seasons of Match of the Day

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#1

Season 53

46 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2016

8.7/ 10
Average Rating
#2

Season 1

37 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1964

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
#3

Season 2

33 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1965

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#4

Season 3

40 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1966

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#5

Season 4

42 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1967

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#6

Season 5

38 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1968

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#7

Season 6

40 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1969

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#8

Season 7

43 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1970

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#9

Season 8

43 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1971

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#10

Season 9

43 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1972

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#11

Season 10

42 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1973

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#12

Season 11

43 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1974

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#13

Season 12

43 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1975

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#14

Season 13

43 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1976

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#15

Season 14

41 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1977

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#16

Season 15

41 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1978

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#17

Season 16

46 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1979

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#18

Season 17

40 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1980

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#19

Season 18

42 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1981

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#20

Season 19

37 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1982

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#21

Season 20

37 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1983

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#22

Season 21

39 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1984

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#23

Season 22

14 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1985

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#24

Season 23

14 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1986

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#25

Season 24

19 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1987

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#26

Season 25

13 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1988

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#27

Season 26

16 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1989

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#28

Season 27

21 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1990

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#29

Season 28

22 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1991

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#30

Season 29

46 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1992

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#31

Season 30

50 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1993

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#32

Season 31

53 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1994

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#33

Season 32

53 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1995

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#34

Season 33

53 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1996

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#35

Season 34

71 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1997

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#36

Season 35

55 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1998

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#37

Season 36

90 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1999

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#38

Season 37

57 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2000

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#39

Season 38

93 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2001

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#40

Season 39

51 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2002

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#41

Season 40

113 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2003

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#42

Season 41

81 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2004

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#43

Season 42

136 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2005

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#44

Season 43

82 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2006

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#45

Season 44

72 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2007

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#46

Season 45

59 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2008

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#47

Season 46

132 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2009

N/A/ 10
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#48

Season 47

63 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2010

N/A/ 10
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#49

Season 48

93 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2011

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#50

Season 49

83 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2012

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#51

Season 50

108 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2013

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#52

Season 51

41 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2014

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#53

Season 52

74 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2015

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#54

Season 54

45 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2017

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#55

Season 55

48 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2018

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#56

Season 56

50 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2019

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#57

Season 57

59 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2020

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#58

Season 58

48 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2021

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#59

Season 59

44 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2022

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#60

Season 60

46 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2023

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#61

Season 61

29 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2024

N/A/ 10
Average Rating