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Match of the Day : Season 45
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Air date: 16 Aug '08 - 59 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 (59)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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26. 28th December 2008
28 Dec '08Highlights from the latest Premier League games, including Arsenal v Portsmouth, Liverpool v Newcastle, Fulham v Chelsea and Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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27. 10th January 2009
10 Jan '09Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights. Games include Stoke City v Liverpool, Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle v West Ham and Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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28. 17th January 2009
17 Jan '09Gary Lineker presents all of the goals and highlights from the Barclay's Premier League. Games include Manchester United v Bolton, Chelsea v Stoke and Hull v Arsenal.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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29. 28th January 2009
28 Jan '09Gary Lineker presents highlights of some big midweek fixtures in the Premier League, including the match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Middlesbrough.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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30. 31st January 2009
31 Jan '09Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from the Premier League, including Tottenham v Bolton, Arsenal v West Ham United and Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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31. 7th February 2009
07 Feb '09Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from the Premier League, including Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa, Portsmouth v Liverpool and Chelsea v Hull.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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32. 11th February 2009: World Cup Qualifier
11 Feb '09San Marino v Northern Ireland. Stephen Watson introduces coverage of the game with analysis from studio guests Jim Magilton and Michael O'Neill.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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33. 15th February 2009: Serie A
15 Feb '09Inter v AC Milan. Jake Humphrey presents coverage of the Milan derby, with one of football's greatest rivalries further intensified by the involvement of both clubs in the league title race.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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34. 21st February 2009
21 Feb '09Gary Lineker presents goals and highlights from the Premier League. Games include Aston Villa v Chelsea, Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal v Sunderland.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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35. 28th February 2009
28 Feb '09Gary Lineker presents goals and highlights from the Premier League, with matches including Middlesbrough v Liverpool, Chelsea v Wigan Athletic and Arsenal v Fulham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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36. 4th March 2009
04 Mar '09Gary Lineker presents goals and highlights from the Premier League, with matches including Newcastle v Manchester United, Blackburn v Everton and Fulham v Hull.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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37. 14th March 2009
14 Mar '09Gary Lineker presents goals and highlights from the Premier League. Games include Manchester United v Liverpool, Arsenal v Blackburn and Bolton Wanderers v Fulham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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38. 21st March 2009
21 Mar '09Gary Lineker presents goals and highlights from the Premier League. Games include Fulham v Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea and Stoke v Middlesbrough.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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39. 28th March 2009: World Cup Qualifier
28 Mar '09Northern Ireland v Poland. Stephen Watson presents highlights and analysis of Northern Ireland's crucial World Cup qualifier with Poland at Windsor Park.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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40. 1st April 2009: World Cup Qualifier
01 Apr '09Northern Ireland v Slovenia. Stephen Watson presents highlights and analysis of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier with Slovenia from Windsor Park.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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41. 4th April 2009
04 Apr '09Highlights and analysis from the day's premier league fixtures. Matches include Fulham v Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion v Stoke, West Ham v Sunderland, and Middlesbrough v Bolton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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42. 11th April 2009
11 Apr '09Goals and highlights from the day's games in the Barclays Premier League. Manchester United visit Sunderland, Chelsea host Bolton and Liverpool welcome Blackburn to Anfield.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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43. 18th April 2009
18 Apr '09Gary Lineker presents action from the day's Premier League fixtures, with matches including Stoke v Blackburn, Sunderland v Hull, Portsmouth v Bolton and Middlesbrough v Fulham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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44. 25th April 2009
25 Apr '09Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's seven Premier League fixtures, with matches including Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City v Liverpool.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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45. 2nd May 2009
02 May '09Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League games, with matches including Middlesbrough v Manchester United, Chelsea v Fulham, and Portsmouth v Arsenal.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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46. 9th May 2009
09 May '09Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League games, with matches including West Ham v Liverpool, Blackburn v Portsmouth, Hull v Stoke and Bolton v Sunderland.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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47. 16th May 2009
16 May '09Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League games, with matches including Manchester United v Arsenal, Newcastle v Fulham, Stoke v Wigan and Bolton v Hull.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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48. 24th May 2009
24 May '09Highlights of 10 Premier League games, including Hull City v Man Utd, Liverpool v Tottenham, Aston Villa v Newcastle, Sunderland v Chelsea, and West Ham v Middlesbrough.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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49. 6th June 2009: World Cup Qualifier
06 Jun '09Azerbaijan v Wales. The Dragons face a trip to Azerbaijan as they look to climb the Group 4 table. Presented by Jason Mohammed with guests Mark Delaney and Kevin Ratcliffe.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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50. 6th June 2009: International Friendly
06 Jun '09Italy v Northern Ireland. Stephen Watson presents coverage of the Friendly International as Northern Ireland take on reigning World Champions Italy.
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