Match of the Day
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Format	Sports
Starring	Gary Lineker Ian Wright Alan Hansen Mark Lawrenson John Motson Alan Shearer Jonathan Pearce
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	Variable
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	August 22, 1964 – present
External links
Official website
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TV.com summary

Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC's main football television programme. It is shown on BBC One every Saturday evening during the English football season, showing highlights of Premiership (formerly Division One) matches. There are also some midweek editions, showing highlights of weekday evening games. Match of the Day also screens FA Cup and Home Nations international matches, either live or as highlights. It is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1964, though it has not always been aired regularly. This article is about the television series. ... Match of the Day is a BBC Books original novel written by Chris Boucher and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Gary Lineker Gary Winston[1] Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC... For other persons named Ian Wright, see Ian Wright (disambiguation). ... Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, June 13, 1955) is a BBC television expert football pundit and a former football player. ... Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born Preston, Lancashire, June 2, 1957) was a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s; he later became a prominent radio and television pundit for the BBC. // Mark Lawrenson began his career, as a 17 year-old, with his hometown club, Preston North... John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Salford, Lancashire), known as Motty, is an English football commentator. ... Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth) is a retired professional English footballer who played as a striker for the England national team and Premiership clubs, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ... Jonathan Pearce (born 1959), is a British soccer commentator for the BBC. Known for his loud, passionate commentaries, he has worked for both Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower key sports programmes. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... The broadcasting of sports events is the coverage of sports on television, radio and other broadcasting mediums. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Home Nations (often written as the common noun home nations) is a term used to refer to the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — collectively but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a state. ...

History

1960s

The first edition of Match of the Day was screened on BBC2 at 6:30pm on 22 August 1964, after being commissioned by Sir David Attenborough during his time as controller of BBC2. It showed only one match; highlights of the First Division game between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield; Liverpool won 3-2. As BBC2 was available only in the London area at the time, the programme's audience was estimated at only 20,000 ^[1]; less than half of the attendance at Anfield stadium. However this soon expanded; on 3 December new transmitters were opened in the Midlands and the number of people with access increased to over two million. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS,FZS (born on 8 May 1926 in London, England) is one of the worlds most acclaimed broadcasters and naturalists. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... This article is about the football stadium. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The midlands of a territory are its central regions. ...

However, the BBC had been showing live games before MOTD, the first being an FA Cup semi-final game between Fulham and Manchester United in 1958. Although Match of the Day primarily screened First Division matches, under the BBC's initial contract with The Football League, they had to screen three Second Division games per season as well. The following year it also extended its coverage to Third Division matches, and started showing highlights of FA Cup matches. Additionally, in its inaugural season, Match of the Day screened a Fourth Division match between Oxford United and Tranmere Rovers, though it would not do so again until 1978. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Current season Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 season. ... For the Northern Irish football club, see Oxford United Stars F.C. Oxford United Football Club are an English football team who are currently playing in the fifth tier of English football for the 2007–08 season. ... Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club, currently playing in Football League One and based at Prenton Park, Prenton, Birkenhead - just across the River Mersey from the two Premiership Clubs of Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. // The club was founded as Belmont F.C. by a...

Match of the Day was not universally welcomed in the football world; in 1965 several clubs attempted to block a renewed deal with the BBC in fear of a drop in gate attendances at matches. Eventually a compromise was reached where the BBC agreed not to reveal which match was to be shown until after the day's play had concluded, an arrangement that remained until 1983. The show moved to BBC1 the same year, though occasionally in later years highlights of FA Cup matches were screened on BBC2. The first colour edition of Match of the Day was shown on November 15, 1969, between Liverpool and West Ham United.^[2] For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... An American family watching television in the 1950s. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

By then, Match of the Day was not the only football highlights programme on English television; the BBC faced competition from 1967 as ITV started to show highlights on a regional basis on Sunday afternoons; London Weekend Television's The Big Match, which later became the programme for the entire ITV network, was first broadcast in 1968. Match of the Day responded by increasing the number of matches to two per programme. For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... LWT redirects here. ... The Big Match was a British football television programme, which screened on ITV regularly between 1968 and 1992 (the last four years were under the title The Match), and less regularly after that. ...

