TV Match of the Day - Season 25 Episode 9 : 19th February 1989: FA Cup Fifth Round: Watford v Nottingham Forest Match of the Day - Season 25 Episode 9 : 19th February 1989: FA Cup Fifth Round: Watford v Nottingham Forest 7.5/10 by 47 users Live coverage of a potential thriller as Second Division Watford, conquerors already of First Division Newcastle United and Derby County, meet last year's semi-finalists Nottingham Forest. Watford have never won the FA Cup but neither has Forest's Brian Clough. It should be a fascinating afternoon's football backed up with a goal-packed half-time review of yesterday's action. Details Casts Posters Images Title Match of the Day - Season 25 Episode 9 : 19th February 1989: FA Cup Fifth Round: Watford v Nottingham Forest 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 25 :Episode 1 20th August 1988: FA Charity Shield: Liverpool v Wimbledon 20th August 1988: FA Charity Shield: Liverpool v Wimbledon 1988-08-20 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 25 :Episode 2 19th November 1988: FA Cup First Round 19th November 1988: FA Cup First Round 1988-11-19 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 25 :Episode 3 10th December 1988: FA Cup Second Round 10th December 1988: FA Cup Second Round 1988-12-10 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 25 :Episode 4 7th January 1989: FA Cup Third Round 7th January 1989: FA Cup Third Round 1989-01-07 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 25 :Episode 5 8th January 1989: FA Cup Third Round: West Ham United v Arsenal 8th January 1989: FA Cup Third Round: West Ham United v Arsenal 1989-01-08 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 25 :Episode 6 28th January 1989: FA Cup Fourth Round 28th January 1989: FA Cup Fourth Round 1989-01-28 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 25 :Episode 7 29th January 1989: FA Cup Fourth Round: Millwall v Liverpool 29th January 1989: FA Cup Fourth Round: Millwall v Liverpool 1989-01-29 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 25 :Episode 8 18th February 1989: FA Cup Fifth Round 18th February 1989: FA Cup Fifth Round 1989-02-18 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 25 :Episode 9 19th February 1989: FA Cup Fifth Round: Watford v Nottingham Forest 19th February 1989: FA Cup Fifth Round: Watford v Nottingham Forest 1989-02-19 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 25 :Episode 10 18th March 1989: FA Cup Sixth Round 18th March 1989: FA Cup Sixth Round 1989-03-18 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 25 :Episode 11 19th March 1989: FA Cup Sixth Round: Everton v Wimbledon 19th March 1989: FA Cup Sixth Round: Everton v Wimbledon 1989-03-19 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 25 :Episode 12 15th April 1989: FA Cup Semi-Finals 15th April 1989: FA Cup Semi-Finals 1989-03-25 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 25 :Episode 13 20th May 1989: FA Cup Final: Liverpool v Everton 20th May 1989: FA Cup Final: Liverpool v Everton 1989-05-20 BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in...