Match of the Day
Season 1984/85
Match of the Day · 39 episodes
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
- E01E0125th August 1984Aug 25, 1984 · 80 min
- E02E0231st August 1984: Chelsea v EvertonAug 31, 1984 · 80 min
- E03E038th September 1984Sep 8, 1984 · 80 min
- E04E0415th September 1984Sep 15, 1984 · 80 min
- E05E0522nd September 1984Sep 22, 1984 · 80 min
- E06E0629th September 1984Sep 29, 1984 · 80 min
- E07E076th October 1984Oct 6, 1984 · 80 min
- E08E0812th October 1984: Tottenham Hotspur v LiverpoolOct 12, 1984 · 80 min
- E09E0920th October 1984Oct 20, 1984 · 80 min
- E10E1027th October 1984Oct 27, 1984 · 80 min
- E11E112nd November 1984: Manchester United v ArsenalNov 2, 1984 · 80 min
- E12E1210th November 1984Nov 10, 1984 · 80 min
- E13E1317th November 1984Nov 17, 1984 · 80 min
- E14E1424th November 1984Nov 24, 1984 · 80 min
- E15E151st December 1984Dec 1, 1984 · 80 min
- E16E168th December 1984Dec 8, 1984 · 80 min
- E17E1715th December 1984Dec 15, 1984 · 80 min
- E18E1821st December 1984: Queens Park Rangers v LiverpoolDec 21, 1984 · 80 min
- E19E1929th December 1984Dec 29, 1984 · 80 min
- E20E204th January 1985: FA Cup Third Round: Leeds United v EvertonJan 4, 1985 · 80 min
- E21E2112th January 1985Jan 12, 1985 · 80 min
- E22E2219th January 1985Jan 19, 1985 · 80 min
- E23E2326th January 1985: FA Cup Fourth RoundJan 26, 1985 · 80 min
- E24E242nd February 1985Feb 2, 1985 · 80 min
- E25E259th February 1985Feb 9, 1985 · 80 min
- E26E2615th February 1985: FA Cup Fifth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester UnitedFeb 15, 1985 · 80 min
- E27E2723rd February 1985Feb 23, 1985 · 80 min
- E28E282nd March 1985Mar 2, 1985 · 80 min
- E29E299th March 1985: FA Cup Sixth RoundMar 9, 1985 · 80 min
- E30E3015th March 1985: West Ham United v Manchester UnitedMar 15, 1985 · 80 min
- E31E3124th March 1985: League Cup Final: Norwich City v SunderlandMar 24, 1985 · 80 min
- E32E3230th March 1985Mar 30, 1985 · 80 min
- E33E336th April 1985Apr 6, 1985 · 80 min
- E34E3413th April 1985: FA Cup Semi-FinalApr 13, 1985 · 80 min
- E35E3520th April 1985Apr 20, 1985 · 80 min
- E36E3627th April 1985Apr 27, 1985 · 80 min
- E37E374th May 1985May 4, 1985 · 80 min
- E38E3811th May 1985May 11, 1985 · 80 min
- E39E3918th May 1985: FA Cup Final: Everton v Manchester UnitedMay 18, 1985 · 80 min