• Air date: 08 Aug '04 81 episodes
      Match of the Day returns to the BBC for the new season, as part of a new football package on the BBC.
  • List of Episodes (81)
    • 51. 20th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Burnley v Blackburn Rovers

      20 Feb '05
      Coverage from Turf Moor of this FA Cup fifth-round tie - a Lancashire derby that sees Championship outfit Burnley take on Premiership side Blackburn. It's 45 years since the local rivals met in the FA Cup. A replay victory for Blackburn en route to their most recent final appearance. But it's current form that counts, and Mark Hughes' Blackburn won't relish a trip to the side that knocked out Liverpool in the third round.
    • 52. 26th February 2005

      26 Feb '05
      Premiership highlights include Southampton v Arsenal, Manchester United v Portsmouth and Aston Villa v Everton.
    • 53. 5th March 2005

      05 Mar '05
      Premiership highlights include Arsenal v Portsmouth and Chelsea v Norwich.
    • 54. 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal

      12 Mar '05
      The first of three all-Premiership FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend is a potential thriller which pits Sam Allardyce's high-flying Trotters against the Premiership champions. Can the mercurial Londoners reach their fifth consecutive semi-final?
    • 55. 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Southampton v Manchester United

      12 Mar '05
      Two sides who are installed at opposite ends of the Premiership and are desperately seeking silverware, clash at St Mary's for a coveted place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
    • 56. 13th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City

      13 Mar '05
      The last non-Premiership team remaining in the FA Cup travel to Ewood Park for this quarter-final match. The difference in their league status notwithstanding, Mark Hughes' side would do well to remember the Foxes claimed the estimable scalp of Charlton Athletic in the fifth round.
    • 57. 19th March 2005

      19 Mar '05
      Highlights of today's Premiership matches, including Chelsea v Crystal Palace and Portsmouth's encounter with Newcastle.
    • 58. 26th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier

      26 Mar '05
      England v Northern Ireland. Sven-Goran Eriksson's men launch into a home double header of World Cup qualifiers which could help propel them towards Germany in 2006. Their first opponents in today's Group Six tie at Old Trafford are a resurgent Northern Ireland side unbeaten in six games.
    • 59. 30th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier

      30 Mar '05
      England v Azerbaijan. At Newcastle United's home of St James' Park, England play their second home World Cup qualifier of the week as they take on this largely unknown Group Six quantity from the southern Caucasus.
    • 60. 2nd April 2005

      02 Apr '05
      Champions-elect Chelsea travel to lowly Southampton, Bolton Wanderers look to complete the double against Liverpool at Anfield, and Blackburn Rovers manager Mark Hughes faces his old club Manchester United at Old Trafford.
    • 61. 9th April 2005

      09 Apr '05
      It's a battle of the blues as Chelsea host Birmingham, Arsenal travel to Middlesbrough, and Manchester United visit a Norwich team desperate for points. Ray Stubbs presents highlights, plus all the goals from the rest of today's Premiership programme.
    • 62. 16th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final

      16 Apr '05
      Highlights from Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers, the first of this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals. Plus a Premiership round-up.
    • 63. 17th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Newcastle United

      17 Apr '05
      An all-Premiership FA Cup semi-final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium that sees the Magpies, who haven't lifted the trophy for 50 years, out to end three previous defeats in the competition by the Red Devils, winners on a record 11 occasions.
    • 64. 20th April 2005

      20 Apr '05
      All the goals and key moments from tonight's eight Premiership matches, including Chelsea v Arsenal and Everton v Manchester United.
    • 65. 23rd April 2005

      23 Apr '05
      Premiership highlights as Chelsea take on south-west London rivals Fulham, Crystal Palace host Liverpool and Everton clash with Birmingham.
    • 66. 30th April 2005

      30 Apr '05
      Premiership action from seven encounters includes Bolton v Chelsea, Liverpool v Middlesbrough and Southampton v Norwich.
    • 67. 2nd May 2005: Women's FA Cup Final: Charlton Athletic v Everton

      02 May '05
      Will it be a case of "third time lucky" for the Addicks, runners-up for the past two seasons? They're in with a good chance - Everton last lifted the trophy in 1989.
    • 68. 7th May 2005

      07 May '05
      It's the penultimate weekend of the Premiership season, but there could still be a lot to play for. Among the relegation-threatened sides in action today were Bryan Robson 's West Brom - who aimed for a major upset at his old club Manchester Utd - Norwich, who faced Birmingham, and Crystal Palace and Southampton, who played a potential "six-pointer".
    • 69. 15th May 2005

      15 May '05
      On the final day of the Premiership season, Gary Lineker presents highlights of all today's matches. There are big games at the top end of the table as new champions Chelsea visit Newcastle seeking revenge for their FA Cup defeat, while Everton look to finish with a flourish and an away win at Bolton. Manchester United travel south to take on lowly Southampton, fellow strugglers Norwich go to Fulham, West Brom face Portsmouth and Crystal Palace play Charlton.
    • 70. 21st May 2005: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v Arsenal

      21 May '05
      Cardiff's Millennium Stadium bids farewell to English football's showpiece occasion as holders Manchester United clash with Arsenal in the 124th FA Cup final. The last time the teams met in the final was back in 1979, when Alan Sunderland 's last-minute winner ensured the Gunners won 3-2 at Wembley.
    • 71. 28th May 2005: International Friendly

      28 May '05
      Highlights of the friendly between the USA and England from Chicago's Soldier Field Stadium. The States have twice upset the odds against England, winning 1-0 in the 1950 World Cup and 2-0 against a poor side in a 1993 friendly.
    • 72. 31st May 2005: International Friendly

      31 May '05
      Colombia v England. The Giants Stadium in New Jersey is the venue as England play the second and final friendly of their American tour. Sven-Goran Eriksson 's men have never lost against Colombia and were 2-0 winners when they last met at the 1998 World Cup. But the South American team's attacking flair has upset the world's best teams in recent years, and England can expect a big test ahead of next year's World Cup finals in Germany, with a squad that's missing several first-choice players.
    • 73. 5th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v Finland

      05 Jun '05
      Coverage from the City of Manchester Stadium, where the host nation are favourites to win their first Group A match. Including highlights of the curtain-raiser between the 2001 runners-up Sweden and Denmark.
    • 74. 6th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005

      06 Jun '05
      Highlights of the two opening Group B matches. Defending champions Germany, who won all eight qualifying ties, could face a test against Norway, the only country to win European, world and Olympic titles. And how will France fare against Italy, who've shown steady improvement since losing to England 4-1 in February?
    • 75. 8th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: Denmark v England

      08 Jun '05
      Coverage from Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers, as the host nation take on tough opposition in their second Group A match of the women's European championship.