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Match of the Day : Season 33
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Air date: 11 Aug '96 - 53 episodesMatch of the Day is the BBC's main football television programme. Typically, it is shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings during the English football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in English football's top division, the Premier League. It is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 22 August 1964, though it has not always been aired regularly. The programme is broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford Quays on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Greater Manchester. MOTD is presented by former England captain Gary Lineker, who is usually joined by England teammate and former Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer and Liverpool and Scotland defender Alan Hansen as well as Mark Lawrenson. Over the years many famous and respected sports broadcasters have fine-tuned their skills on the programme, including Kenneth Wolstenholme, David Coleman, Barry Davies, John Motson, Jimmy Hill and Des Lynam.
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List of Episodes (53)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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1. 11th August 1996: FA Charity Shield: Manchester United v Newcastle United
11 Aug '96Highlights of the traditional curtain raiser of the domestic season, the FA Charity Shield, with Manchester United taking on Newcastle United at Wembley. Alex Ferguson's side, who won the Premiership and FA Cup double last season, contains several new faces, including summer signings Jordi and Karel Poborsky, as well as Footballer of the Year Eric Cantona. Newcastle, who were league runners-up and lost twice to United last season, will be looking to get the season off to a flying start with
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2. 17th August 1996
17 Aug '96Action from two of the top fixtures on the opening day of the new season in the FA Premiership, with champions Manchester United away to Wimbledon and Liverpool at Middlesbrough.
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3. 21st August 1996
21 Aug '96Highlights of the FA Premiership match between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge.
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4. 24th August 1996
24 Aug '96Action from two of today's key games in the FA Premiership, including West Ham's game against Southampton at Upton Park. The Hammers' close season signings include Portugal's Paolo Futre and Romanian striker Florin Raducioiu, while Southampton recently appointed former Liverpool and Rangers' boss Graeme Souness as their new manager. Plus, highlights from the all-Midlands clash between Coca-Cola Cup holders Aston Villa and newly promoted Derby County, and all today's other goals and talking
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Match of the Day (1964)
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5. 1st September 1996: Moldova v England
01 Sep '96Highlights of Moldova v England, Glenn Hoddle's opening match as coach and the national team's first qualifying match for the 1998 World Cup tournament, to be staged in France.
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6. 4th September 1996
04 Sep '96Action from tonight's Tyne-Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle United, from Roker Park.
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7. 7th September 1996
07 Sep '96Action from today's key games in the Premiership, including the clash of the roses at Elland Road where Leeds United entertain rivals Manchester United. There's also talking points and goals from the day's other Premiership games.
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8. 14th September 1996
14 Sep '96Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Newcastle United against Blackburn Rovers.
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9. 21st September 1996
21 Sep '96Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership including Liverpool v Chelsea at Anfield.
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10. 28th September 1996
28 Sep '96Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Everton v Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison Park.
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11. 12th October 1996
12 Oct '96Highlights of the day's big Premiership game between Manchester United and Liverpool, from Old Trafford. Plus, a roundup of all the action from this afternoon's other matches.
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12. 19th October 1996
19 Oct '96Highlights of the day's big Premiership game between Nottingham Forest and Derby County, from the City Ground. Plus, a roundup of all the action from this afternoon's other matches.
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13. 26th October 1996
26 Oct '96Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.
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14. 2nd Novermber 1996
02 Nov '96Highlights from two of today's top games in the Premiership, including Manchester United v Chelsea at Old Trafford.
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15. 9th November 1996: England v Georgia
09 Nov '96Highlights of England's World Cup qualifying match against Georgia in Tbilisi. Plus action from the group seven qualifier between Holland and Wales, while Northern Ireland face a daunting game away against European champions Germany.
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16. 16th November 1996
16 Nov '96Highlights of the day's top FA Premiership match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford. Plus highlights from the rest of the day's Premiership fixtures.
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17. 23rd November 1996
23 Nov '96Action from today's Midlands derby between Coventry City and Aston Villa at Highfield Road, plus highlights and talking points from the rest of the day's Premiership fixtures.
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18. 30th November 1996
30 Nov '96Featuring highlights of the day's top FA Premiership match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' Park. Plus an update on the rest of the day's Premiership games.
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19. 7th December 1996
07 Dec '96Featuring highlights of the day's top Premiership match between Arsenal and Derby County at Highbury. Including action from the second round of the FA Cup, as second and third division sides aim to make it into the third round. Plus an update on the rest of the day's games, and the latest Goal of the Month competition.
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20. 9th December 1996: FA Cup Third Round Draw
09 Dec '96Coverage of the draw from Lancaster Gate.
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21. 21st December 1996:
21 Dec '96Action from today's FA Premiership matches, including highlights of the match between Everton and Leeds United at Goodison Park.
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22. 28th December 1996
28 Dec '96Highlights of two of today's top matches in the FA Premiership including Newcastle United against Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park. Plus all the goals and talking points from the day's other games.
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23. 1st January 1997
01 Jan '97All the goals and key moments from the day's Premiership games, including highlights of the match at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Aston Villa.
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24. 4th January 1997: FA Cup Third Round
04 Jan '97Featuring highlights from Highfield Road of the FA Cup third-round match between Coventry City and Woking. Plus highlights of a tricky away tie for West Ham United and action from the all-Premiership match between Arsenal and Sunderland at Highbury.
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25. 5th January 1997: FA Cup Third Round: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
05 Jan '97Coverage from Old Trafford of this FA Cup third-round tie. United have reached the final for the last three years and won the cup for a record ninth time last season. That put them one ahead of Spurs who last won in 1991. Live coverage of the fourth-round draw follows.
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