Match of the Day
Match of the Day
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Match of the Day

7.7
Yr 1964
Rt 80m
Status Returning Series
Talk News
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Overview

BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

Why fans love it

Match of the Day has maintained a consistent rhythm for viewers since 1964. Holding the record as the longest-running football program in the world, the show functions as a persistent archive of the sport across decades of evolving tactics and changing rosters. By pairing highlights with structured analysis, the series presents a weekly distillation of matches that avoids the noise of 24-hour news cycles.

The program relies on a revolving panel of presenters including Gary Lineker to frame the context of the day’s results. This stability provides a familiar anchor for football fans, stripping away the speculation to focus on how the game unfolded on the pitch. It remains an endurance project of sports broadcasting that stays dedicated to its original format of providing clear reporting and tactical breakdowns.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 1
Longest run 2872 eps
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Kenneth Wolstenholme
as Self - Commentator
328 episodes
Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
as Self - Presenter
2872 episodes
Des Lynam
Des Lynam
as Self - Presenter
520 episodes
Jimmy Hill
Jimmy Hill
as Self - Presenter
1138 episodes
David Coleman
David Coleman
as Self - Presenter
444 episodes
Frank Bough
Frank Bough
as Commentator
10 episodes
Walley Barnes
Walley Barnes
as Self - Analyst
23 episodes
Danny Blanchflower
Danny Blanchflower
as Analyst
9 episodes
Show 67 more
Joe Mercer as Analyst 8 episodes Alan Weeks as Commentator 33 episodes Jock Stein as Analyst 12 episodes Don Revie as Analyst 16 episodes Bobby Charlton as Analyst 26 episodes Alan Parry as Commentator 72 episodes Lawrie McMenemy as Analyst 8 episodes Brian Clough as Analyst 8 episodes Bob Wilson as News round-up 200 episodes Terry Venables as Pundit 7 episodes Clive Tyldesley as Self - Commentator 62 episodes Gerald Sinstadt as Self - Reporter 36 episodes David Pleat as Commentator 9 episodes Tony Gubba as Self - Commentator 237 episodes Jon Champion as Commentator 149 episodes Trevor Brooking as Pundit 349 episodes Mark Pougatch as Host 16 episodes Joe Royle as Commentator 7 episodes Ray Stubbs as Self - Host 133 episodes Peter Reid as Self - Pundit 8 episodes Mick McCarthy as Commentator 12 episodes Peter Schmeichel as Pundit 9 episodes Martin O'Neill as Pundit 16 episodes Celina Hinchcliffe as Host 12 episodes Pat Nevin as Pundit 10 episodes Adrian Chiles as Host 10 episodes Gordon Strachan as Pundit 11 episodes Gavin Peacock as Pundit 13 episodes Garth Crooks as Host 10 episodes Mark Chapman 146 episodes Mark Bright as Commentator 47 episodes Jake Humphrey as Host 14 episodes Lee Dixon as Pundit 25 episodes Jackie Fullerton as Commentator 21 episodes Jim Magilton as Pundit 7 episodes Colin Murray as Host 23 episodes Iain Dowie as Pundit 8 episodes Barry Davies as Self - Commentator 794 episodes Graeme Le Saux as Commentator 14 episodes Lucy Ward as Commentator 12 episodes Stephen Watson as Host 23 episodes Alan Hansen as Self - Pundit 455 episodes Leonardo Araújo as Pundit 8 episodes Gabby Logan as Host 106 episodes Jacqui Oatley as Host 17 episodes Ian Wright as Pundit 114 episodes John Motson as Self - Commentator 853 episodes Steve Wilson as Commentator 71 episodes Jermaine Jenas as Pundit 39 episodes Mark Lawrenson as Pundit 222 episodes Guy Mowbray as Commentator 56 episodes Robbie Savage as Pundit 20 episodes Alan Shearer as Pundit 236 episodes Jonathan Pearce as Commentator 40 episodes Danny Mills as Pundit 8 episodes Rio Ferdinand as Pundit 8 episodes Steve Bower as Commentator 8 episodes Simon Brotherton as Commentator 30 episodes Martin Keown as Pundit 44 episodes Jason Mohammad as Host 25 episodes Ruud Gullit as Pundit 17 episodes Phil Neville as Pundit 22 episodes Kevin Kilbane as Pundit 22 episodes Manish Bhasin as Host 20 episodes Dion Dublin as Pundit 9 episodes Dan Walker as Host 36 episodes Danny Murphy as Pundit 80 episodes
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Keywords

sports football (soccer)
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
August 22, 1964
Status
Returning Series
Episode Runtime
80 minutes
Origin
GB
TMDB Votes
51