Match of the Day: Season 1977/78
Match of the Day celebrates its 500th edition, marked with a special Radio Times cover and a new set of opening titles with hundreds of school children holding up cards that depicted Jimmy Hill's face and the Match of the Day logo.
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Match of the Day Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Match of the Day celebrates its 500th edition, marked with a special Radio Times cover and a new set of opening titles with hundreds of school children holding up cards that depicted Jimmy Hill's face and the Match of the Day logo.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
13th August 1977: The FA Charity Shield
Aug 13, 1977 · 80 min
Liverpool (League Champions and European Cup winners) v Manchester United (FA Cup winners) This year is an intriguing 'replay' of the FA Cup Final in May, when Manchester United t
20th August 1977
Aug 20, 1977 · 80 min
The 500th edition introduced by Jimmy Hill. BBC Television's Saturday-night soccer programme brings you the first action of the new 1977-78 Football League season. Plus a memory or
27th August 1977
Aug 27, 1977 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights from two top First Division games - plus news, interviews and analysis. West Ham United v Manchester City Leeds United v Birmingham City
3rd September 1977
Sep 3, 1977 · 80 min
First Division Soccer Action and International Athletics Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Highlights of two of today's top football league matches. Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City
10th September 1977
Sep 10, 1977 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham
17th September 1977
Sep 17, 1977 · 80 min
Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Blackpool v Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich Town v Liverpool
24th September 1977
Sep 24, 1977 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's important Football League matches. West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield United
1st October 1977
Oct 1, 1977 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's top First Division matches. Arsenal v West Ham United Manchester United v Liverpool
8th October 1977
Oct 8, 1977 · 80 min
Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Southampton v Sunderland Newcastle United v Derby County
15th October 1977
Oct 15, 1977 · 80 min
Action highlights from two top First Division games - plus news, interviews and analysis. Nottingham Forest v Manchester City Chelsea v Middlesbrough
22nd October 1977
Oct 22, 1977 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews, and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches. Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol Rovers
29th October 1977
Oct 29, 1977 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's Football League matches. Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus interviews, news, the League tables, and the October Goal o
5th November 1977
Nov 5, 1977 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's First Division matches. Analysis, interviews, news of today's soccer including the League tables and the result of the October Goal of the Mon
12th November 1977
Nov 12, 1977 · 80 min
Action: highlights from two of today's important Football League matches. Analysis: Jimmy Hill puts the replay spotlight on the men and the moves that mattered today. News: the lat
19th November 1977
Nov 19, 1977 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing Football League matches. Wrexham v Colchester United
26th November 1977
Nov 26, 1977 · 80 min
Analysis by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer, and the November Goal of the Month competition. Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City v Liver
3rd December 1977
Dec 3, 1977 · 80 min
Analysis by Jimmy Hill, views and opinions from the football men in the news, the regular round-up of the day's soccer, including the League tables and the Score-Draw check, and th
10th December 1977
Dec 10, 1977 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur Aston
17th December 1977
Dec 17, 1977 · 80 min
First Division Soccer Action and International Show Jumping. Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Highlights from two of today's top Football League matches. Manchester United v Nottingham F
31st December 1977
Dec 31, 1977 · 80 min
Two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis. Goal of the Month ... the best goals seen on BBC1 in December, with £100 in Premium Bonds for the competition winner. Ma
7th January 1978: FA Cup Third Round
Jan 7, 1978 · 80 min
Action highlights from today's FA Cup Third Round ties. Plus interviews and news of the day's shocks and surprises as 20 would-be 'giant killers' - non-Leaguers as well as Third an
14th January 1978
Jan 14, 1978 · 80 min
The 1978 World Cup Draw. David Coleman reports by satellite from Buenos Aires, where the groupings of the final 16 nations in the World Cup '78 are decided tonight - with on-the-sp
21st January 1978
Jan 21, 1978 · 80 min
Football action from two top First Division matches involving clubs challenging for the League Championship. Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Norwich City v Manchester City
28th January 1978: FA Cup Fourth Round
Jan 28, 1978 · 80 min
Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Fourth Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news of today's Cup triumphs and surprises as the competition is reduced to t
4th February 1978
Feb 4, 1978 · 80 min
Football League action, news, interviews, analysis. Plus the result of January's Goal of the Month competition. Burnley v Southampton Coventry City v Liverpool
11th February 1978
Feb 11, 1978 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Leicester City v Arsenal Blackburn Ro
18th February 1978: FA Cup Fifth Round
Feb 18, 1978 · 80 min
Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs battle for places in the Quarter-finals. Wrexham v Blyth Spartans Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest
25th February 1978
Feb 25, 1978 · 80 min
Highlights of two of today's top First Division matches, featuring four of the most famous clubs in the Football League. Action analysis by Jimmy Hill, news, interviews and opinion
4th March 1978
Mar 4, 1978 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's crucial Football League fixtures involving Championship and promotion issues. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action of the day, plus the League t
11th March 1978: FA Cup Quarter-Finals
Mar 11, 1978 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's outstanding FA Cup Quarter-final ties. Cup analysis, interviews and news as eight clubs battle for places in the Semi-finals. West Bromwich A
18th March 1978
Mar 18, 1978 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables and the late-night Score-Draw check. Bristol Rovers v Tot
25th March 1978
Mar 25, 1978 · 80 min
Jimmy Hill presents his analysis of the key men and the key moves, plus the round-up of the day's news with the League tables and the Score-Draw Check, and the March Goal of the Mo
1st April 1978
Apr 1, 1978 · 80 min
Highlights from two of today's key Football League matches, plus the news round-up of the day's soccer, and the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Preston North En
8th April 1978: FA Cup Semi-Finals
Apr 8, 1978 · 80 min
BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the action from one of today's games - the last hurdle before Wembley, and the Cup Final itself on 6 May. Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albi
15th April 1978
Apr 15, 1978 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's crucial Football League matches. Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus the round-up of the day's soccer: the players in th
22nd April 1978
Apr 22, 1978 · 80 min
Action highlights from two of today's important Football League fixtures. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action of the day, plus the round-up of the day's soccer: the players in the n
29th April 1978
Apr 29, 1978 · 80 min
Two-match action from the Football League on the crucial last Saturday of the 1977-78 season. Plus interviews and analysis, the round-up of the day's soccer news with the vital end
6th May 1978: FA Cup Final
May 6, 1978 · 80 min
Direct from the 1978 FA Cup-Winners' Victory Banquet in London's West End. Jimmy Hill introduces highlights from this afternoon's match between Arsenal and Ipswich Town, and talks
13th May 1978: Home International Championship
May 13, 1978 · 80 min
Northern Ireland v Scotland from Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales v England from Ninian Park, Cardiff Last year Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3-0 at Hampden, and went on to win the C
19th May 1978: Home International Championship
May 19, 1978 · 80 min
Wales v Northern Ireland from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Action highlights from tonight's match in the Home International Championships.
20th May 1978: Home International Championship
May 20, 1978 · 80 min
Scotland v England from Hampden Park, Glasgow Highlights of today's final match in the 1978 Home International Championship - Scotland's last game before they fly to Argentina for