- Created By
- First Aired on
Aug 22, 1964
- Popularity: 269.0464
- 47 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
(GB)
- Production
BBC Sport (GB)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
61 seaons till Mar 15, 2025
Last episode: MOTD - 15th March 2024
Seasons & episodes
Total 61 seasons, 3196 episodes
Season 1964/65
Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words: "Welcome to Match of the Day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every Saturday on BBC TWO. As you can hear we're in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match." The programme began on BBC TWO where it remained until 1966.
Aired
37 Episodes
Episode 1Liverpool v Arsenal80 min
The first episode of Match of the Day from 1964, presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme and former Arsenal player Walley Barnes. The featured match is Liverpool versus Arsenal at Anfield.
Episode 2Chelsea v Sunderland80 min
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 3Fulham v Manchester United80 min
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 4West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur80 min
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Episode 5Chelsea v Leeds United80 min
Coverage of the match between Chelsea and Leeds United with Kenneth Wolstenholme commentating.
