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Season 1965/66
33 Episodes1965
Despite attempts by some clubs to prevent its return due to fear over ticket sales, Match of the Day returned to the BBC in October 1965 two months after the start of the new season. The duration of each programme had been reduced to 45 minutes in length and it could no longer be broadcast before 10.00pm.
Episodes (33)
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Ep 1
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
1965-10-02•80m
Commentary by Frank Bough.
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Ep 2
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
1965-10-09•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 3
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
1965-10-16•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 4
Chelsea v Leicester City
1965-10-23•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
1965-10-30•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 6
Arsenal v Sheffield United
1965-11-06•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 7
Leicester City v Manchester United
1965-11-13•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 8
Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
1965-11-20•80m
Commentary by Walley Barnes.
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Ep 9
Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
1965-11-27•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 10
Chelsea v Liverpool
1965-12-04•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 11
Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
1965-12-11•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 12
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
1965-12-18•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 13
Sheffield United v Northampton Town
1966-01-01•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 14
Arsenal v Liverpool
1966-01-08•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 15
Fulham v Manchester United
1966-01-15•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 16
Liverpool v Chelsea
1966-01-22•80m
For the first time Match of the Day features one of the top games in the F.A. Cup Competition.
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Third Round of the F.A. Cup.
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Ep 17
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
1966-01-29•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 18
Bristol City v Manchester City
1966-02-05•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 19
Chelsea v Leeds United
1966-02-12•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 20
West Ham United v Sheffield United
1966-02-19•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 21
Fulham v Liverpool
1966-02-26•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 22
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
1966-03-05•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 23
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
1966-03-12•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 24
Manchester United v Arsenal
1966-03-19•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 25
Preston North End v Manchester United
1966-03-26•80m
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Quarter-finals of the F.A. Cup.
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Ep 26
Scotland v England
1966-04-02•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 27
Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
1966-04-16•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 28
Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday
1966-04-23•80m
Semi-Final of the F.A. Cup. Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday fighting today for a place in the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley on May 14.
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 29
Liverpool v Chelsea
1966-04-30•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 30
Huddersfield Town v Coventry City
1966-05-07•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 31
Everton v Sheffield Wednesday
1966-05-14•80m
The F.A. Cup Final: Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday
Recorded highlights of this afternoon's match at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 32
Oldham Athletic v Oxford United
1966-05-21•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
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Ep 33
Brentford v Gillingham
1966-05-28•80m
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.