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Match of the Day : Season 39
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Air date: 11 Aug '02 - 51 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 (51)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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26. 12th February 2003: International Friendly
12 Feb '03Highlights of England's friendly against Australia at West Ham's Boleyn Ground, hosted by Gary Lineker. Sven-Goran Eriksson will be hoping the team can secure their first win since their World Cup victory over Denmark last June.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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27. 15th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Arsenal
15 Feb '03The biggest FA Cup fifth-round tie in years awaits as United face Arsenal at Old Trafford. The Reds looked awesome in the last round, demolishing West Ham with a display that saw Giggs and Van Nistelrooy both net twice. Defending champions Arsenal also racked up the goals in their last cup match - putting five past Farnborough.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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28. 15th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round
15 Feb '03Highlights from today's key FA Cup fifth-round matches.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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29. 16th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Rochdale
16 Feb '03This FA Cup fifth-round tie sees the Third Division giant-killers pit their skills against one of the top teams in the First Division at Molineux.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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30. 26th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round Replays
26 Feb '03FA Cup fifth-round replay highlights.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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31. 27th February 2003: Uefa Cup
27 Feb '03Liverpool v Auxerre. Coverage from Anfield as Liverpool face French side Auxerre in the crunch second leg of this fourth-round Uefa Cup tie.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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32. 8th March 2003: Scottish Premier League
08 Mar '03Celtic v Rangers. Coverage from Celtic Park of this season's third Old Firm league clash. The previous two games have seen 11 goals, the first ending 3-3 and the next won 3-2 by Rangers.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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33. 8th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round: Arsenal v Chelsea
08 Mar '03Coverage of the stand-out tie from the FA Cup quarter-finals between these two London giants at Highbury, a rerun of last year's final. Chelsea will be especially keen to avenge their 2-0 defeat last May.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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34. 9th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round: Watford v Burnley
09 Mar '03Coverage from Vicarage Road of the FA Cup quarter-final between Watford and Burnley.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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35. 9th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round
09 Mar '03Highlights from this weekend's sixth-round FA Cup ties.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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36. 13th March 2003: Uefa Cup
13 Mar '03Celtic v Liverpool. Coverage from Celtic Park, Glasgow, of this mouth watering all-British Uefa Cup quarter-final.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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37. 20th March 2003: Uefa Cup
20 Mar '03Liverpool v Celtic. Anfield hosts the second leg of this all-British Uefa Cup quarter-final match between two footballing greats.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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38. 25th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round Replay
25 Mar '03Highlights from Stamford Bridge of tonight's Chelsea v Arsenal FA Cup sixth-round replay, the winners of which will face Sheffield United in the semi-finals. The initial encounter at Highbury ended in a 2-2 draw.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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39. 29th March 2003: Euro 2004 Qualifier
29 Mar '03Liechtenstein v England. Coverage from Vaduz of the first of England's two crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers this week.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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40. 2nd April 2003: Euro 2004 Qualifier
02 Apr '03England v Turkey. The Stadium of Light in Sunderland plays host to the most important game yet in England's campaign to qualify for next year's European championships.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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41. 10th April 2003: Uefa Cup
10 Apr '03Celtic v Boavista. Live coverage of the first leg of the Uefa Cup semi-final between Celtic and Boavista of Portugal. Once again Celtic Park will be packed to the rafters with 60,000 fans, as Martin O'Neill 's men enjoy their first European semi-final since 1974
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Match of the Day (1964)
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42. 13th April 2003: FA Cup Semi-Final 1
13 Apr '03Sheffield United v Arsenal. Coverage from Old Trafford of the first of today's FA Cup semi-finals.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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43. 13th April 2003: FA Cup Semi-Final 2
13 Apr '03Highlights of today's second FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park between Southampton and Watford, who will be hoping to be the first club outside the top flight to reach the final since the formation of the Premiership. But they will have to be at their best to repel Gordon Strachan's on-form Southampton side.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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44. 24th April 2003: Uefa Cup
24 Apr '03Boavista v Celtic. Coverage of the second leg of this Uefa Cup semi-final from the Estadio do Bessa in Porto, Portugal.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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45. 27th April 2003
27 Apr '03Rangers v Celtic. Coverage from Ibrox of the season's final Old Firm league meeting. In terms of SPL clashes, the score this season is 1-1 (with one draw) but Rangers defeated their city rivals 1-0 in their last meeting, which brought them the League Cup.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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46. 5th May 2003: Women's FA Cup Final: Fulham Ladies v Charlton
05 May '03Cup holders Fulham Ladies return to Selhurst Park looking to retain the women's FA Cup title they won against Doncaster Belles last year. In this year's final they face Charlton, who beat their London rivals Arsenal 1-0 in the semi-finals.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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47. 17th May 2003: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Southampton
17 May '03Coverage from Cardiff's Millennium Stadium of the 131st FA Cup final, where the holders from north London are taking on the south-coast underdogs.
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48. 21st May 2003: Uefa Cup Final: Celtic v FC Porto
21 May '03Coverage from the Estadio Olimpico in Seville, where treble-chasing Portuguese titans FC Porto stand between Martin O'Neill's Celtic side and their first European silverware since 1967.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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49. 22nd May 2003: International Friendly
22 May '03Highlights of today's friendly in Durban between South Africa and England, which offered a chance for Sven-Goran Eriksson to assess his players' form ahead of next month's Euro 2004 qualifier with Slovakia.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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50. 3rd June 2003: International Friendly
03 Jun '03Highlights of England's friendly with Serbia and Montenegro from Leicester City's Walkers Stadium. Presented by one-time Leicester player Gary Lineker, with guest Alan Hansen.
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