1970s and 1980s

During the 1970s, Match of the Day became one of the BBC's most successful programmes, with audiences peaking at over 12 million. The "Goal of the Month" and "Goal of the Season" competitions were introduced in 1970; slow motion replays followed a year later.^[1] However, at the end of the decade the BBC lost a significant share of matches, with a new four-year deal in 1979 splitting the rights between the BBC and ITV (ITV had originally won exclusive rights, but a ruling from the Office of Fair Trading ordered that the rights be split^[2]). Match of the Day was moved to Sunday afternoons for the 1980-81 and 1982-83 seasons,^[3] but as consolation the number of games per programme went up to three. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Goal of the Month is a monthly competition on BBCs Match of the Day since the 1970/71 season, in honour of the best goal scored each month. ... The Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBCs Match of the Day, in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season. ... The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a UK statutory body established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UKs economic regulator. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ...

In 1983, the rights came up for renewal again; once again the BBC had to share with ITV. For the first time, league games were shown live, on Friday evenings. Additionally, programmes reverted back to Saturday nights and shirt sponsorship was allowed for the first time on the non-commercial BBC. Industrial action by BBC staff hampered coverage that season,^[1] but the first live league match shown on Match of the Day was on Friday 16 December 1983, with a Manchester United 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Sponsorship can refer to several concepts: A sponsors support of an event, activity, person, or organization. ... Industrial action (UK) or job action (US) refers collectively to any measure taken by trade unions or other organised labour meant to reduce productivity in a workplace. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Current season Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ...

As the 1980s progressed, Match of the Day focused more and more on the First Division. The final Fourth Division game to be on the programme, between Blackpool and York City, was shown on February 4, 1984. Coverage of the Second and Third Divisions dwindled until it was finally dropped in 1986. However, other competitions were shown; the League Cup Final was covered live for the first time by the BBC in 1985.-1... York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...

In 1985, the rights for League football came up again, but an ongoing wrangle between the TV companies, Football League's TV Negotiating Committee and a rebel group of clubs led by Oxford United chairman Robert Maxwell meant the first half of the 1985-86 season was not televised at all;^[3] some clubs even tried negotiating individually with their local BBC and ITV regions. Eventually, in December 1985, a deal was agreed and Match of the Day resumed for the second half of the season. For the Northern Irish football club, see Oxford United Stars F.C. Oxford United Football Club are an English football team who are currently playing in the fifth tier of English football for the 2007–08 season. ... For other persons named Robert Maxwell, see Robert Maxwell (disambiguation). ... The 1985-86 season was the 106th season of competitive football in England. ...

Typical introductory screenshot to FA Cup match highlights in 2007.

After the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, the BBC and ITV signed a new deal which left screening of highlights at the broadcaster's discretion; the BBC decided to suspend the regular weekly highlights apart from a couple of FA Cup Saturdays, instead showing basketball highlights in its slot. However, in the following season highlights of league football were reintroduced, though this was only occasional and not as often as before as the main focus was still on live games and the top teams. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The FA Cup sponsored by E.On logo The FA Cup 2006-07 was the 126th staging of the worlds oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. ... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... This article is about the sport. ...

In 1988, an even more competitive scramble for TV rights meant that the BBC lost all rights for League football to ITV, although they retained rights for FA Cup and England matches, shared with satellite channel BSB. For the next four seasons, Match of the Day only appeared on FA Cup weekends. However, ITV's negotiating stance and poor quality match coverage proved unpopular with the clubs. With the breakaway of the top clubs in England to form the Premier League in 1992, the BBC regained highlights of matches (though Sky gained exclusive live rights), and regular Match of the Day programming resumed with highlights of three main games, and for the first time all the goals from the other games played that day. Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... BSB logo British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) was a company set up in 1986 to provide direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the Ireland. ...

1990s and 2000s

Although the BBC lost highlights of European Cup matches after its revamping as the Champions League in 1993, apart from the final in 1994, the joint Sky/BBC bid was renewed in 1996. In 1997, the BBC lost all live rights to the FA Cup meaning Match of the Day's live coverage was restricted to UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup matches. However the BBC were still able to show Saturday evening highlights of FA Cup games. However things got much worse for the network when, in 2001, the Premier League awarded highlights rights to ITV in a three-year contract. European Cup redirects here. ... For the current season, see UEFA Cup 2007-08. ... The UEFA Cup Winners Cup (also known as the European Cup Winners Cup) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. ...

Gary Lineker presents a West Ham v. Fulham Premiership match.

