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Match of the Day: 34x5

30th August 1997

A new four year deal secured Premier League highlights on the BBC. Mark Lawrenson joined Trevor Brooking and Alan Hansen as a regular pundit during the second half of the season.

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34 - 1 : 9th August 1997

Aug 09, 1997

34 - 2 : 13th August 1997

Aug 13, 1997

34 - 3 : 23rd August 1997

Aug 23, 1997

34 - 4 : 27th August 1997

Aug 27, 1997

34 - 5 : 30th August 1997

Aug 30, 1997

34 - 6 : 13th September 1997

Sep 13, 1997

34 - 7 : 16th September 1997: Uefa Cup: Celtic v Liverpool

Sep 16, 1997

34 - 8 : 20th September 1997

Sep 20, 1997

34 - 9 : 24th September 1997

Sep 24, 1997

34 - 10 : 27th September 1997

Sep 27, 1997

34 - 11 : 30th September 1997: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Celtic

Sep 30, 1997

34 - 12 : 4th October 1997

Oct 04, 1997

34 - 13 : 18th October 1997

Oct 18, 1997

34 - 14 : 21st October 1997: Uefa Cup: Strasbourg v Liverpool

Oct 21, 1997

34 - 15 : 25th October 1997

Oct 25, 1997

34 - 16 : 1st November 1997

Nov 01, 1997

34 - 17 : 4th November 1997: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Strasbourg

Nov 04, 1997

34 - 18 : 8th November 1997

Nov 08, 1997

34 - 19 : 15th November 1997: FA Cup First Round

Nov 15, 1997

34 - 20 : 22nd November 1997

Nov 22, 1997

34 - 21 : 29th November 1997

Nov 29, 1997

34 - 22 : 6th December 1997

Dec 06, 1997

34 - 23 : 13th December 1997

Dec 13, 1997

34 - 24 : 20th December 1997

Dec 20, 1997

34 - 25 : 28th December 1997

Dec 28, 1997

34 - 26 : 3rd January 1998: FA Cup Third Round

Jan 03, 1998

34 - 27 : 5th January 1998: FA Cup Third Round: Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham

Jan 05, 1998

34 - 28 : 10th January 1998

Jan 10, 1998

34 - 29 : 17th January 1998

Jan 17, 1998

34 - 30 : 24th January 1998: FA Cup Fourth Round

Jan 24, 1998

34 - 31 : 26th January 1998: FA Cup Fourth Round: Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn

Jan 26, 1998

34 - 32 : 31st January 1998

Jan 31, 1998

34 - 33 : 7th February 1998

Feb 07, 1998

34 - 34 : 14th February 1998: FA Cup Fifth Round

Feb 14, 1998

34 - 35 : 15th February 1998: FA Cup Fifth Round

Feb 15, 1998

34 - 36 : 21st February 1998

Feb 21, 1998

34 - 37 : 28th February 1998

Feb 28, 1998

34 - 38 : 3rd March 1998: Uefa Cup: Atletico Madrid v Aston Villa

Mar 03, 1998

34 - 39 : 7th March 1998: FA Cup Sixth Round

Mar 07, 1998

34 - 40 : 8th March 1998: FA Cup Sixth Round

Mar 08, 1998

34 - 41 : 14th March 1998

Mar 14, 1998

34 - 42 : 28th March 1998

Mar 28, 1998

34 - 43 : 4th April 1998

Apr 04, 1998

34 - 44 : 5th April 1998: FA Cup Semi Finals

Apr 05, 1998

34 - 45 : 10th April 1998

Apr 10, 1998

34 - 46 : 11th April 1998

Apr 11, 1998

34 - 47 : 13th April 1998

Apr 13, 1998

34 - 48 : 14th April 1998: Uefa Cup: Spartak Moscow v Inter Milan

Apr 14, 1998

34 - 49 : 18th April 1998

Apr 18, 1998

34 - 50 : 25th April 1998

Apr 25, 1998

34 - 51 : 2nd May 1998

May 02, 1998

34 - 52 : 6th May 1998: Uefa Cup Final: Lazio v Inter Milan

May 06, 1998

34 - 53 : 10th May 1998

May 10, 1998

34 - 54 : 13th May 1998: Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Final: Chelsea v VfB Stuttgart

May 13, 1998

34 - 55 : 16th May 1998: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Newcastle United

May 16, 1998

34 - 56 : 10th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 10, 1998

34 - 57 : 12th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 12, 1998

34 - 58 : 14th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 14, 1998

34 - 59 : 16th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 16, 1998

34 - 60 : 17th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 17, 1998

34 - 61 : 20th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 20, 1998

34 - 62 : 22nd June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 22, 1998

34 - 63 : 24th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 24, 1998

34 - 64 : 25th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 25, 1998

34 - 65 : 27th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 27, 1998

34 - 66 : 28th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 28, 1998

34 - 67 : 29th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 29, 1998

34 - 68 : 30th June 1998: World Cup 98

Jun 30, 1998

34 - 69 : 3rd July 1998: World Cup 98: Quarter Finals

Jul 03, 1998

34 - 70 : 7th July 1998: World Cup 98: Semi Final

Jul 07, 1998

34 - 71 : 8th July 1998: World Cup 98: Semi Final

Jul 08, 1998

Synopsis

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

Title	Match of the Day
First Air Date	Aug 22, 1964
Last Air Date	Feb 26, 2025
Episodes	3195
Seasons	61
Companies	BBC Sport
Keywords	sports, football (soccer)