TV Match of the Day - Season 1 Episode 1 : Liverpool v Arsenal Match of the Day - Season 1 Episode 1 : Liverpool v Arsenal 7.5/10 by 47 users The first episode of Match of the Day from 1964, presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme and former Arsenal player Walley Barnes. The featured match is Liverpool versus Arsenal at Anfield. Details Casts Posters Images Title Match of the Day - Season 1 Episode 1 : Liverpool v Arsenal Alternative Titles MOTD First Air Date 1964-08-22 Last Air Date 2025-09-14 Number of Episodes 3215 Number of Seasons 62 Genres Talk, News, Networks BBC One, BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 1 Liverpool v Arsenal Liverpool v Arsenal 1964-08-22 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 2 Chelsea v Sunderland Chelsea v Sunderland 1964-08-29 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 3 Fulham v Manchester United Fulham v Manchester United 1964-09-05 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 4 West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur 1964-09-12 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 5 Chelsea v Leeds United Chelsea v Leeds United 1964-09-19 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 6 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur 1964-09-26 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 7 Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers 1964-10-03 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 8 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal 1964-10-10 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 9 Leicester City v Nottingham Forest Leicester City v Nottingham Forest 1964-10-17 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 10 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea 1964-10-24 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 11 Arsenal v Everton Arsenal v Everton 1964-10-31 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 12 West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers 1964-11-07 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur 1964-11-14 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 14 Fulham v Blackpool Fulham v Blackpool 1964-11-21 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 15 Arsenal v Manchester United Arsenal v Manchester United 1964-11-28 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 16 West Ham United v Leicester City West Ham United v Leicester City 1964-12-05 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 17 Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1964-12-12 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 18 Aston Villa v Arsenal Aston Villa v Arsenal 1964-12-19 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 19 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur 1964-12-26 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 20 West Ham United v Birmingham City West Ham United v Birmingham City 1964-12-28 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 21 West Ham United v Stoke City West Ham United v Stoke City 1965-01-02 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 22 9th January 1965 9th January 1965 1965-01-09 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 23 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United Nottingham Forest v Manchester United 1965-01-16 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 24 West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur 1965-01-23 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 25 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United 1965-02-06 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 26 Arsenal v Leeds United Arsenal v Leeds United 1965-02-13 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 27 Leyton Orient v Newcastle United Leyton Orient v Newcastle United 1965-02-20 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 28 West Ham United v Liverpool West Ham United v Liverpool 1965-02-27 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 29 Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers 1965-03-06 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 30 Manchester United v Chelsea Manchester United v Chelsea 1965-03-13 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 31 Leeds United v Everton Leeds United v Everton 1965-03-20 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 32 West Ham United v Arsenal West Ham United v Arsenal 1965-03-27 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 33 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur 1965-04-03 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 34 Northampton Town v Derby County Northampton Town v Derby County 1965-04-10 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 35 Leeds United v Manchester United Leeds United v Manchester United 1965-04-17 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 36 Manchester United v Liverpool Manchester United v Liverpool 1965-04-24 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in... Match of the Day Season 1 :Episode 37 Liverpool v Leeds United Liverpool v Leeds United 1965-05-01 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...