Match of the Day did not totally disappear; the same year the BBC regained full live coverage of the FA Cup and England's World Cup qualifying matches, as well as retaining UEFA Cup coverage. ITV's league highlights programme, The Premiership, fared poorly (especially after being forced to reschedule from 7pm to the traditional late-evening slot) and, in 2004, Premiership highlights returned to the BBC. Since 2004, the programme has shown highlights of all the matches on that date, with commentators at every ground (when Radio Five Live offers a live radio broadcast, Match of the Day uses a different commentator). With more matches played on Sundays, a sister programme, Match of the Day 2 was launched on BBC2 on Sunday nights. This show was closer in style to the old style Match of the Day with up to ten minutes of action from the normal two games played that day, plus a round-up of Saturday's goals. In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, the programme airs on any weeknight in which at least six matches are scheduled (including a two night period with as many matches), or negotiates specially with the Premier League. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Gary Lineker Gary Winston[1] Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Current season Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Match of the Day 2 (otherwise known as MotD2) is a football highlights programme shown on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. ...

Traditionally, midweek BBC football shows were included under the Sportsnight banner, particularly highlights from matches on Wednesday night. However, as the 1990s progressed the vast majority of football coverage was shown on Match of the Day, a situation that increased further when Sportsnight finished in 1997. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article is about the BBC television programme. ...

In 2006, the BBC agreed a new deal with the Premier League which means that league highlights coverage will continue on Match of the Day until at least the end of the 2009-10 season.^[4] However, ITV did win rights to the FA Cup and England matches starting in 2008, thus limiting the BBC's live coverage to the tournaments proper (shared with ITV) and the League Cup/Championship package which begins in 2009.

In 2005-2006, a Save of the Season competition was introduced (in addition to the traditional Goal of the Month and Season contests) with the inaugural winner being Tomasz Kuszczak, then of West Bromwich Albion. In 2006-2007, Jussi Jaaskelainen of Bolton Wanderers won the award. Tomasz Kuszczak (pron. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) are an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... Jussi Jääskeläinen (born April 17, 1975 in Vaasa, Finland) is a football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers F.C. as a goalkeeper. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Borough of Bolton, England. ...

For the 2007/08 season, new opening titles were introduced, as was a new studio. The intro is set in a round, stadium type building with glass walls, various different Premier League players, past and present can be seen either in picture frames or in the building itself doing ball skills or just running past the screen. It climaxes with Manchester United captain Gary Neville placing the Premier League trophy on a stand, due to Manchester United being reigning Champions, the camera then zooms into it, and the Match of the Day logo appears. An alternate version of the opening titles is used for shows which predominantly focus on the FA Cup, using past cup highlights and culminating in footage of Chelsea lifting the cup at the end of the 2007-08 tournament. Also, the BBC's website began simulcasting Match of the Day for UK-based visitors. For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Gary Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English football player. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ...

Presenters and commentators

Match of the Day's first match was presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme, who also commentated alongside Walley Barnes. By 1970 David Coleman had established himself as the programme's main anchorman. Jimmy Hill then took over the role in 1973 after moving from ITV,^[1] although Coleman continued to feature as a commentator. One of the programme's most famous presenters, Des Lynam, joined in 1979 as a commentator before taking over from Hill in 1988, although Hill was retained as a pundit. Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC (born Worsley, Lancashire,. July 17, 1920; died March 25, 2002) was the original football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s, responsible for the games most famous commentary phrase. ... Wallace Walley Barnes (January 16, 1920 – September 4, 1975) was a Welsh footballer. ... David Coleman, OBE (born April 26, 1926) is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. ... This page is about the English footballer and television personality. ... Desmond Michael Lynam (born 17 September 1942) is an Irish sports presenter and game show host on British television and radio, born in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. ...

Current presenter, former England captain Gary Lineker, joined as a pundit in 1995, becoming main presenter after Lynam's departure in 1999. If Lineker is unavailable or there are multiple live matches on the same day then a stand-in presenter is used; this is usually Ray Stubbs (main presenter of the BBC's Final Score programme), but Gabby Logan, who joined from ITV in 2007, or Jake Humphrey, who became the programme's youngest ever presenter in January 2007, also occasionally present the show. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Gary Lineker Gary Winston[1] Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC... Ray Stubbs (born Wallasey, Wirral, 1956) is a broadcaster and former footballer. ... This article is about a BBC TV sport programme. ... Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British television presenter and former Welsh international gymnast. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... Jake Humphrey Jake Humphrey is a British television presenter best known for his work on CBBC, he is also the youngest ever presenter of both Football Focus and Match Of The Day. ...

