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August 10, 1974

Season 1974/75

Match of the Day signs a new three-year contract with the Football League.

01. The FA Charity Shield 10th August 1974: Leeds United v Liverpool

Curtain-raiser to the new season between the 1973/74 League Champions (Leeds United) and the 1974 FA Cup Winners (Liverpool). This all-charity game is played at Wembley Stadium, long familiar to the many international players who turn out regularly for England's two best club sides. Introduced by Jimmy Hill who also examines the key action of teams who play today under new managers - Brian Clough is the new manager at Leeds, succeeding Don Revie who is England's new international chief, and Bob Paisley is in charge at Liverpool following the surprise retirement of Bill Shankly.

1h 20min
August 10, 1974

02. 17th August 1974

Jimmy Hill begins the new season with an action analysis of the important and unusual in football. Action from two First Division grounds where the home clubs have a special reason this Saturday to look forward to the start of the new 1974/75 Football League season.

Chelsea v Carlisle United

Luton Town v Liverpool

1h 20min
August 17, 1974

03. 24th August 1974

Jimmy Hill looks at the action of the men and the moves which matter.

Ipswich Town v Burnley

Leeds United v Birmingham City

1h 20min
August 24, 1974

04. 31st August 1974

Jimmy Hill reveals the key action and introduces the first of the new season's Goal of the Month competitions.

Tottenham Hotspur v Derby County

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

1h 20min
August 31, 1974

05. 7th September 1974

Jimmy Hill presents his weekly action analysis on the key men and key moves and the result of the first Goal of the Month competition this season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City

Arsenal v Burnley

1h 20min
September 7, 1974

06. 14th September 1974

Jimmy Hill analyses the action and the men behind the moves.

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

Manchester City v Liverpool

1h 20min
September 14, 1974

07. 21st September 1974

Jimmy Hill analyses the key action of the day.

Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United

Peterborough United v Preston North End

1h 20min
September 21, 1974

08. 28th September 1974

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis. Goal of the Month: the best goals seen on BBC1 throughout September, and £100 in Premium Bonds for the competition winner.

Everton v Leeds United

Southampton v Aston Villa

1h 20min
September 28, 1974

09. 5th October 1974

Action highlights from two key First Division matches plus the Goal of the Month result.

Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town

Carlisle United v Liverpool

1h 20min
October 5, 1974

10. 12th October 1974

Jimmy Hill with the key action analysis of the day.

Newcastle United v Stoke City

Manchester United v Notts County

1h 20min
October 12, 1974

11. 19th October 1974

Jimmy Hill presents his weekly action analysis on the men and the moves which matter.

Sunderland v Aston Villa

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1h 20min
October 19, 1974

12. 26th October 1974

Two-match action from the First Division with analysis of the key moves by Jimmy Hill, news of the day's Football League programme and the Goal of the Month competition, featuring the best goals scored on BBC1 in October.

Burnley v Everton

Ipswich Town v Manchester City

1h 20min
October 26, 1974

13. 2nd November 1974

Jimmy Hill presents his analysis of today's action, news and the October Goal of the Month result.

Crystal Palace v Peterborough United

Ipswich Town v Liverpool

1h 20min
November 2, 1974

14. 9th November 1974

Action from two of today's matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League, with analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill and your late-night Score-Draw check.

Norwich City v Bristol Rovers

Middlesbrough v Newcastle United

1h 20min
November 9, 1974

15. 16th November 1974

Jimmy Hill spotlights the personality action from the Football League with analysis, news and views.

Everton v Liverpool

Fulham v Sunderland

1h 20min
November 16, 1974

16. 23rd November 1974

All First Division action, news and views with analysis by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer: the players in the news, the League tables and your late-night Score-Draw check.

Manchester City v Leicester City

Derby County v Ipswich Town

1h 20min
November 23, 1974

17. 30th November 1974

Jimmy Hill presents his weekly analysis of the action. Goal of the Month: the best goals seen on BBC1 throughout November - and £100-worth of Premium Bonds for the competition winner.

Manchester United v Sunderland

Leeds United v Chelsea

1h 20min
November 30, 1974

18. 7th December 1974

Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League, with analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill. Includes the result of the November Goal of the Month competition.

West Ham United v Leeds United

Norwich City v Cardiff City

1h 20min
December 7, 1974

19. 14th December 1974

First Division action introduced by Jimmy Hill plus, live from the Match of the Day studio, the Draw for the Third Round of the FA Cup.

Coventry City v Newcastle United

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United

1h 20min
December 14, 1974

20. 21st December 1974

Jimmy Hill presents his action analysis; plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer.

Birmingham City v Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers

1h 20min
December 21, 1974

21. 28th December 1974

Analysis by Jimmy Hill of two-match action from the First Division of the Football League - and the final Goal of the Month competition of 1974.

Manchester City v Derby County

Leicester City v Leeds United

1h 20min
December 28, 1974

22. 4th January 1975: FA Cup Third Round

Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Third Round ties and the Fourth Round Draw.

Leyton Orient v Derby County

Liverpool v Stoke City

Southampton v West Ham United

1h 20min
January 4, 1975

23. 11th January 1975

Analysis by Jimmy Hill plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer on the first League Saturday of 1975.

