Liverpool (League Champions) v Southampton (FA Cup Winners)

BBC television's Saturday night soccer action programme kicks off again with exclusive coverage of the showpiece curtain-raiser to the new season -the traditional meeting of the two clubs who won last season's major honours.

14th August 1976: The FA Charity Shield

Jimmy Hill

21st August 1976

Season 12

Jimmy Hill introduces the first action of the new 1976-77 Football League season. Today's matches are the first of 42 played by each club to decide who will succeed Liverpool as League Champions. Also during the next nine months, Match of the Day will be searching for a successor to the 1975-76 Goal of the Season winner Gerry Francis, who receives his award on tonight's programme.

Queens Park Rangers v Everton

Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion

Jimmy Hill introduces two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis and the Goal of the Month.

Sunderland v Arsenal

Bolton Wanderers v Millwall

28th August 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Plus the result of the August Goal of the Month competition.

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

Southampton v Sheffield United

4th September 1976

Action highlights from two of today's attractive Football League fixtures. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill. The regular round-up of the day's soccer, the players in the news, the League tables and the late-night score-draw check.

Derby County v Liverpool

Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

11th September 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches.

Brighton & Hove Albion v York City

Stoke City v Ipswich Town

18th September 1976

Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer. Goal of the Month: another £100 in Premium Bonds to be won in the competition featuring the best goals seen on BBC1 in September.

Manchester City v Manchester United

West Ham United v Sunderland

25th September 1976

Jimmy Hill puts the replay spotlight on the men and the moves that mattered today. Plus the result of the September Goal of the Month competition.

Norwich City v Newcastle United

Chelsea v Cardiff City

2nd October 1976

Jimmy Hill searches out the key action analysis of the day, plus the round-up of the day's soccer including the League tables.

Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle

Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town

9th October 1976

Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill... views and opinions from the football men in the news ... and the regular soccer news round-up, including the League tables and Score-Draw Check.

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16th October 1976

One hour of action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's important Football League matches.

Ipswich Town v Manchester City

Crystal Palace v Rotherham United

23rd October 1976

Analysis, interviews, the news round-up of the day's soccer and the October Goal of the Month competition.

Liverpool v Aston Villa

Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers

30th October 1976

Jimmy Hill analyses the action; plus news, views, the League tables and the result of the October Goal of the Month competition.

Aston Villa v Manchester United

Everton v Leeds United

6th November 1976

Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill, plus the round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables and your late-night Score-Draw Check.

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City

13th November 1976

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's League matches.

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea

Arsenal v Liverpool

20th November 1976

Analysis by Jimmy Hill, views and opinions from the football men in the news, the regular round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables, and the November Goal of the Month competition.

Blackpool v Fulham

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

27th November 1976

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus views and opinions from the football men in the news, the result of the November Goal of the Month competition and today's soccer round-up with the League tables.

Arsenal v Newcastle United

Leicester City v Birmingham City

4th December 1976

First Division action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important Football League matches.

Coventry City v Everton

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

11th December 1976

Highlights from two of today's top Football League matches.

Bristol City v Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town v Derby County

18th December 1976

Highlights of two of today's top First Division matches. Action analysis by Jimmy Hill, news, interviews and opinions, and the December Goal of the Month competition.

Manchester United v Aston Villa

Chelsea v Hereford United

1st January 1977

Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Third Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news on one of football's most exciting days of the season with 64 clubs aiming for glory on the Wembley Cup Final trail.

Southampton v Chelsea

Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur

Blackpool v Derby County

8th January 1977: FA Cup Third Round

Football action from two top First Division matches. Views and opinions from the football men in the news, and the regular round-up of the day's soccer, including the League tables, and the late-night Score-Draw check.

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

Arsenal v Norwich City

15th January 1977

Bob Wilson introduces one hour of football action, news and interviews - with outside broadcast coverage of two of today's top League matches.

