Season 1965/66
PLOT
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.
Episodes
1West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea2Nottingham Forest v West Ham United3Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United4Chelsea v Leicester City5Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace6Arsenal v Sheffield United7Leicester City v Manchester United8Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham9Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City10Chelsea v Liverpool11Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion12Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur13Sheffield United v Northampton Town14Arsenal v Liverpool15Fulham v Manchester United16Liverpool v Chelsea17Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers18Bristol City v Manchester City19Chelsea v Leeds United20West Ham United v Sheffield United21Fulham v Liverpool22Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United23Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur24Manchester United v Arsenal25Preston North End v Manchester United26Scotland v England27Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday28Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday29Liverpool v Chelsea30Huddersfield Town v Coventry City31Everton v Sheffield Wednesday32Oldham Athletic v Oxford United33Brentford v Gillingham