Match of the Day
BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
Episodes
Despite attempts by some clubs to prevent its return due to fear over ticket sales, Match of the Day returned to the BBC in October 1965 two months after the start of the new season. The duration of each programme had been reduced to 45 minutes in length and it could no longer be broadcast before 10.00pm.
1West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
80 minOct 2, 1965
Commentary by Frank Bough.
2Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
80 minOct 9, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
3Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
80 minOct 16, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
4Chelsea v Leicester City
80 minOct 23, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
5Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
80 minOct 30, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
6Arsenal v Sheffield United
80 minNov 6, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
7Leicester City v Manchester United
80 minNov 13, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
8Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
80 minNov 20, 1965
Commentary by Walley Barnes.
9Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
80 minNov 27, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
10Chelsea v Liverpool
80 minDec 4, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
11Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
80 minDec 11, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
12Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
80 minDec 18, 1965
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
13Sheffield United v Northampton Town
80 minJan 1, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
14Arsenal v Liverpool
80 minJan 8, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
15Fulham v Manchester United
80 minJan 15, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
16Liverpool v Chelsea
80 minJan 22, 1966
For the first time Match of the Day features one of the top games in the F.A. Cup Competition. Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Third Round of the F.A. Cup.
17Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
80 minJan 29, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
18Bristol City v Manchester City
80 minFeb 5, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
19Chelsea v Leeds United
80 minFeb 12, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
20West Ham United v Sheffield United
80 minFeb 19, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
21Fulham v Liverpool
80 minFeb 26, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
22Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
80 minMar 5, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
23Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
80 minMar 12, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
24Manchester United v Arsenal
80 minMar 19, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
25Preston North End v Manchester United
80 minMar 26, 1966
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Quarter-finals of the F.A. Cup.
26Scotland v England
80 minApr 2, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
27Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
80 minApr 16, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
28Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday
80 minApr 23, 1966
Semi-Final of the F.A. Cup. Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday fighting today for a place in the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley on May 14. Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
29Liverpool v Chelsea
80 minApr 30, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
30Huddersfield Town v Coventry City
80 minMay 7, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
31Everton v Sheffield Wednesday
80 minMay 14, 1966
The F.A. Cup Final: Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday Recorded highlights of this afternoon's match at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
32Oldham Athletic v Oxford United
80 minMay 21, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
33Brentford v Gillingham
80 minMay 28, 1966
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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