The 100th FA Cup Final. BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the whole of today's great occasion, a milestone in the history of the FA Cup, which was first played for in 1872.

9th May 1981: FA Cup Final: Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

Jimmy Hill

16th May 1981: Home International Championship

3rd May 1981

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

17th August 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

24th August 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

31st August 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

7th September 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

14th September 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

21st September 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

28th September 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

5th October 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

12th October 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

19th October 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

26th October 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

2nd November 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

9th November 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

16th November 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

23rd November 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

30th November 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

7th December 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

14th December 1980

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. News round-up Bob Wilson.

Chelsea v Leyton Orient

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest v Sunderland

21st December 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

28th December 1980

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

4th January 1981: FA Cup Third Round

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

11th January 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

18th January 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

25th January 1981: FA Cup Fourth Round

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

1st February 1981

Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United

Everton v Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

8th February 1981

Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City

Peterborough United v Manchester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wrexham

15th February 1981: FA Cup Fifth Round

Highlights of three games from yesterday's Football League programme, plus comment, news and interviews.

Charlton Athletic v Exeter City

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

22nd February 1981

Highlights of the weekend's football action with comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the week's major football stories. Plus the February Goal of the Month competition.

Crystal Palace v Everton

Grimsby Town v Blackburn Rovers

Coventry City v Ipswich Town

1st March 1981

Featuring the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. Highlights of two of yesterday's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Plus the result of the February 'Goal of the Month' competition.

Everton v Manchester City

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8th March 1981: FA Cup Sixth Round

Featuring exclusive coverage of the 1981 Football League Cup Final between Liverpool and West Ham United. BBC Television cameras capture all the drama and excitement of a Wembley Cup Final between two of England's most successful teams.

15th March 1981: League Cup Final

Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

Brighton & Hove Albion v Stoke City

Liverpool v Everton

22nd March 1981

Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus a chance to win £100-worth of Premium Bonds in our March Goal of the Month competition.

Huddersfield Town v Chester

Leyton Orient v Sheffield Wednesday

Aston Villa v Southampton

29th March 1981

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.

West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

Sheffield Wednesday v Luton Town

5th April 1981

Yesterday afternoon Manchester City met Ipswich Town at Villa Park and Match of the Day's cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surround an FA Cup Semi-final.

12th April 1981: FA Cup Semi-Final

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved.

Ipswich Town v Arsenal

Notts County v Preston North End

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion

19th April 1981

Action highlights of three football league matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.

Aston Villa v Middlesbrough

Manchester United v Norwich City

Swansea City v Chelsea

26th April 1981

From the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of three outstanding games. As well as the day's news from Bob Wilson there's a further chance to enter BBC Television's Goal of the Season competition for a first prize of £300 in Premium Bonds.

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United

Preston North End v Swansea City

Wales v Scotland from Vetch Field, Swansea

Action highlights of this afternoon's opening matches from the Home International Soccer Championships.

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9th May 1981: FA Cup Final: Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

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