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Match of the Day : Season 21
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Air date: 25 Aug '84 - 39 episodesThe show celebrated its 20th anniversary and matches were still being broadcast on Fridays. Most other sports were now seen live on television so the production team wanted to continue the football experiment as well. Jonathan Martin, the Head of Sport at the time, recalled that the experiment was disappointing: "We only got six or seven million viewers on a Friday night which was poor for the slot so we moved to Sundays in the following year." This was to be the last time that Match of the Day
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List of Episodes (39)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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26. 15th February 1985: FA Cup Fifth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
15 Feb '85The FA Cup Fifth Round begins with live coverage of a real 'Lancashire hotpot' tonight as Manchester United continue their bid for a sixth triumph in the competition that Blackburn have already won that many times.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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27. 23rd February 1985
23 Feb '85Action highlights from Canon League First and Second Division matches with analysis and interviews, plus the news round-up and pools check. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the February Goal of the Month competition. Leicester City v Everton Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United
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Match of the Day (1964)
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28. 2nd March 1985
02 Mar '85Action highlights from Canon League First and Third Division matches. Plus the results of the February Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Everton Bradford v Gillngham
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Match of the Day (1964)
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29. 9th March 1985: FA Cup Sixth Round
09 Mar '85Action highlights from this afternoon's games plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Manchester United v West Ham United Everton v Ipswich Town Luton Town v Watford
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Match of the Day (1964)
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30. 15th March 1985: West Ham United v Manchester United
15 Mar '85In the last of this season's live Canon League fixtures on BBC television, Manchester United's pursuit of their eighth championship takes them to one of the First Division's most compact grounds, Upton Park, the home of West Ham United, who often make life difficult for the best.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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31. 24th March 1985: League Cup Final: Norwich City v Sunderland
24 Mar '85North East meets East Anglia in a major final for the first time. Sunderland have travelled the hard path, needing to beat four First Division clubs on the way, whereas Norwich City faced lower division opponents in every round before the semi-final. The winners will receive £64,000 - the top team prize in British sport - and the chance of further rich rewards with a place in Europe next season in the UEFA Cup. BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you live coverage of the action and after-match
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Match of the Day (1964)
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32. 30th March 1985
30 Mar '85Action highlights from two First Division matches. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the March Goal of the Month competition. Southampton v Everton Stoke City v Arsenal
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Match of the Day (1964)
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33. 6th April 1985
06 Apr '85Action highlights from Canon League First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Everton v Sunderland Portsmouth v Brighton & Hove Albion
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Match of the Day (1964)
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34. 13th April 1985: FA Cup Semi-Final
13 Apr '85Can Luton Town reach an FA Cup final for only the second time in the club's history, having last appeared there in 1959 ending as runners-up? They face the current Cup holders Everton, eager to retain the trophy, at Villa Park in one of this afternoon's FA Cup Semi-finals.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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35. 20th April 1985
20 Apr '85Action highlights from Canon League First and Second Division matches with analysis and interviews, plus the news round-up and pools check. Liverpool v Newcastle United Oxford United v Oldham Athletic
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Match of the Day (1964)
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36. 27th April 1985
27 Apr '85Action highlights from two Canon League First Division matches with analysis and interviews, plus the news round-up and pools check. Also in tonight's programme a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the April Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Sunderland Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
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Match of the Day (1964)
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37. 4th May 1985
04 May '85As the season draws to a close, Match of the Day cameras bring action highlights from two Canon League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus the result of the April Goal of the Month competition. Sheffield Wednesday v Everton Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth
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Match of the Day (1964)
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38. 11th May 1985
11 May '85On the last Saturday of the Canon League programme, Match of the Day cameras bring action highlights from two matches involving championship honours, promotion and relegation. Manchester City v Charlton Athletic Southampton v Coventry City
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Match of the Day (1964)
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39. 18th May 1985: FA Cup Final: Everton v Manchester United
18 May '85Jimmy Hill presents the best moments and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.
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