NaN/100 votes#1 - 17th August 1980
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 8/17/1980
Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of three Football League matches and adds his own perceptive analysis of the weekend's action. Joining him will be Bob Wilson who will be reflecting on the day's headlines. Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest Leicester City v Ipswich Town Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United
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#2 - 24th August 1980
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 8/24/1980
Action highlights of three outstanding football league games, plus match analysis and comments. There is also the chance for you to air your views with the Match of the Day team, and Bob Wilson will be searching for unusual and funny stories of the weekend. Sunderland v Southampton Birmingham City v Manchester United Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City
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#3 - 31st August 1980
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 8/31/1980
Highlights of three First Division matches, plus comments, analysis and interviews with football personalities of the week. Liverpool v Norwich City Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
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#4 - 7th September 1980
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines and looks forward to England's opening match in the 1982 World Cup qualifying competition. Coventry City v Crystal Palace Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield United v Swindon Town
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#5 - 14th September 1980
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with match analysis and comment. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up to date. Nottingham Forest v Manchester City Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United Manchester United v Leicester City
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#6 - 21st September 1980
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis from the players and managers involved. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up-to-date with the latest developments. Southampton v Liverpool Bristol City v Notts County Derby County v Wrexham
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#7 - 28th September 1980
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis, and Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up-to-date. Manchester United v Manchester City Portsmouth v Fulham Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town
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#8 - 5th October 1980
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/1980
Highlights of three Football League matches plus comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's headlines and there's the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Middlesbrough v Norwich City Bournemouth v Scunthorpe United Aston Villa v Sunderland
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#9 - 12th October 1980
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 10/12/1980
Action highlights of three Football League matches, plus match analysis and comment. Liverpool v Ipswich Town Leicester City v Coventry City West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers
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#10 - 19th October 1980
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 10/19/1980
Highlights of three Football League matches, plus comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved. Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion Manchester City v Birmingham City Crystal Palace v Leicester City
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#11 - 26th October 1980
Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 10/26/1980
Highlights of three Football League matches, comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved. Plus the October Goal of the Month competition. Chelsea v Newcastle United Burnley v Brentford Leeds United v Crystal Palace
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#12 - 2nd November 1980
Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 11/2/1980
Highlights of the weekend s football action, plus analysis, comment and interviews. There is also the result of the October Goal of the Month competition, and Bob Wilson looks at the week's major football stories. Everton v Tottenham Hotspur Fulham v Chesterfield Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday
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#13 - 9th November 1980
Season 17 Episode 13 - Aired 11/9/1980
Highlights of three Football League matches affecting promotion, relegation and championship honours. Plus all the important football news and comment of the week. Liverpool v Nottingham Forest West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa West Ham United v Grimsby Town
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#14 - 16th November 1980
Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 11/16/1980
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action plus comment and analysis from personalities. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines and looks forward to England's World Cup match against Switzerland. Ipswich Town v Leicester City Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion
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#15 - 23rd November 1980
Season 17 Episode 15 - Aired 11/23/1980
Highlights of two First Division matches and a report on the first round of the FA Cup. Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United Stoke City v Crystal Palace Harlow Town v Charlton Athletic
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#16 - 30th November 1980
Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 11/30/1980
Highlights of three Football League matches affecting the race for honours in the First and Second Divisions. Plus the Goal of the Month competition for November. Sunderland v Liverpool Notts County v Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion
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#17 - 7th December 1980
Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 12/7/1980
Highlights of three First Division matches with comment and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition. Norwich City v Manchester United Manchester City v Ipswich Town Southampton v Coventry City
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#18 - 14th December 1980
Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 12/14/1980
Highlights of two Football League ; matches, plus a report on the second round of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines. Swansea City v Newcastle United Aston Villa v Birmingham City Colchester United v Yeovil Town
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#19 - 21st December 1980
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 12/21/1980
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. News round-up Bob Wilson. Chelsea v Leyton Orient Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Nottingham Forest v Sunderland
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#20 - 28th December 1980
Season 17 Episode 20 - Aired 12/28/1980
Highlights of three football league matches, plus December's Goal of the Month competition. West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United Arsenal v Ipswich Town Lincoln City v Mansfield Town
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#21 - 4th January 1981: FA Cup Third Round
Season 17 Episode 21 - Aired 1/4/1981
Featuring highlights of three matches from the third round of the FA Cup. Ipswich Town v Aston Villa Everton v Arsenal Swansea City v Middlesbrough
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#22 - 11th January 1981
Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 1/11/1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Plus all the weekend's latest football news from Bob Wilson. Aston Villa v Liverpool Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea Crystal Palace v Stoke City
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#23 - 18th January 1981
Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 1/18/1981
Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with comment and analysis from the personalities involved. Everton v Ipswich Town Birmingham City v Southampton Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
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#24 - 25th January 1981: FA Cup Fourth Round
Season 17 Episode 24 - Aired 1/25/1981
Featuring highlights of three matches from the fourth round of the FA Cup. Nottingham Forest v Manchester United Manchester City v Norwich City Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
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#25 - 1st February 1981
Season 17 Episode 25 - Aired 2/1/1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of three First Division matches, and January's Goal of the Month competition. Derby County v Luton Town Southampton v Sunderland Arsenal v Coventry City
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"17th August 1980" is the best rated episode of "Match of the Day" season 17. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/17/1980. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "24th August 1980".