NaN/100 votes#1 - 11th August 1979: The FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/1979
The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. Jimmy Hill presents the highlights, talks to the personalities involved and analyses the key moments from this afternoon's game.
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#2 - 18th August 1979
Season 16 Episode 2 - Aired 8/18/1979
Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from today's opening day of the 1979-80 Football League season. He is joined by Bob Wilson who will be gathering together the day's headlines on the Saturday that Liverpool begin their defence of the First Division Championship. Southampton v Manchester United Manchester City v Crystal Palace
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#3 - 25th August 1979
Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 8/25/1979
Presented by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of today's Football League action. Sunderland v Fulham Derby County v Everton
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#4 - 1st September 1979
Season 16 Episode 4 - Aired 9/1/1979
Action highlights of today's Football League programme plus the news and the views of the football personalities involved. Leicester City v Luton Town Leeds United v Arsenal
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#5 - 8th September 1979
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 9/8/1979
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights, analysis and interviews from today's Football League programme. Liverpool v Coventry City Aston Villa v Manchester United
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#6 - 15th September 1979
Season 16 Episode 6 - Aired 9/15/1979
Jimmy Hill introduces the action and analyses the key moments from the two games. West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City West Ham United v Sunderland
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#7 - 22nd September 1979
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 9/22/1979
Highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Bob Wilson with the day's news and, as usual, there's expert analysis and the Late Night Pools Check. Stoke City v Crystal Palace Newcastle United v Wrexham
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#8 - 29th September 1979
Season 16 Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/1979
Highlights of two Football League games, with interviews, analysis and expert comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's important news stories, plus the late night Pools Check. Also in tonight's programme, the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Your chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds. Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Sheffield United v Oxford United
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#9 - 6th October 1979
Season 16 Episode 9 - Aired 10/6/1979
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news, including the late night Pools Check. There's also the result of the August/ September Goal of the Month competition. Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur Coventry City v Everton
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#10 - 13th October 1979
Season 16 Episode 10 - Aired 10/13/1979
Action highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment presented by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson looks at the other news stories of the day, plus the late night Pools Check. Luton Town v Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City
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#11 - 20th October 2020
Season 16 Episode 11 - Aired 10/20/1979
Action highlights from two Football League matches. Manchester United v Ipswich Town Arsenal v Stoke City
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#12 - 27th October 1979
Season 16 Episode 12 - Aired 10/27/1979
Action highlights of three top Football League games. Plus interviews, action analysis and a round-up of the day's news from Bob Wilson including the late-night Pools Check. There is also £100 to be won in the October Goal of the Month competition. Queens Park Rangers v Burnley Southampton v Leeds United Manchester City v Liverpool
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#13 - 3rd November 1979
Season 16 Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/1979
Two Football League matches and World Championship Boxing. There's the usual match analysis from Jimmy Hill and the day's other news from Bob Wilson. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur
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#14 - 10th November 1979
Season 16 Episode 14 - Aired 11/10/1979
Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two top Football League matches, together with his expert analysis of the talking points of the day. Bob Wilson rounds up the day's news and brings you the late night Pools Check. Manchester City v Manchester United Birmingham City v Cambridge United
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#15 - 17th November 1979
Season 16 Episode 15 - Aired 11/17/1979
Highlights of two Football League games presented by Jimmy Hill. Plus manager and player comment and a round-up of the day's news from Bob Wilson. Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion Arsenal v Everton
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#16 - 24th November 1979
Season 16 Episode 16 - Aired 11/24/1979
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Action highlights of two First Division matches, plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news and there's £100-worth of Premium Bonds to be won in the November Goal of the Month competition. Ipswich Town v Southampton Derby County v Nottingham Forest
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#17 - 1st December 1979
Season 16 Episode 17 - Aired 12/1/1979
Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two outstanding First Division games, plus comment, analysis and interviews with the day's personalities. There's also the result of the November Goal of the Month competition and a round-up of the day's news with Bob Wilson. Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Liverpool v Middlesbrough
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#18 - 8th Decemeber 1979
Season 16 Episode 18 - Aired 12/8/1979
Action highlights of two Football League matches. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines including the late-night Pools Check. Manchester United v Leeds United Queens Park Rangers v Wrexham
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#19 - 15th December 1979
Season 16 Episode 19 - Aired 12/15/1979
Two First Division games, interviews and analysis. Bob Wilson brings you the day's news, including the late-night Pools Check. Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal
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#20 - 22nd December 1979
Season 16 Episode 20 - Aired 12/22/1979
Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two top matches on a Saturday with a curtailed League programme. Notts County v Newcastle United Derby County v Liverpool
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#21 - 29th December 1979
Season 16 Episode 21 - Aired 12/29/1979
Jimmy Hill introduces the last Match of the Day of the 70s -a decade in which the BBC has covered three World Cups, International and European football, the FA and Football League Cups, and has brought you more than 2,000 goals in League football. Bob Wilson reports the news of the day, and there are £100-worth of Premium Bonds to be won in the December Goal of the Month competition. Coventry City v Nottingham Forest Wrexham v Chelsea
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#22 - 5th January 1980: FA Cup Third Round
Season 16 Episode 22 - Aired 1/5/1980
The most romantic football Saturday of the season where the minnows from the Third and Fourth Divisions and outside the Football League meet the mighty teams from the First Division. Tonight, action highlights from three games plus interviews, analysis and comment. Plus the result of the December Goal of the Month competition. Leeds United v Nottingham Forest Cardiff City v Arsenal Yeovil Town v Norwich City
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#23 - 12th January 1980
Season 16 Episode 23 - Aired 1/12/1980
Action highlights of two Football League matches, plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines, including the late-night Pools Check. Chelsea v Newcastle United Bolton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion
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#24 - 19th January 1980
Season 16 Episode 24 - Aired 1/19/1980
Action highlights of three outstanding Football League matches. Plus analysis, comment and interviews with the personalities involved. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news including the late-night Pools Check. Coventry City v Liverpool Southampton v Manchester City West Ham United v Preston North End
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#25 - 26th January 1980: FA Cup Fourth Round
Season 16 Episode 25 - Aired 1/26/1980
Tonight, highlights of three outstanding ties which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other headlines, including the late-night Pools Check, plus the January Goal of the Month competition. Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City Watford v Harlow Town
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"11th August 1979: The FA Charity Shield: Arsenal v Liverpool" is the best rated episode of "Match of the Day" season 16. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/11/1979. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "18th August 1979".