Season 1969/70

E1. Match of the Day presenting: The F.A. Charity Shield: Leeds United v Manchester City

Aug 2, 1969 · 80m

Leeds United, Football League champions v. Manchester City, F.A. Cup winners from Elland Road, Leeds. Television's Saturday football programme returns with exclusive coverage of the annual clash between the League champions and the F.A. Cup victors. David Coleman, who will present a re-styled hour-long version of Match of the Day from next Saturday's start of the League season, introduces the enlarged commentary team in new BBC regional coverage Barry Davies (North Region), Alan Weeks (Midlands), Idwal Robling (West), Walley Barnes (Wales) discuss with Coleman the implications of the new season through the eyes of their own regions.

E2. 9th August 1969

Aug 9, 1969 · 80m

Crystal Palace v Manchester United Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Wrexham v Exeter City

E3. 16th August 1969

Aug 16, 1969 · 80m

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Newcastle United v Manchester City Coventry City v Derby County Portsmouth v Sheffield United West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

E4. 23rd August 1969

Aug 23, 1969 · 80m

Manchester City v Everton Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday Derby County v Stoke City Southampton v Chelsea West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion Wrexham v Chester

E5. 30th August 1969

Aug 30, 1969 · 80m

Newcastle United v Arsenal Manchester United v Sunderland Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon Town v Charlton Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers Ards v Coleraine

E6. 6th September 1969

Sep 6, 1969 · 80m

David Coleman introduces football action from two important League matches plus the exclusive announcement of the Football League's Sportsman of the Month awards. These will go to the footballers whose sporting behaviour caught the eye in August. Derby County v Everton Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough Bristol City v Preston North End Newport County v Brentford

E7. 13th September 1969

Sep 13, 1969 · 80m

Cardiff City v Leicester City Huddersfield Town v Blackpool Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol Rovers v Fulham Brentford v Swansea City

E8. 20th September 1969

Sep 20, 1969 · 80m

Leeds United v Chelsea Manchester City v Coventry City Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town Swansea City v Northampton Town

E9. 27th September 1969

Sep 27, 1969 · 80m

Manchester United v West Ham United West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

E10. 4th October 1969

Oct 4, 1969 · 80m

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur Newport County v Colchester

E11. 11th October 1969

Oct 11, 1969 · 80m

Chelsea v Derby County Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

E12. 18th October 1969

Oct 18, 1969 · 80m

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

E13. 25th October 1969

Oct 25, 1969 · 80m

Leeds United v Derby County Liverpool v Southampton West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

E14. 1st November 1969

Nov 1, 1969 · 80m

Manchester United v Stoke City Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v West Ham United Cardiff City v Hull City

E15. 8th November 1969

Nov 8, 1969 · 80m

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea Birmingham City v Swindon Town Swansea City v Crewe

E16. 15th November 1969

Nov 15, 1969 · 80m

David Coleman hosts BBC1s first Match of the Day colour coverage direct from one of the Football League's most colourful stadiums. Coleman moves from his match commentary position to the club's trophy-laden boardroom to introduce Soccer's most popular television hour. Personality interviews and the Saturday-night Soccer Newsdesk. Liverpool v West Ham United Derby County v Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal Watford v Swindon Town Oxford United v Cardiff City

E17. 22nd November 1969

Nov 22, 1969 · 80m

Arsenal v Manchester City Everton v Burnley Stoke City v Ipswich Town Torquay United v Rotherham United Luton Town v Rochdale Wrexham v Newport County

E18. 29th November 1969

Nov 29, 1969 · 80m

Derby County v Nottingham Forest Manchester City v Leeds United Plymouth Argyle v Bournemouth

E19. 6th December 1969

Dec 6, 1969 · 80m

Everton v Liverpool Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth v Preston North End Cardiff City v Watford

E20. 13th December 1969

Dec 13, 1969 · 80m

Liverpool v Manchester United Derby County v Newcastle United Torquay United v Bournemouth West Ham United v Everton Newport County v Chesterfield

E21. 20th December 1969

Dec 20, 1969 · 80m

Chelsea v Manchester City Walsall v Barnsley Cardiff City v Charlton

E22. 27th December 1969

Dec 27, 1969 · 80m

Leeds United v Everton Arsenal v Newcastle United Newport County v Aldershot

E23. Match of the Day: The FA Cup

Jan 3, 1970 · 80m

Sixty-four clubs ranging from First Division giants like the present holders, Manchester City, to non-League unknowns like Hillingdon Borough contest today's action-packed Third Round. Who will succeed Manchester City next April as the 1970 winners at Wembley Stadium? Kenneth Wolstenholme, Barry Davies and Alan Weeks report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting ties. Bradford City v Tottenham Hotspur Hull City v Manchester City Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion

E24. Match of the Day Special: 1970 World Cup Draw

Jan 10, 1970 · 80m

Live by satellite from Mexico City. Match of the Day fixture: Chelsea v Leeds United David Coleman reports from the Maria Isabella Hotel, Mexico City, where Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, conducts the groupings of the final 16 nations. From Mexico City and London, on-the-spot reaction about England's opponents next June from team manager Sir Alf Ramsey, skipper Bobby Moore, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, and England's 97-times-capped Bobby Charlton. Barry Davies talks to the England personalities about the 15 other finalists: Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Czechoslovakia, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Peru, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Uruguay and West Germany. Presented by Telesistema Mexicano.

E25. 17th January 1970

Jan 17, 1970 · 80m

Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle Manchester City v Stoke City Bristol City v Millwall West Ham United v Manchester United Wrexham v Brentford

E26. Match of the Day: F.A. Cup Special

Jan 24, 1970 · 80m

David Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Barry Davies along with BBC outside broadcast units go to three of today's prominent Fourth Round ties. David Coleman introduces this three-match Cup Special which includes on-the-spot interviews with the managers and players who make today's scoreline news. Chelsea v Burnley Sutton United v Leeds United Watford v Stoke City

E27. 31st January 1970

Jan 31, 1970 · 80m

Huddersfield Town v Carlisle United Nottingham Forest v Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton Cardiff City v Blackpool

E28. Match of the Day: The FA Cup

Feb 7, 1970 · 80m

The last 16 clubs on the Wembley Cup-Final trail in action in today's Fifth Round. Dave Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Idwal Robling (winner of the BBC Soccer Commentators Competition) report with BBC outside broadcast cameras from three of today's exciting ties. Queens Park Rangers v Derby County Liverpool v Leicester City Leeds United v Mansfield Town

E29. 14th February 1970

Feb 14, 1970 · 80m

Manchester United v Crystal Palace Burnley v Derby County Plymouth Argyle v Reading Cardiff City v Carlisle United

E30. Match of the Day: FA Cup Sixth Round

Feb 21, 1970 · 80m

The last eight clubs battle for the rich semi-final places on the Cup road to Wembley Stadium. Watford v Liverpool Swindon Town v Leeds United