Few programmes can boast a 10,000 per cent increase in their viewing audience since first going on air. But Match of the Day, which celebrates its 30th birthday this week, proudly makes that claim. It was in August 1964 that Kenneth Wolstenholme introduced highlights of the game between league champions Liverpool and Arsenal. The programme went out at 6.30pm on BBC2 and attracted just 50,000 viewers. Tonight, when highlights of the Premiership match between reigning champions Manchester United and, coincidentally, Arsenal is screened, it is estimated that the audience will be in excess of five million.
| Title | Match of the Day - Season 31 Episode 2 : 20th August 1994 |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | MOTD |
| First Air Date | 1964-08-22 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-05-11 |
| Number of Episodes | 3166 |
| Number of Seasons | 60 |
| Genres | Talk, News, |
| Networks | BBC One, BBC Two, |
| Casts | Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 1 14th August 1994: FA Charity Shield: Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers 14th August 1994: FA Charity Shield: Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
1994-08-14BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 2 20th August 1994 20th August 1994
1994-08-20BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 3 27th August 1994 27th August 1994
1994-08-27BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 4 10th September 1994 10th September 1994
1994-09-10BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 5 17th September 1994 17th September 1994
1994-09-17BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 6 24th September 1994 24th September 1994
1994-09-24BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 7 1st October 1994 1st October 1994
1994-10-01BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 8 8th October 1994 8th October 1994
1994-10-08BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 9 15th October 1994 15th October 1994
1994-10-15BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 10 22nd October 1994 22nd October 1994
1994-10-22BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 11 29th October 1994 29th October 1994
1994-10-29BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 12 5th November 1994 5th November 1994
1994-11-05BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 13 12th November 1994: FA Cup First Round 12th November 1994: FA Cup First Round
1994-11-12BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 14 19th November 1994 19th November 1994
1994-11-19BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 15 26th November 1994 26th November 1994
1994-11-26BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 16 3rd December 1994: FA Cup Second Round 3rd December 1994: FA Cup Second Round
1994-12-03BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 17 10th December 1994 10th December 1994
1994-12-10BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 18 17th December 1994 17th December 1994
1994-12-17BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 19 28th December 1994 28th December 1994
1994-12-28BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 20 2nd January 1995 2nd January 1995
1995-01-02BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 21 7th January 1995: FA Cup Third Round 7th January 1995: FA Cup Third Round
1995-01-07BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 22 8th January 1995: FA Cup Third Round: Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers 8th January 1995: FA Cup Third Round: Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers
1995-01-08BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 23 9th January 1995: FA Cup Third Round: Sheffield United v Manchester United 9th January 1995: FA Cup Third Round: Sheffield United v Manchester United
1995-01-09BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 24 14th January 1995 14th January 1995
1995-01-14BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 25 21st January 1995 21st January 1995
1995-01-21BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 26 28th January 1995: FA Cup Fourth Round 28th January 1995: FA Cup Fourth Round
1995-01-28BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 27 29th January 1995: FA Cup Fourth Round: Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur 29th January 1995: FA Cup Fourth Round: Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur
1995-01-29BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 28 30th January 1995: FA Cup Fourth Round: Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers 30th January 1995: FA Cup Fourth Round: Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1995-01-30BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 29 4th February 1995 4th February 1995
1995-02-04BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 30 11th February 1995 11th February 1995
1995-02-11BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 31 18th February 1995: FA Cup Fifth Round 18th February 1995: FA Cup Fifth Round
1995-02-18BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 32 19th February 1995: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Leeds United 19th February 1995: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Leeds United
1995-02-25BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 33 25th February 1995 25th February 1995
1995-02-25BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 34 4th March 1995 4th March 1995
1995-03-04BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 35 11th March 1995: FA Cup Sixth Round 11th March 1995: FA Cup Sixth Round
1995-03-11BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 36 12th March 1995: FA Cup Sixth Round: Everton v Newcastle United 12th March 1995: FA Cup Sixth Round: Everton v Newcastle United
1995-03-12BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 37 18th March 1995 18th March 1995
1995-03-18BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 38 1st April 1995 1st April 1995
1995-04-01BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 39 8th April 1995 8th April 1995
1995-04-08BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 40 9th April 1995: FA Cup Semi-Final: Tottenham Hotspur v Everton 9th April 1995: FA Cup Semi-Final: Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
1995-04-09BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 41 9th April 1995: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Crystal Palace 9th April 1995: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Crystal Palace
1995-04-09BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 42 15th April 1995 15th April 1995
1995-04-15BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 43 17th April 1995 17th April 1995
1995-04-17BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 44 29th April 1995 29th April 1995
1995-04-29BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 45 6th May 1995 6th May 1995
1995-05-06BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 46 14th May 1995 14th May 1995
1995-05-14BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 47 20th May 1995: FA Cup Final: Everton v Manchester United 20th May 1995: FA Cup Final: Everton v Manchester United
1995-05-20BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 48 3rd June 1995: England v Japan 3rd June 1995: England v Japan
1995-06-03BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 49 4th June 1995: Brazil v Sweden 4th June 1995: Brazil v Sweden
1995-06-04BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 50 6th June 1995: Brazil v Japan 6th June 1995: Brazil v Japan
1995-06-06BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 51 8th June 1995: England v Sweden 8th June 1995: England v Sweden
1995-06-08BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 52 11th June 1995: England v Brazil 11th June 1995: England v Brazil
1995-06-11BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
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Match of the Day Season 31 :Episode 53 19th June 1995: Women's World Cup Final 19th June 1995: Women's World Cup Final
1995-06-19BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...