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Match of the Day : Season 48
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Air date: 07 Aug '11 - 93 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 (93)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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1. 7th August 2011: Championship
07 Aug '11Gabby Logan presents Championship football from Upton Park as West Ham kick off their season against Cardiff. With analysis from Lee Dixon and Dave Jones.
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2. 10th August 2011: Euro 2012 Qualifier
10 Aug '11Northern Ireland v Faroe Islands. Nigel Worthington's side take on the bottom-placed Faroe Islands in Group C of the European qualifiers.
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3. 13th August 2011
13 Aug '11Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's seven Premier League games, as the new season gets underway. Matches include Newcastle v Arsenal and Liverpool v Sunderland.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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4. 20th August 2011
20 Aug '11Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal v Liverpool, Sunderland v Newcastle, and Swansea v Wigan.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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5. 27th August 2011
27 Aug '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League, with analysis and comment from Alan Shearer and Lee Dixon. Matches include Chelsea v Norwich and Wigan v QPR.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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6. 2nd September 2011: Euro 2012 Qualifier
02 Sep '11Northern Ireland v Serbia. Highlights of Northern Ireland's crucial Euro 2012 Group C Qualifier as they take on Serbia at Windsor Park. Commentary from Jackie Fullerton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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7. 10th September 2011
10 Sep '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League, with matches including Bolton v Manchester United, Manchester City v Wigan, Arsenal v Swansea and Sunderland v Chelsea.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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8. 17th September 2011
17 Sep '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League, with matches including Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal, Wolves v QPR, Swansea v West Brom and Bolton v Norwich.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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9. 24th September 2011: Championship
24 Sep '11Gabby Logan introduces Championship football from Vicarage Road, where Watford take on Nottingham Forest.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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10. 24th September 2011
24 Sep '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League, with matches including Everton v Manchester City, Chelsea v Swansea and Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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11. 1st October 2011
01 Oct '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's six Premier League fixtures, including Liverpool v Everton, Manchester United v Norwich City and Sunderland v West Brom.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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12. 7th October 2011: Euro 2012 Qualifier
08 Oct '11Northern Ireland v Estonia. Mark Sidebottom presents highlights of Northern Ireland's Euro 2012 Group C Qualifier against Estonia at Windsor Park. Commentary from Jackie Fullerton.
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13. 11th October 2011: Euro 2012 Qualifier
11 Oct '11Spain v Scotland. Reigning world and European champions Spain take on Craig Levein's Scotland in the final game of qualifying for the Euro 2012 finals in Alicante.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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14. 15th October 2011
15 Oct '11Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, with matches including Manchester United's clash with Liverpool at Anfield, and Manchester City v Aston Villa.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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15. 16th October 2011: Championship
16 Oct '11Manish Bhasin presents coverage from St Andrew's as Birmingham take on Leicester in a Midlands derby, with Robbie Savage and Steve Claridge.
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16. 22nd October 2011
22 Oct '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League fixtures, including Aston Villa v West Brom, Newcastle v Wigan and Liverpool v Norwich.
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17. 29th October 2011
29 Oct '11Gary Lineker is joined by Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer for highlights from the Premier League, including Chelsea v Arsenal and Everton v Manchester United.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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18. 5th November 2011
05 Nov '11Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League matches, including Manchester United v Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City.
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19. 19th November 2011: Championship
19 Nov '11Burnley v Leeds United. Gabby Logan presents coverage of the Championship match at Turf Moor between two teams who are separated by just 35 miles. With Lee Dixon and Danny Mills.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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20. 19th November 2011
19 Nov '11Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer join Gary Lineker for highlights from the Premier League. The standout fixtures are Manchester City v Newcastle and Swansea v Manchester United.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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21. 26th November 2011
26 Nov '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League, with Mark Lawrenson and Alan Shearer. Matches include Manchester United v Newcastle and Bolton v Everton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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22. 2nd December 2011: Euro 2012 Draw
02 Dec '11Gary Lineker presents coverage as the draw for Euro 2012 is made in Kiev. Sixteen nations will gather in Poland and the Ukraine next summer for a feast of European football.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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23. 3rd December 2011
03 Dec '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Premier League games. Manchester City took on newly-promoted Norwich and Manchester United made the journey to Villa Park.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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24. 10th December 2011
10 Dec '11Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Premier League games. Manchester City took on newly-promoted Norwich and Manchester United made the journey to Villa Park.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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25. 17th December 2011
17 Dec '11Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights. Chelsea travel north to play Wigan at the DW Stadium, while Blackburn host West Brom, Wolves face Stoke and Fulham meet Bolton.
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