David Beckham and Michael Owen are among the stars reflecting on four decades of football's flagship show. Classic clips and cherished memories illustrate how the programme became a national treasure and why it's a favourite of comedians. Other contributors include Bobby Robson, George Best, Brian Clough, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Ian Wright, Delia Smith, Des Lynam and Jimmy Hill.
| Title | Match of the Day - Season 41 Episode 2 : Match of the Day at 40 |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | MOTD |
| First Air Date | 1964-08-22 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-05-19 |
| Number of Episodes | 3167 |
| Number of Seasons | 61 |
| Genres | Talk, News, |
| Networks | BBC One, BBC Two, |
| Casts | |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Match of the Day Season 41 :Episode 1 8th August 2004: Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester United 8th August 2004: Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester United
2004-08-08BBC'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 41 :Episode 2 Match of the Day at 40 Match of the Day at 40
2004-08-08BBC'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 41 :Episode 3 14th August 2004 14th August 2004
2004-08-14BBC'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 41 :Episode 4 18th August 2004: International Friendly 18th August 2004: International Friendly
2004-08-18BBC'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 41 :Episode 5 21st August 2004 21st August 2004
2004-08-21BBC'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 41 :Episode 6 25th August 2004 25th August 2004
2004-08-25BBC'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 41 :Episode 7 28th August 2004 28th August 2004
2004-08-28BBC'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 41 :Episode 8 4th September 2004: World Cup Qualifier 4th September 2004: World Cup Qualifier
2004-09-04BBC'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 41 :Episode 9 11th September 2004 11th September 2004
2004-09-11BBC'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 41 :Episode 10 18th September 2004 18th September 2004
2004-09-18BBC'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 41 :Episode 11 25th September 2004 25th September 2004
2004-09-25BBC'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 41 :Episode 12 2nd October 2004 2nd October 2004
2004-10-02BBC'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 41 :Episode 13 9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: England v Wales 9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: England v Wales
2004-10-09BBC'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 41 :Episode 14 9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: France v Republic of Ireland 9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: France v Republic of Ireland
2004-10-09BBC'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 41 :Episode 15 16th October 2004 16th October 2004
2004-10-16BBC'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 41 :Episode 16 23rd October 2004 23rd October 2004
2004-10-23BBC'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 41 :Episode 17 30th October 2004 30th October 2004
2004-10-30BBC'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 41 :Episode 18 6th November 2004 6th November 2004
2004-11-06BBC'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 41 :Episode 19 13th November 2004 13th November 2004
2004-11-13BBC'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 41 :Episode 20 14th November 2004: FA Cup First Round 14th November 2004: FA Cup First Round
2004-11-14BBC'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 41 :Episode 21 17th November 2004: International Friendly 17th November 2004: International Friendly
2004-11-17BBC'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 41 :Episode 22 20th November 2004 20th November 2004
2004-11-20BBC'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 41 :Episode 23 27th November 2004 27th November 2004
2004-11-27BBC'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 41 :Episode 24 4th December 2004 4th December 2004
2004-12-04BBC'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 41 :Episode 25 5th December 2004: FA Cup Second Round 5th December 2004: FA Cup Second Round
2004-12-05BBC'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 41 :Episode 26 11th December 2004 11th December 2004
2004-12-11BBC'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 41 :Episode 27 18th December 2004 18th December 2004
2004-12-18BBC'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 41 :Episode 28 26th December 2004 26th December 2004
2004-12-26BBC'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 41 :Episode 29 28th December 2004 28th December 2004
2004-12-28BBC'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 41 :Episode 30 1st January 2005 1st January 2005
2005-01-01BBC'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 41 :Episode 31 4th January 2005 4th January 2005
2005-01-04BBC'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 41 :Episode 32 8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Sheffield United v Aston Villa 8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Sheffield United v Aston Villa
2005-01-08BBC'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 41 :Episode 33 8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Plymouth Argyle v Everton 8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Plymouth Argyle v Everton
2005-01-08BBC'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 41 :Episode 34 8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round 8th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round
2005-01-08BBC'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 41 :Episode 35 9th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Yeading v Newcastle United 9th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Yeading v Newcastle United
2005-01-09BBC'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 41 :Episode 36 15th January 2005 15th January 2005
2005-01-15BBC'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 41 :Episode 37 19th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round Replay 19th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round Replay
2005-01-19BBC'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 41 :Episode 38 22nd January 2005 22nd January 2005
2005-01-22BBC'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 41 :Episode 39 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Southampton v Portsmouth 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Southampton v Portsmouth
2005-01-29BBC'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 41 :Episode 40 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v Middlesbrough 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v Middlesbrough
2005-01-29BBC'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 41 :Episode 41 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round
