NaN/100 votes#1 - 22nd August 1981: FA Charity Shield: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 8/22/1981
The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
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#2 - 29th August 1981
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 8/29/1981
Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from the opening day of the Football League season. Nottingham Forest v Southampton Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Swansea City v Leeds United
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#3 - 5th September 1981
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 9/5/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Manchester United v Ipswich Town West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City
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#4 - 12th September 1981
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 9/12/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa v Manchester United
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#5 - 19th September 1981
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Liverpool v Aston Villa Norwich City v Newcastle United
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#6 - 26th September 1981
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 9/26/1981
Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, including the late-night pools check. Also in tonight's programme the August/September Goal of the Month competition. West Ham United v Liverpool Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
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#7 - 3rd October 1981
Season 18 Episode 7 - Aired 10/3/1981
Match highlights plus the day's news, including the late-night pools check and the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers Liverpool v Swansea City Notts County v Arsenal
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#8 - 10th October 1981
Season 18 Episode 8 - Aired 10/10/1981
Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol City v Preston North End
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#9 - 17th October 1981
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion Arsenal v Manchester City
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#10 - 24th October 1981
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 10/24/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Crystal Palace v Derby County
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#11 - 31st October 1981
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 10/31/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the October Goal of the Month competition. Everton v Manchester City Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
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#12 - 7th November 1981
Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 11/7/1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Everton Stoke City v Southampton
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#13 - 14th November 1981
Season 18 Episode 13 - Aired 11/14/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Watford v Cardiff City Middlesbrough v Sunderland
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#14 - 21st November 1981
Season 18 Episode 14 - Aired 11/21/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
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#15 - 28th November 1981
Season 18 Episode 15 - Aired 11/28/1981
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news including the late-night pools check. Also tonight, the November Goal of the Month competition. Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Fulham v Millwall Halifax v Scunthorpe United
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#16 - 5th December 1981
Season 18 Episode 16 - Aired 12/5/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition. West Ham United v Arsenal Everton v Swansea City
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#17 - 12th December 1981
Season 18 Episode 17 - Aired 12/12/1981
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Swansea City v Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley
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#18 - 19th December 1981
Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 12/19/1981
Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Everton v Aston Villa Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
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#19 - 26th December 1981
Season 18 Episode 19 - Aired 12/26/1981
Includes the Christmas Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Manchester City Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers
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#20 - 2nd January 1982: FA Cup Third Round
Season 18 Episode 20 - Aired 1/2/1982
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 of three games, interviews, analysis and comment. Plus the result of the December Goal of the Month competition. Leicester City v Southampton Barnet v Brighton & Hove Albion Swansea City v Liverpool
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#21 - 9th January 1982
Season 18 Episode 21 - Aired 1/9/1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Manchester City v Stoke City Huddersfield Town v Oxford United
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#22 - 16th January 1982
Season 18 Episode 22 - Aired 1/16/1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson reports on the World Cup draw from Madrid. Coventry City v Ipswich Town Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
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#23 - 23rd January 1982: FA Cup Fourth Round
Season 18 Episode 23 - Aired 1/23/1982
Highlights of three outstanding ties, which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup. Watford v West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United Manchester City v Coventry City
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#24 - 30th January 1982
Season 18 Episode 24 - Aired 1/30/1982
Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the January Goal of the Month competition. Luton Town v Leicester City Swansea City v Manchester United
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#25 - 6th February 1982
Season 18 Episode 25 - Aired 2/6/1982
Highlights of three Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the result of the January Goal of the Month competition. Colchester United v Sheffield United Southampton v Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers
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"22nd August 1981: FA Charity Shield: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur" is the best rated episode of "Match of the Day" season 18. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/22/1981. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "29th August 1981".