Season 1984/85
PLOT
The show celebrated its 20th anniversary and matches were still being broadcast on Fridays. Most other sports were now seen live on television so the production team wanted to continue the football experiment as well. Jonathan Martin, the Head of Sport at the time, recalled that the experiment was disappointing: "We only got six or seven million viewers on a Friday night which was poor for the slot so we moved to Sundays in the following year." This was to be the last time that Match of the Day contained weekly League highlights until the beginning of the 1992-93 season.
Episodes
125th August 1984231st August 1984: Chelsea v Everton38th September 1984415th September 1984522nd September 1984629th September 198476th October 1984812th October 1984: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool920th October 19841027th October 1984112nd November 1984: Manchester United v Arsenal1210th November 19841317th November 19841424th November 1984151st December 1984168th December 19841715th December 19841821st December 1984: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool1929th December 1984204th January 1985: FA Cup Third Round: Leeds United v Everton2112th January 19852219th January 19852326th January 1985: FA Cup Fourth Round242nd February 1985259th February 19852615th February 1985: FA Cup Fifth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United2723rd February 1985282nd March 1985299th March 1985: FA Cup Sixth Round3015th March 1985: West Ham United v Manchester United3124th March 1985: League Cup Final: Norwich City v Sunderland3230th March 1985336th April 19853413th April 1985: FA Cup Semi-Final3520th April 19853627th April 1985374th May 19853811th May 19853918th May 1985: FA Cup Final: Everton v Manchester United