Currently Lineker is joined by two pundits for highlights shows, with three pundits for most live matches. Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer are the lead pundits, with Mark Lawrenson also appearing regularly. Occasionally Lee Dixon, Gavin Peacock or Les Ferdinand will appear, and the show also uses prominent managers such as David Moyes or Mark Hughes for live matches, as well as Ian Wright, Marcel Desailly, Leonardo and Peter Schmeichel. Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, June 13, 1955) is a BBC television expert football pundit and a former football player. ... Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth) is a retired professional English footballer who played as a striker for the England national team and Premiership clubs, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ... Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born Preston, Lancashire, June 2, 1957) was a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s; he later became a prominent radio and television pundit for the BBC. // Mark Lawrenson began his career, as a 17 year-old, with his hometown club, Preston North... This article is about the footballer. ... Gavin Peacock (born 18 November 1967 in Eltham, London) is a former English professional football player who played as a midfielder. ... Leslie Les Ferdinand MBE (born December 18, 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. ... David William Moyes (b. ... This article is about the Welsh footballer. ... For other persons named Ian Wright, see Ian Wright (disambiguation). ... Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odonkey Abbey) is a former French footballer and a former star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. ... Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo, known simply as Leonardo (born September 5, 1969 in Niterói, Brazil), is a football midfielder, who played for Brazil, playing on the teams that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup (although he was suspended for the latter part of the tournament), and placed second in... Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ...

The longest-running commentator is John Motson, who made his first appearance on October 9, 1971. He continues to feature on the programme to this day, and is currently the principal commentator for live matches. Barry Davies was another longstanding commentator, featuring on the show between 1969 and 2004. Other previous noted commentators include Stuart Hall, Alan Weeks, Alan Parry, Gerald Sinstadt, Harry Carpenter, Clive Tyldesley, Jon Champion and Paul Mitchell. John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Salford, Lancashire), known as Motty, is an English football commentator. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Barry Davies (born 24 October 1940 in Kent, England) was educated at Cranbrook School which also numbers commentators Brian Moore and Peter West amongst its alumni - and London University, where he read English literature. ... Stuart Hall (born December 25, 1929) in Hyde, Greater Manchester is a BBC radio and television presenter. ... Alan Weeks (September 8, 1923 - June 11, 1996) was a British television sports reporter and commentator. ... Alan Parry (born 1947) is a British sports commentator, born in Liverpool, concentrating on football and athletics. ... Gerald Sinstadt (Born 13 February 1930) is a BBC commentator and broadcaster, usually focusing on football matches. ... Harry Carpenter, b 17 October 1925 in London, was a BBC sports commentator from the early 1950s until his retirement in the 1990s. ... Clive Tyldesley is a British sport commentator. ... Jon Champion (born 23 May 1965 in Harrogate, England) is a television commentator who works for ITV Sport and Setanta Sports. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

On 21 April 2007, Jacqui Oatley became the first woman to commentate on the programme. ^[5] She joins Motson, Jonathan Pearce, Steve Wilson, Guy Mowbray, Simon Brotherton, Tony Gubba, John Roder, Dan O'Hagan, Martin Fisher, Ian Gwyn Hughes and Alistair Mann in the team of Match of the Day commentators. For live matches the commentator will be joined by a co-commentator, usually Mark Lawrenson, the principal co-commentator, Mark Bright, Iain Dowie, Gavin Peacock or Martin Keown. is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Jacqui Oatley (born 1975[1] in Codsall, South Staffordshire near Wolverhampton) is an English football commentator, notable for being the first female football commentator on the BBC One programme Match of the Day. ... Jonathan Pearce (born 1959), is a British soccer commentator for the BBC. Known for his loud, passionate commentaries, he has worked for both Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower key sports programmes. ... Steve Wilson is a British football commentator, currently working on the BBCs Match of the Day programme. ... Guy Mowbray is a football commentator on British television, currently with the BBC. Emerging in the mid-nineties through the Clubcall network - a series of premium rate phone lines containing club information and commentaries - he went on to join BBC Radio York. ... Simon Brotherton is a principal football commentator for the BBC, appearing on Match of the Day and BBC Radio Five Live. ... Tony Gubba Tony Gubba (born September 23, 1943, Manchester, England) is a journalist and sports commentator working for the media of the United Kingdom. ... Dan OHagan (Picture (c) British Eurosport, 2007) Dan OHagan (born 1978 in Stourbridge) is a sports journalist and football commentator on British television, best known for his work on MUTV, BBC Match of the Day, Eurosport and ITV Anglia. ... Mark Bright (born June 6, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former footballer, who is now a sports pundit and BBC Londons sport presenter. ... Iain Dowie, (born January 9, 1965 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England), is a football manager and coach, and former professional football player and Northern Ireland international. ... Martin Keown (born 24 July 1966 in Oxford) is a former English footballer, who spent much of his career at Arsenal, with stints at Aston Villa and Everton as well. ...

