Season 1964/65
PLOT
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.
Episodes
1Liverpool v Arsenal2Chelsea v Sunderland3Fulham v Manchester United4West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur5Chelsea v Leeds United6Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur7Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers8Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal9Leicester City v Nottingham Forest10Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea11Arsenal v Everton12West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers13Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur14Fulham v Blackpool15Arsenal v Manchester United16West Ham United v Leicester City17Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers18Aston Villa v Arsenal19Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur20West Ham United v Birmingham City21West Ham United v Stoke City229th January 196523Nottingham Forest v Manchester United24West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur25Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United26Arsenal v Leeds United27Leyton Orient v Newcastle United28West Ham United v Liverpool29Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers30Manchester United v Chelsea31Leeds United v Everton32West Ham United v Arsenal33Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur34Northampton Town v Derby County35Leeds United v Manchester United36Manchester United v Liverpool37Liverpool v Leeds United