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Match of the Day: Season 1967/68

42 episodes Premiered Aug 5, 1967 Updated Sep 26, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for "Match of the Day" Season 4. Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc. If a detail is not in the material, omit it. Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the text content. JSON keys: o

Previously on Match of the Day

Season 4 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 3.
  • ⚡ 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

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for "Match of the Day" Season 4.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
If a detail is not in the material, omit it.
Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the text content.
JSON keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Output: Valid JSON only.
Synopsis: "Once again, protracted negotiations during the summer ensured the return of the show. In order to secure the deal the BBC had to agree to broadcast five matches from Division Two and two from Divisions Three or Four as well as the 23 Division One games that they wanted."
Source [1]: BBC's football highlights and analysis. Longest-running football television programme in the world (Guinness World Records).
Source [2]: Same as [1], mentions 2015 recognition.
Source [3]: Football highlights programme, typically broadcast on BBC One on Saturday nights during the Premier League season.
Source [4]: Rating 84% from 2,795 people.
Overview Requirement: 160-220 words.
Content available:
The show is a football highlights and analysis programme on the BBC.
It is the longest-running football television programme in the world.
Season 4 (implied by prompt context, though the synopsis refers to "the return of the show" and the deal) involved protracted summer negotiations to ensure the show's return.
To secure the broadcasting deal, the BBC agreed to specific terms: broadcasting 23 Division One games, five matches from Division Two, and two matches from Divisions Three or Four.
Drafting Overview:
Match of the Day is a football highlights and analysis programme broadcast by the BBC. Recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-running football television programme in the world, the series provides coverage of football matches. For the return of the show, the summer period was marked by protracted negotiations to secure a broadcasting deal. As part of the agreement to ensure the show's return, the BBC committed to a specific broadcast schedule involving various divisions. The terms of the deal required the BBC to broadcast twenty-three Division One

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S4·E11 Core

Chelsea v Everton

Oct 14, 1967 · 80 min

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.

S4·E12 Core

Northern Ireland v Scotland

Oct 21, 1967 · 80 min

Kenneth Wolstenholme reports, with outside broadcast cameras, from Windsor Park, Belfast, on the first full international of the season.

S4·E15 Core

Arsenal v Everton

Nov 11, 1967 · 80 min

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.

S4·E18 Core

Burnley v Arsenal

Dec 2, 1967 · 80 min

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.

S4·E26 Core

F.A. Cup Third Round

Jan 27, 1968 · 80 min

David Coleman reports on today's F.A. Cup Third Round. BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the recorded highlights of three of today's Cup games. Fulham v Macclesfield Bourn

S4·E29 Core

F.A. Cup Fourth Round

Feb 17, 1968 · 80 min

Kenneth Wolstenholme reports on today's F.A. Cup Fourth Round. BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the recorded highlights of two of today's Cup games. Leeds United v Notting

S4·E30 Core

Scotland v England

Feb 24, 1968 · 80 min

The highlights of today's international, in which England seek to avenge their defeat at Wembley last year. This is the match that decides who enters the final rounds of the Europ

S4·E32 Core

F.A. Cup Fifth Round

Mar 9, 1968 · 80 min

BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the F.A. Cup Fifth Round. Recorded highlights of two of today's top matches and a round-up of the Cup news. Reported by Kenneth Wolstenhol

S4·E33 Core

Torquay v Bury

Mar 16, 1968 · 80 min

Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.

S4·E35 Core

F.A. Cup: 6th Round

Mar 30, 1968 · 80 min

Introduced by David Coleman and featuring the action and the personalities from a great day of sport.... Association Football: F.A. Cup: 6th Round Highlights of two of today's Cu

S4·E39 Core

The F.A. Cup: Semi-final

Apr 27, 1968 · 80 min

Which teams will play at Wembley on May 18? Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Everton or Leeds United Kenneth Wolstenholme reports, with outside broadcast cameras, on one of

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