Manchester City v Leicester City

Sheffield United v Luton Town

22nd January 1977

Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Fourth Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news of today's Cup triumphs and surprises as the competition is reduced to the final 16 clubs.

Colchester United v Derby County

Cardiff City v Wrexham

Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers

29th January 1977: FA Cup Fourth Round

Views and opinions from the football men in the news, the result of January's Goal of the Month competition, and the League tables.

Leeds United v Coventry City

Arsenal v Sunderland

5th February 1977

One hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's top League matches.

Rotherham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City v Arsenal

12th February 1977

Football action from two top First Division matches featuring clubs who have been heavily involved in the Championship race.

Liverpool v Derby County

Bristol City v Manchester City

19th February 1977

Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs - nine from Division One, five from Division Two, and Chester and Port Vale from Division Three - battle for places in the Quarter-finals.

Leeds United v Manchester City

26th February 1977: FA Cup Fifth Round

Football League highlights from two of today's crucial First Division matches involving Championship contenders.

Arsenal v Ipswich Town

Liverpool v Newcastle United

5th March 1977

Jimmy HILL analyses the key action of the day; plus the League tables and the late-night Score-Draw Check.

West Ham United v Manchester City

Manchester United v Leeds United

12th March 1977

Action highlights from two of today's outstanding FA Cup Quarter-final ties. Cup analysis, interviews and news from all four fascinating ties in one of the best quality sixth rounds for years.

Manchester United v Aston Villa

Everton v Derby County

19th March 1977: FA Cup Quarter Finals

Analysis of the key action by Jimmy Hill - plus the round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables; and Goal of the Month: the competition featuring the best goals seen on BBC1 in March.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City

Leicester City v Bristol City

26th March 1977

Highlights from two of today's key Football League matches; plus the news round-up of the day's soccer, and the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

Liverpool v Leeds United

2nd April 1977

Views and opinions from the football men in the news, and a round-up of the day's soccer at this busy Easter period, so critical for clubs involved in Championship, promotion and relegation issues.

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

Newcastle United v Leicester City

9th April 1977

Action highlights from two of today's crucial Football League fixtures involving Championship and promotion issues. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action - plus the round-up of the day's soccer, the players in the news and the league tables.

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest

Liverpool v Arsenal

16th April 1977

BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the action from one of today's games - the last hurdle before Wembley, and the Cup Final itself on 21 May. Cup analysis by Jimmy Hill , with news and interviews from both semi-finals.

Everton v Liverpool

23rd April 1977: FA Cup Semi-Final

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus the League tables, the Score-Draw check and the April Goal of the Month competition.

Derby County v Manchester City

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

30th April 1977

Jimmy Hill presents his analysis of the key men and the key moves, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer: the players in the news and the League tables.

Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool

Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers

7th May 1977

Two-match soccer action on the crucial last Saturday of the 1976-77 Football League Season. Interviews and news, the vital end-of-season League tables, and another chance to choose the Goal of the Season.

Liverpool v West Ham United

Norwich City v Sunderland

14th May 1977

Action highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup Final, slow-motion analysis of the key moments, and interviews with the winners.

Liverpool v Manchester United

21st May 1977: FA Cup Final

Action highlights from today's two opening matches in the 1977 Home International Championship, featuring:

Northern Ireland v England from Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v Scotland from the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Last year England beat Northern Ireland 4-0 at Wembley, and Scotland, who went on to become outright champions, beat Wales 3-1 at Hampden Park.

28th May 1977: Home International Championship

Action highlights from tonight's match in the Home International Championship.

Northern Ireland v Wales from Windsor Park, Belfast

3rd June 1977: Home International Championship

England v Scotland

Highlights of today's final match in the 1977 Home International Championship. Last year at Hampden Park, Scotland won 2-1 to give them the Championship and 37 wins to England's 35 in this traditional football classic. But two years ago at Wembley, England won 5-1.

4th June 1977: Home International Championship

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14th August 1976: The FA Charity Shield

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