• Air date: 11 Aug '73 42 episodes
      Match of the Day appoints Jimmy Hill as the new presenter, after signing him from LWT. He was the first to both present the programme and offer expert analysis.
  • List of Episodes (42)
    • 26. 2nd February 1974

      02 Feb '74
      Two-match soccer action and the result of the January Goal of the Month Competition. Carlisle United v Leyton Orient Liverpool v Norwich City
    • 27. 9th February 1974

      09 Feb '74
      Jimmy Hill selects the personality action analysis. Chelsea v Manchester City
    • 28. 16th February 1974

      16 Feb '74
      Action highlights from three of today's important FA Cup Fifth Round ties. Bristol City v Leeds United West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United Liverpool v Ipswich Town
    • 29. 23rd February 1974

      23 Feb '74
      Jimmy Hill spotlights the personality action of the day. The best goals from February for Goal of the Month and £100-worth of Premium Bonds. Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town Leicester City v Sheffield United
    • 30. 2nd March 1974

      02 Mar '74
      Action highlights from two key First Division matches plus the February Goal of the Month. Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield United v Manchester United
    • 31. 9th March 1974

      09 Mar '74
      The FA Cup Sixth Round introduced by Jimmy Hill with his Cup personality action analysis. Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City Derby County v West Ham United
    • 32. 16th March 1974

      16 Mar '74
      Liverpool v Leeds United Leicester City v Derby County
    • 33. 23rd March 1974

      23 Mar '74
      Jimmy Hill analyses life at the bottom of the table. Southampton v Birmingham City Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
    • 34. 30th March 1974

      30 Mar '74
      Action highlights from one of today's FA Cup Semi-finals: Leicester City v Liverpool Cup analysis by Jimmy Hill and news, views and interviews from the Old Trafford and Hillsborough Cup venues. Goal of the Month: the March goal parade with £100-worth of Premium Bonds for the winner.
    • 35. 6th April 1974

      06 Apr '74
      The action spotlight is on key promotion and relegation issues in the last weeks of the 1973-74 Football League season. Analysis by Jimmy Hill. Result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Hereford United v York City Leeds United v Derby County
    • 36. 13th April 1974

      13 Apr '74
      Ipswich Town v Liverpool Bristol Rovers v Oldham Athletic
    • 37. 20th April 1974

      20 Apr '74
      Two-match action involving promotion and relegation issues in the Football League and the annual 'Goal of the Season' competition worth £300 of Premium Bonds to the winner. Leyton Orient v Notts County Liverpool v Everton
    • 38. 27th April 1974

      27 Apr '74
      Two-match action on the last Saturday of the 1973/74 Football League Season. West Ham United v Liverpool Everton v Southampton
    • 39. 4th May 1974

      04 May '74
      Introduced by Jimmy Hill from the London West End hotel where the winners of the 1974 Cup Final celebrate victory with their wives and friends. Action highlights from this afternoon's clash of Liverpool, previous winners of the FA Cup in 1965, and Newcastle - who have six Cup wins to their credit. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action from Wembley and talks to the BBC Cup Final experts: Don Revie (Leeds United), Bob Stokoe (Sunderland) - last year's Cup Final managers - and Bobby Charlton.
    • 40. 11th May 1974

      11 May '74
      International Match of the Day introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights from today's two opening matches in the 1973-74 Home International Championships: Wales v England from Ninian Park, Cardiff and Northern Ireland v Scotland from Hampden Park, Glasgow. Analysis with Jimmy Hill and the BBC International Match experts - Don Revie, Manager of the new Football League champions, Leeds United; Jock Stein, Manager of Celtic who are once more League champions of Scotland, and Bobby Charlton,
    • 41. 18th May 1974

      18 May '74
      International Match of the Day introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring Scotland v England from Hampden Park, Glasgow and Wales v Northern Ireland from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Action highlights from the final matches in the 1973-74 Home International Championships. Jimmy Hill is joined by BBC soccer experts Don Revie, Jock Stein and Bobby Charlton.
    • 42. 1st June 1974

      01 Jun '74
      International Match of the Day introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring Bulgaria v England. Action highlights from today's full international from the Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria have qualified for the World Cup Finals in West Germany later this month. There have been two previous clashes between the countries - a goalless draw in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, and a 1-1 draw at Wembley in 1968.