NaN/100 votes#1 - 8th August 2004: Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester United
Season 41 Episode 1 - Aired 8/8/2004
Highlights of this afternoon's game between Premiership champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners Manchester United at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. This traditional curtain-raiser to the new season mirrors last year's encounter, when then-champions United beat the FA Cup winners on penalties.
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#2 - Match of the Day at 40
Season 41 Episode 2 - Aired 8/8/2004
David Beckham and Michael Owen are among the stars reflecting on four decades of football's flagship show. Classic clips and cherished memories illustrate how the programme became a national treasure and why it's a favourite of comedians. Other contributors include Bobby Robson, George Best, Brian Clough, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Ian Wright, Delia Smith, Des Lynam and Jimmy Hill.
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#3 - 14th August 2004
Season 41 Episode 3 - Aired 8/14/2004
Celebrating its 40th year, Match of the Day returns live to Saturday night with extended highlights and analysis of the Premiership on the opening day of the season. Featured games include Tottenham v Liverpool, Middlesbrough v Newcastle and Norwich v Crystal Palace.
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#4 - 18th August 2004: International Friendly
Season 41 Episode 4 - Aired 8/18/2004
Coverage from St James' Park as England warm-up for their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with a friendly against Ukraine.
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#5 - 21st August 2004
Season 41 Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2004
An emotional day loomed as Kevin Keegan returned to the ground where he was idolised as a player. Will Man City's manager see his team triumph at Liverpool? Gary Lineker has highlights of this and the day's six other Premiership games.
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#6 - 25th August 2004
Season 41 Episode 6 - Aired 8/25/2004
Highlights of this evening's Premiership matches, including Blackburn's trip to Arsenal, new boys Norwich at Newcastle, and Aston Villa's clash with Charlton. Plus, Middlesbrough and Fulham get the chance to compare their new forward line-ups at Craven Cottage.
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#7 - 28th August 2004
Season 41 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2004
Will Manchester United's lunchtime match against Blackburn have re-ignited the flame of their mid-90s Premiership rivalry? Gary Lineker has news of this, plus coverage of defending champions Arsenal's trip to Carrow Road to play newly promoted Norwich and action from Stamford Bridge where Chelsea hosted Paul Sturrock 's Southampton. There's also the result of Crystal Palace's encounter with Middlesbrough's new strike force of Mark Viduka and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
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#8 - 4th September 2004: World Cup Qualifier
Season 41 Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/2004
Northern Ireland v Poland. Coverage of this Group Six World Cup qualifying match from Belfast's Windsor Park. Since Lawrie Sanchez took over as manager in January, Northern Ireland have made a marked improvement in form, remaining unbeaten over the last six games. Can they build upon last month's encouraging result against Switzerland?
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#9 - 11th September 2004
Season 41 Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2004
Highlights and goals from all eight Premiership matches played today, including Fulham v Arsenal.
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#10 - 18th September 2004
Season 41 Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2004
Highlights and goals from all six Premiership matches played today, including Arsenal v Bolton.
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#11 - 25th September 2004
Season 41 Episode 11 - Aired 9/25/2004
Premiership highlights from today's games, including Tottenham v Manchester Utd.
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#12 - 2nd October 2004
Season 41 Episode 12 - Aired 10/2/2004
Highlights of today's six Premiership matches, including Arsenal's London derby against Charlton, Everton's clash with the Spurs side they defeated at Easter for the first time in seven years and Manchester City's visit to Southampton. Plus Norwich v Portsmouth, Blackburn v Aston Villa and West Brom v Bolton.
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#13 - 9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: England v Wales
Season 41 Episode 13 - Aired 10/9/2004
Coverage from Old Trafford of the World Cup qualifier between the two home nations. A win would put England in a strong position in Group Six, but Wales can't afford another slip-up following draws with Azerbaijan and Northern Ireland. In his penultimate game in charge, can Mark Hughes lead Wales to a repeat of the victory he secured as a player when the teams last met in 1984?
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#14 - 9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: France v Republic of Ireland
Season 41 Episode 14 - Aired 10/9/2004
Brian Kerr's men travel to Paris for this Group Four World Cup qualifier with legitimate hopes of causing an upset against the formerly formidable French.
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#15 - 16th October 2004
Season 41 Episode 15 - Aired 10/16/2004
Action from all eight of today's Premiership clashes, which included pace-setters Arsenal's tie against Aston Villa, plus Manchester City v Chelsea, Birmingham v Manchester United and Fulham v Liverpool.
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#16 - 23rd October 2004
Season 41 Episode 16 - Aired 10/23/2004
Gary Lineker has highlights from today's six Premiership matches where, at the top end of the table, high-flying Chelsea host Blackburn while Liverpool take on Charlton Athletic.
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#17 - 30th October 2004
Season 41 Episode 17 - Aired 10/30/2004
Highlights from the the Premiership and action from the first round of the FA Cup.
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#18 - 6th November 2004
Season 41 Episode 18 - Aired 11/6/2004
Highlights from the the Premiership, including Arsenal v Crystal Palace.
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#19 - 13th November 2004
Season 41 Episode 19 - Aired 11/13/2004
Two London derbies - Tottenham v Arsenal, and Fulham v Chelsea - feature in highlights of today's Premiership programme. Plus FA Cup first-round action.
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#20 - 14th November 2004: FA Cup First Round
Season 41 Episode 20 - Aired 11/14/2004
Thurrock v Oldham Athletic. Coverage from Ship Lane of this first-round tie - a chance for non-league Thurrock to achieve "giant-killer" status as they take on League One side Oldham Athletic.
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#21 - 17th November 2004: International Friendly
Season 41 Episode 21 - Aired 11/17/2004
Spain v England. After a flurry of World Cup qualification fixtures, Sven-Goran Eriksson 's men travel to Madrid for a friendly international at Real's 75,000-capacity Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
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#22 - 20th November 2004
Season 41 Episode 22 - Aired 11/20/2004
Action involving the Premiership's big three, with Man United at home to Charlton, Arsenal facing West Brom under new boss Bryan Robson, and Chelsea hosting Bolton.
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#23 - 27th November 2004
Season 41 Episode 23 - Aired 11/27/2004
WBA boss Bryan Robson welcomes his old club Man United to the Hawthorns. Plus action from the day's other Premiership matches.
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#24 - 4th December 2004
Season 41 Episode 24 - Aired 12/4/2004
An extended edition in which action from all eight of today's Premiership clashes - including Chelsea v Newcastle United and Arsenal v Birmingham City - is augmented by the pick of the FA Cup second round.
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#25 - 5th December 2004: FA Cup Second Round
Season 41 Episode 25 - Aired 12/5/2004
Hinckley United v Brentford. Coverage of Conference North minnows Hinckley United playing a League One side in the FA Cup for a potential chance to play a big gun in the third round - the draw for which follows.
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"8th August 2004: Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester United" is the best rated episode of "Match of the Day" season 41. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/8/2004. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Match of the Day at 40".