Theme music

• The show's theme tune is called "Match Of The Day" and was written especially for the programme in 1970 by Barry Stoller, and has become so ubiquitous in British culture that it is associated not just with the programme but football in general. It is often incorrectly labeled with the title "Offside", which was actually the name of an alternative commercially-released version in 1970, which was conducted by Mike Vickers. ^[2]
• The original theme tune to MotD was written by Major Leslie Statham, the band leader of the Welsh Guards and was entitled 'Drum Majorette' (He also wrote the popular Guards regiments' march Birdcage Walk). This remained the theme tune from 1964 until 1970 when the current tune by Barry Stoller replaced it. At the time Major Statham wrote his original works using the pen-name 'Arnold Stock'.
• The theme tune appears in popular children's party song The Music Man by Black Lace.
• Genesis honoured the program with their song "Match of the Day" in 1977, on the "Spot the Pigeon" EP.

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Related Shows

Between 1995 and 1999, the BBC broadcast Match of the Seventies (1995-96), Match of the Eighties (1997) and Match of the Nineties (1999). Each series acted as a chronological review of seasons through each decade, presented in a slightly off-beat style, and relied heavily on footage originally included in Match of the Day broadcasts. Presenters included Dennis Waterman, Danny Baker, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley. Sometimes if matches are shown on BBC Northern Ireland and nowhere else in the UK they would be broadcast on Northern Ireland's own Match of the Day programme called Match of the Day from Northern Ireland, it is the same with matches broadcast only on BBC Wales they would get broadcast on their own Match of the Day programme called Match of the Day Wales. BBC Scotland airs Sportscene in place of Match of the Day when a Scotland match airs across the network (in addition to its usual coverage of the Scottish leagues and cups). Dennis in The Sweeney For the character in Little Britain, see Dennis Waterman (Little Britain). ... Danny Baker (Christened Danny and born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English comedy writer, radio presenter and occasional television presenter. ... Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. ... Marc Lard Riley is a musician, alternative rock critic and DJ on BBC 6 Music where he presents Rocket Science on Saturday afternoons and Mint on Sunday evenings. ... BBC Northern Ireland is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland. ... BBC Wales (Welsh: ) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Sportscene is a Scottish sports television programme produced by BBC Scotland. ... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

Match of The Day Annual

Since 2005, the Match of the Day Annual has been produced as a spin-off publication aimed at the teenage market. Edited by football journalist Chris Hunt, the annual traditionally features charts of the Top 100 players in world football and the Top 50 players by position. World Cup Stories by Chris Hunt Chris Hunt is a magazine editor, journalist and author. ...

See also

BBC Portal

• Match of the Day 2
• Football Focus
• Final Score
• Goal of the Season
• Goal of the Month

Image File history File links Portal. ... Match of the Day 2 (otherwise known as MotD2) is a football highlights programme shown on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. ... The previous studio for the programme, with presenter Manish Bhasin. ... This article is about a BBC TV sport programme. ... The Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBCs Match of the Day, in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season. ... The Goal of the Month is a monthly competition on BBCs Match of the Day since the 1970/71 season, in honour of the best goal scored each month. ...

Footnotes

References

• Motson, John (1992). Match of the Day - The Complete Record since 1964. ISBN 0-563-36406-8. 
• Smith, Martyn (2004). Match of the Day - 40th Anniversary. ISBN 0-563-52181-3. 

John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Salford, Lancashire), known as Motty, is an English football commentator. ...

External links

• Match of the Day at bbc.co.uk