Leeds United v West Ham United

Stoke City v Birmingham City

1h 20min
January 11, 1975

24. 18th January 1975

Analysis of the day's action by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer: the players in the news, the League tables, and the late night Score-Draw Check.

Sunderland v Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United

1h 20min
January 18, 1975

25. 25th January 1975: FA Cup Fourth Round

Action highlights introduced by Jimmy Hill from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Fourth Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news of today's Cup triumphs and surprises as the competition is reduced to the final 16 clubs.

Goal of the Month: the best goals seen on BBC1 in January.

Leatherhead v Leicester City

Plymouth Argyle v Everton

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

1h 20min
January 25, 1975

26. 1st February 1975

Jimmy Hill analyses the key action and confirms the result of the January Goal of the Month competition.

Blackpool v Sunderland

West Ham United v Carlisle United

1h 20min
February 1, 1975

27. 8th February 1975

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis ... plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer news.

Liverpool v Ipswich Town

Oxford United v Manchester United

1h 20min
February 8, 1975

28. 15th February 1975: FA Cup Fifth Round

This season, more than ever, the FA Cup has lived up to its reputation for shocks and surprises. Jimmy Hill presents Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs battle for places in the quarter finals.

Peterborough United v Middlesbrough

Arsenal v Leicester City

Mansfield Town v Carlisle United

1h 20min
February 15, 1975

29. 22nd February 1975

Jimmy Hill presents his action analysis of the key men and the key moves ... plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer: the players in the news, the League Tables, and the late night Score Draw Check.

Liverpool v Everton

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

1h 20min
February 22, 1975

30. 1st March 1975

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis. Goal of the Month: the best goals seen on BBC1 in February.

Coventry City v Burnley

Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion

1h 20min
March 1, 1975

31. 8th March 1975: FA Cup Sixth Round

Action highlights of two of today's outstanding FA Cup quarter-final ties. Cup analysis, interviews and news as eight clubs battle for places in the semi-finals.

Arsenal v West Ham United

Birmingham City v Middlesbrough

1h 20min
March 8, 1975

32. 15th March 1975

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis ... plus the round-up of the day's soccer news.

Leeds United v Everton

Plymouth Argyle v Wrexham

1h 20min
March 15, 1975

33. 22nd March 1975

Jimmy Hill spotlights the action.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield United v West Ham United

1h 20min
March 22, 1975

34. 29th March 1975

Jimmy Hill presents his action analysis; plus Goal of the Month.

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

Liverpool v Birmingham City

1h 20min
March 29, 1975

35. 5th April 1975: FA Cup Semi-final

Cup analysis by Jimmy Hill and news, views and interviews from both Semi-finals ... plus the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.

West Ham United v Ipswich Town

1h 20min
April 5, 1975

36. 12th April 1975

Jimmy Hill presents his analysis of the key men and the key moves.

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur

Newcastle United v Everton

1h 20min
April 12, 1975

37. 19th April 1975

Highlights from two of today's crucial Football League fixtures.

Leicester City v Derby County

Blackpool v Aston Villa

1h 20min
April 19, 1975

38. 26th April 1975

Two-match action from the First Division. Action analysis from Jimmy Hill. Goal of the Season: your chance to choose the best BBC1 goals; plus the vital end-of-season League tables and the Score-Draw Check.

Ipswich Town v West Ham United

Chelsea v Everton

1h 20min
April 26, 1975

39. 3rd May 1975: FA Cup Final: Fulham v West Ham United

Jimmy Hill analyses the key action, with comment from the BBC match experts-Don Revie, manager of England, and Bobby Charlton. Direct from the 1975 FA Cup-winners' victory banquet in London's West End. Jimmy Hill talks to the winners as they celebrate their Wembley triumph with their wives and friends.

1h 20min
May 3, 1975

40. 10th May 1975: Match of the Season

Goals and excitement from five of the most memorable Football League matches of the season in a special replay edition of Match of the Day, featuring the action highlights you have asked to see again. League champions Derby County and Division Two Champions Manchester United are among the teams on view.

1h 20min
May 10, 1975

41. 17th May 1975: International Match of the Day

Action from today's matches in the Home International Championship. Analysis by Jimmy Hill.

Northern Ireland v England from Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v Scotland from Ninian Park, Cardiff

1h 20min
May 17, 1975

42. 23rd May 1975: International Match of the Day

Action highlights from tonight's match between Northern Ireland and Wales in the Home International Soccer Championship. The last time these two countries met in Belfast in 1971, Northern Ireland won 1-0. Last year Wales won at Wrexham, also by a single goal.

1h 20min
May 23, 1975

43. 24th May 1975: International Match of the Day

England v Scotland from Wembley Stadium.

Highlights of today's final match in the 1975 Home International Championship. The England/Scotland match is the oldest soccer international in the world. Today's game was the 93rd meeting of the two countries - Scotland have won 36 to England's 34, including last year's game at Hampden Park, which the Scots won 2-0. Jimmy Hill analyses the action and sums up the Championship with Jock Stein and Bobby Charlton.

1h 20min
May 24, 1975