2005-01-29BBC'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 41 :Episode 42 30th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers 30th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
2005-01-30BBC'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 41 :Episode 43 2nd February 2005 2nd February 2005
2005-02-02BBC'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 41 :Episode 44 5th February 2005 5th February 2005
2005-02-05BBC'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 41 :Episode 45 9th February 2005: International Friendly 9th February 2005: International Friendly
2005-02-09BBC'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 41 :Episode 46 12th February 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round Replay 12th February 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round Replay
2005-02-12BBC'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 41 :Episode 47 12th February 2005 12th February 2005
2005-02-12BBC'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 41 :Episode 48 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Arsenal v Sheffield United 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Arsenal v Sheffield United
2005-02-19BBC'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 41 :Episode 49 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Manchester United 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Manchester United
2005-02-19BBC'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 41 :Episode 50 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round
2005-02-19BBC'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 41 :Episode 51 20th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Burnley v Blackburn Rovers 20th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Burnley v Blackburn Rovers
2005-02-20BBC'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 41 :Episode 52 26th February 2005 26th February 2005
2005-02-26BBC'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 41 :Episode 53 5th March 2005 5th March 2005
2005-03-05BBC'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 41 :Episode 54 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal
2005-03-12BBC'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 41 :Episode 55 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Southampton v Manchester United 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Southampton v Manchester United
2005-03-12BBC'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 41 :Episode 56 13th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City 13th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City
2005-03-13BBC'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 41 :Episode 57 19th March 2005 19th March 2005
2005-03-19BBC'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 41 :Episode 58 26th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier 26th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier
2005-03-26BBC'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 41 :Episode 59 30th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier 30th March 2005: World Cup Qualifier
2005-03-30BBC'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 41 :Episode 60 2nd April 2005 2nd April 2005
2005-04-02BBC'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 41 :Episode 61 9th April 2005 9th April 2005
2005-04-09BBC'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 41 :Episode 62 16th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final 16th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final
2005-04-16BBC'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 41 :Episode 63 17th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Newcastle United 17th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Newcastle United
2005-04-17BBC'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 41 :Episode 64 20th April 2005 20th April 2005
2005-04-20BBC'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 41 :Episode 65 23rd April 2005 23rd April 2005
2005-04-23BBC'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 41 :Episode 66 30th April 2005 30th April 2005
2005-04-30BBC'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 41 :Episode 67 2nd May 2005: Women's FA Cup Final: Charlton Athletic v Everton 2nd May 2005: Women's FA Cup Final: Charlton Athletic v Everton
2005-05-02BBC'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 41 :Episode 68 7th May 2005 7th May 2005
2005-05-07BBC'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 41 :Episode 69 15th May 2005 15th May 2005
2005-05-15BBC'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 41 :Episode 70 21st May 2005: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v Arsenal 21st May 2005: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v Arsenal
2005-05-21BBC'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 41 :Episode 71 28th May 2005: International Friendly 28th May 2005: International Friendly
2005-05-28BBC'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 41 :Episode 72 31st May 2005: International Friendly 31st May 2005: International Friendly
2005-05-31BBC'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 41 :Episode 73 5th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v Finland 5th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v Finland
2005-06-05BBC'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 41 :Episode 74 6th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 6th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005
2005-06-06BBC'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 41 :Episode 75 8th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: Denmark v England 8th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: Denmark v England
2005-06-08BBC'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 41 :Episode 76 9th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 9th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005
2005-06-09BBC'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 41 :Episode 77 11th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v Sweden 11th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v Sweden
2005-06-11BBC'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 41 :Episode 78 13th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 13th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005
2005-06-13BBC'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 41 :Episode 79 15th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Semi-Final 15th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Semi-Final
2005-06-15BBC'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 41 :Episode 80 16th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Semi-Final 16th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Semi-Final
2005-06-16BBC'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 41 :Episode 81 19th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Final: Germany v Norway 19th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005 Final: Germany v Norway
2005-06-19BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...
