• Air date: 11 Aug '79 46 episodes
      For the first time Match of the Day was allowed to screen additional games, and on 13 weekends there were highlights from three different matches.
  • List of Episodes (46)
    • 26. 2nd February 1980

      02 Feb '80
      Action highlights of two Football League matches; plus interviews, analysis and comment. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's headlines including the late-night Pools Check; and there's the result of the January Goal of the Month competition. Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Leicester City v Newcastle United
    • 27. 9th February 1980

      09 Feb '80
      Norwich City v Liverpool Swindon Town v Sheffield Wednesday
    • 28. 16th February 1980: FA Cup Fifth Round

      16 Feb '80
      Highlights of three outstanding games, and the important Cup and League news of the day. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa Everton v Wrexham
    • 29. 23rd February 1980

      23 Feb '80
      Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games from the First and Second Divisions. Plus the February Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Bristol City Sunderland v Luton Town
    • 30. 1st March 1980

      01 Mar '80
      Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of two outstanding First Division matches. Bob Wilson gathers together the news of the day and there's the result of the February Goal of the Month competition. Everton v Liverpool Southampton v West Bromwich Albion
    • 31. 8th March 1980: FA Cup Sixth Round

      08 Mar '80
      Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. Highlights of today's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Watford v Arsenal
    • 32. 15th March 1980

      15 Mar '80
      Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting the First Division championship, and the promotion battle at the top of the Third Division. Plus analysis, interviews and news round-up of the day from Bob Wilson. Grimsby Town v Millwall Bristol City v Liverpool
    • 33. 22nd March 1980

      22 Mar '80
      Featuring highlights of two outstanding Football League games. Plus interviews, analysis and comment and the news of the day from Bob Wilson. Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town Manchester United v Manchester City
    • 34. 29th March 1980

      29 Mar '80
      Football League Action and The Sun Grand National Steeplechase. Football Highlights of two outstanding First Division matches ... plus analysis, comment and the news of the day from Bob Wilson. Ipswich Town v Derby County Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
    • 35. 5th April 1980

      05 Apr '80
      Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two Football League games. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, and there's the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
    • 36. 12th April 1980: FA Cup Semi Finals

      12 Apr '80
      Jimmy Hill presents one of football's days of the year, the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Match of the Day's cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final. West Ham United v Everton
    • 37. 19th April 1980

      19 Apr '80
      Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus interviews with the personalities of the day, analysis of the key moments and the important news from Bob Wilson. Birmingham City v Luton Town Manchester City v Bristol City
    • 38. 26th April 1980

      26 Apr '80
      Tonight's two matches affect the relegation struggle at the bottom of the First Division, and the battle to replace those teams next season from the top of Division II. There's the important headlines of the day from Bob Wilson and Jimmy Hill's match analysis. Sunderland v Watford Manchester United v Coventry City
    • 39. 3rd May 1980

      03 May '80
      On the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of two 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-worth of Premium Bonds. Liverpool v Aston Villa Leeds United v Manchester United
    • 40. 10th May 1980: FA Cup Final - Arsenal v West Ham United

      10 May '80
      Highlights of the 1980 FA Cup Final. Jimmy Hill presents the best action, analyses the key moments with Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.
    • 41. 13th May 1980: International Match of the Day featuring England v Argentina

      13 May '80
      Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley, where England entertain the current World Champions Argentina.
    • 42. 16th May 1980: Home International Championship

      16 May '80
      Action highlights of tonight's opening match in the Home International Soccer Championship. This is the first time for ten years that a full Scottish side has played in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland v Scotland from Windsor Park, Belfast.
    • 43. 17th May 1980: Home International Championship

      17 May '80
      Action highlights of this afternoon's match in the Home International Soccer Championships. Wales v England from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
    • 44. 20th May 1980: Home International Championship

      20 May '80
      Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of tonight's match from the Empire Stadium, Wembley. England v Northern Ireland
    • 45. 23rd May 1980: Home International Championship

      23 May '80
      Featuring highlights of tonight's match from Ninian Park, Cardiff. Wales v Northern Ireland
    • 46. 24th May 1980: Home International Championship

      24 May '80
      Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of Scotland v England played this afternoon at Hampden Park, Glasgow. This game is the climax of the Home International Championship and Scotland will be trying to make up for the failure of not qualifying for the European Championship, while England, because of club commitments and injuries, will be fielding very much an experimental team.