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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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51. 6th April 2012: Championship
06 Apr '12Jake Humphrey is at Oakwell for live coverage of Barnsley's Championship game against promotion-chasing West Ham.
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52. 7th April 2012
07 Apr '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, with analysis from Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen. Games include Chelsea v Wigan and Liverpool v Aston Villa.
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53. 9th April 2012
09 Apr '12Colin Murray introduces the best of the action and reaction from Easter Monday's five Premier League matches. Games include Chelsea v Fulham and Everton v Sunderland.
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54. 11th April 2012
11 Apr '12Colin Murray introduces the best of the action and reaction from four crucial Premier League games, including Manchester City v West Brom and Wigan v Manchester United.
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55. 14th April 2012
14 Apr '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's Premier League games, with expert analysis from Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer. Games include Norwich v Manchester City.
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56. 21st April 2012
21 Apr '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's Premier League games, with expert analysis from Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer. Games include Arsenal v Chelsea.
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57. 28th April 2012: Championship
28 Apr '12Gabby Logan presents coverage of Southampton v Coventry City on the final day of the Championship season. Failure to win could still condemn the Saints to the play-offs.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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58. 28th April 2012
02 May '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from all of the day's Premier League games including Stoke v Arsenal and Norwich v Liverpool, with analysis from Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson.
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59. 30th April 2012
30 Apr '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from the crucial clash between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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60. 3rd May 2012: Championship Play-off
03 May '12Jason Mohammad presents highlights from Cardiff City's first leg Championship play-off clash with West Ham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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61. 6th May 2012
06 May '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's Premier League matches, with the majority of the weekend's top-flight games being held to avoid a clash with the FA Cup final.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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62. 7th May 2012: Championship Play-off
07 May '12Can the Bluebirds make it to Wembley? Jason Mohammad has the highlights from Cardiff City's second leg play-off encounter with West Ham at the Boleyn ground.
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63. 13th May 2012
13 May '12Gary Lineker presents highlights of what promises to be the most dramatic ever finish to a Premier League season. One of the two Manchester clubs will win the title. They start the day level on points: City host relegation-threatened QPR, United travel to Sunderland. Elsewhere, Bolton travel to Stoke knowing they have to win to have a chance of avoiding relegation. And Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle and Chelsea are all hoping to clinch European qualification. There are ten games in total, plus
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64. 2nd June 2012: International Friendly
02 Jun '12Northern Ireland v Holland. This international friendly will be a tough challenge for Northern Ireland, with Holland currently placed fourth in the FIFA world rankings.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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65. 8th June 2012: Euro 2012: Poland v Greece
08 Jun '12Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the opening match of the 2012 European Championships: the Group A clash between co-hosts Poland and 2004 winners Greece in Warsaw.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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66. 8th June 2012: Euro 2012
08 Jun '12Colin Murray presents highlights of the two Group A matches that took place on the opening day of the 2012 European Championships: Poland v Greece and Russia v Czech Republic.
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67. 9th June 2012: Euro 2012: Netherlands v Denmark
09 Jun '12Gary Lineker introduces coverage as the Netherlands, the 2010 World Cup runners-up, kick-off their European Championship campaign with a game against Denmark.
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68. 9th June 2012: Euro 2012: Germany v Portugal
09 Jun '12Gary Lineker presents action from the Group B clash between Germany and Portugal, in Euro 2012's so-called Group of Death - alongside the Netherlands and Denmark.
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69. 10th June 2012: Euro 2012
10 Jun '12Colin Murray introduces highlights of both Group C matches as the Republic of Ireland face Croatia and defending European champions Spain take on Italy.
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70. 11th June 2012: Euro 2012: Ukraine v Sweden
11 Jun '12Gary Lineker introduces coverage as co-hosts Ukraine enter the tournament, with a match against Sweden. Plus highlights from England's first Euro 2012 game as they face France.
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71. 12th June 2012: Euro 2012
12 Jun '12Colin Murray presents highlights of both Group A matches as Poland play Russia in Warsaw and Greece take on the Czech Republic in Wroclaw.
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72. 13th June 2012: Euro 2012: Netherlands v Germany
13 Jun '12Gary Lineker presents as the Netherlands and Germany, two of European football's powerhouses, lock horns in a crucial Group B encounter. Plus highlights from Portugal v Denmark.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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73. 14th June 2012: Euro 2012: Italy v Croatia
14 Jun '12Gary Lineker presents coverage as Italy take on Croatia. Italy are still looking to for a first win over the Croats since they achieved independence from Yugoslavia.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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74. 14th June 2012: Euro 2012: Republic of Ireland v Spain
14 Jun '12Colin Murray introduces highlights of the Republic of Ireland's eagerly-awaited clash with world champions Spain, the last country to knock Ireland out of a competitive tournament.
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75. 15th June 2012: Euro 2012: Sweden v England
15 Jun '12Gary Lineker introduces coverage of England's second Group D encounter, against Sweden. Plus highlights from France's match against tournament co-hosts Ukraine.
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