Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

Notts County v Manchester United

20th March 1982

Jimmy Hill

27th March 1982

13th March 1982

The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.

22nd August 1981: FA Charity Shield: Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

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

29th August 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Ipswich Town

West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City

5th September 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday

Aston Villa v Manchester United

12th September 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Liverpool v Aston Villa

Norwich City v Newcastle United

19th September 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

26th September 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

3rd October 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

10th October 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion

Arsenal v Manchester City

17th October 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa

Crystal Palace v Derby County

24th October 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

31st October 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

7th November 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.

Watford v Cardiff City

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

14th November 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21st November 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

28th November 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

5th December 1981

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Swansea City v Nottingham Forest

Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley

12th December 1981

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.

Everton v Aston Villa

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

19th December 1981

Includes the Christmas Goal of the Month competition.

Liverpool v Manchester City

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

26th December 1981

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

2nd January 1982: FA Cup Third Round

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester City v Stoke City

Huddersfield Town v Oxford United

9th January 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

16th January 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

23rd January 1982: FA Cup Fourth Round

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

30th January 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

6th February 1982

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

Leicester City v Watford

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

13th February 1982: FA Cup Fifth Round

Watford v Luton Town

Manchester United v Arsenal

20th February 1982

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion

Everton v West Ham United

27th February 1982

Highlights from two of this afternoon's games plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Plus the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

Leicester City v Shrewsbury Town

6th March 1982: FA Cup Sixth Round

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday

Arsenal v Ipswich Town

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the March Goal of the Month competition.

Sheffield Wednesday v Leyton Orient

Manchester United v Sunderland

Match of the Day cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final and an important First Division game.

FAC SF: Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion

Div 1: Sunderland v Middlesbrough

3rd April 1982: FA Cup Semi-Final

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Gillingham v Fulham

Manchester City v Liverpool

10th April 1982

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.

Swansea City v Manchester City

Blackburn Rovers v Watford

17th April 1982

Rotherham United v Luton Town

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

24th April 1982

Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Also tonight the result of the April Goal of the Month competition, and a selection of goals for the Goal of the Season competition.

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

1st May 1982

Highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.

Birmingham City v Liverpool

Watford v Leicester City

8th May 1982

As the season draws to an end, Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two Football League games affecting promotion, relegation and entry into Europe next season. Also in tonight's programme, a chance to win £300 worth of Premium Bonds in the Goal of the Season competition.

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

15th May 1982

Highlights of the 1982 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments and talks to the players and manager of the victorious side.

22nd May 1982: FA Cup Final: Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

Wales v Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

At one stage Wales looked the likeliest of all the British nations to qualify for the World Cup finals. The fact that they missed out has made Manager Mike England all the more determined that Wales do well in the British Championships. For his opposite number, Billy Bingham , the game provides the final chance to experiment before Northern Ireland's opening World Cup game against Yugoslavia on 17 June.

27th May 1982: Home International Championship

Featuring the 100th full international between Scotland and England, played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The score so far could hardly be closer - Scotland have won on 39 occasions, England 38 with the remaining 22 matches drawn.

29th May 1982: Home International Championship

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