Traditionally the most enthralling stage of the season, as first and second division clubs join the 20 survivors from the Leagues lower reaches and beyond. Match of the Day kicks off the third round tonight with live coverage of one of the most absorbing ties. And at half time, a bumper edition of Goal of the Month with the best goals from November and December.

Liverpool v Newcastle United

6th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round

Jimmy Hill

7th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round

31st December 1983

Highlights of the Football Association's annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions, Liverpool, and the FA Cup holders, Manchester United, played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.

20th August 1983: FA Charity Shield

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the football league season.

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers

27th August 1983

Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews.

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

Fulham v Portsmouth

3rd September 1983

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.

Arsenal v Liverpool

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City

10th September 1983

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.

Southampton v Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

17th September 1983

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

Manchester United v Liverpool

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

24th September 1983

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

Stoke City v West Ham United

Luton Town v Aston Villa

1st October 1983

Jimmy Hill presents highlights from two second division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic

Manchester City v Swansea City

8th October 1983

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.

West Ham United v Liverpool

Leicester City v Southampton

15th October 1983

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa v Leicester City

19th November 1983

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the November Goal of the Month competition.

Ipswich Town v Liverpool

West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26th November 1983

Chelsea v Manchester City

Sunderland v Ipswich Town

3rd December 1983

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Coventry City v Liverpool

West Ham United v Arsenal

10th December 1983

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur. One of the season's most attractive Canon League matches in one of the game's finest arenas, Old Trafford. FA Cup holders Manchester United have already held the championship lead in 1983/4 as they challenge for their first League title since 1967, while Tottenham's away record is among the best.

16th December 1983

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers

Everton v Coventry City

Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United. For Manchester United, with the most expensive squad ever assembled in British football, there is an entirely new experience tonight when they play for League Championship points on an artificial pitch. Their first League victory this season was against Queens Park Rangers on the opening day at Old Trafford, and now live, full-length coverage of the return fixture promises an intriguing contest of skill as Rangers, last year's Second Division champions, set out to avenge that defeat in their own compact west London stadium. And at half-time, the result of the November/December Goal of the Month competition.

13th January 1984

Aston Villa v Liverpool. In the last five seasons the League Championship has eluded Liverpool only once - in 1981 when the title went to Aston Villa for the seventh time. Tonight Liverpool go to Villa Park and so do the Match of the Day cameras to bring live coverage of a fixture that traditionally produces fine football and plenty of goals. Villa lost 2-1 at Anfield back in September.

20th January 1984

Featuring highlights from three matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the January Goal of the Month competition.

Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City

Portsmouth v Southampton

28th January 1984: FA Cup Fourth Round

Match of the Day highlights the quality football in the lower divisions featuring important Canon League matches in the Second and Fourth Divisions, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the January Goal of the Month Competition.

Grimsby Town v Manchester City

Blackpool v York City

4th February 1984

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches in the Canon League plus analysis and interviews.

Notts County v Watford

Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic

11th February 1984

Blackburn Rovers v Southampton. From an entry of 448 clubs, the FA Cup is down to the last 16, but there is still plenty of 'Cup tradition' among the survivors. Blackburn Rovers, a founder member of the Football League, have won the Cup six times - all those triumphs long ago - but Rovers are currently prominent in the Second Division. Their opponents Southampton were in the Second Division when they won the cup in 1976. They now stand high in the championship and go to Ewood Park in search of a quarter-final place.

17th February 1984: FA Cup Fifth Round

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of premium bonds in the February Goal of the Month competition.

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

Norwich City v West Ham United

25th February 1984

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.

Leicester City v Watford

Chelsea v Oldham Athletic

3rd March 1984

Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.

Birmingham City v Watford

Plymouth Argyle v Derby County

Notts County v Everton

10th March 1984: FA Cup Sixth Round

Southampton v Liverpool. This Canon Division One match, live from the Dell, suggests a busy night is in store for both goalkeepers based on the results of this fixture for the last four seasons.

16th March 1984

Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Queens Park Rangers v Southampton

Wimbledon v Walsall

24th March 1984

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches.

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday

Birmingham City v Aston Villa

31st March 1984

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. And the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.

Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town

Swansea City v Manchester City

7th April 1984

Will Plymouth Argyle become the first Third Division team to play in an FA Cup Final? They face First Division Watford, eager to write their own bit of history with a first Wembley appearance, at Villa Park in one of this afternoon's FA Cup semi-finals. While at Highbury, there's an exciting all-First Division clash as currently on-form Southampton meet an Everton side hoping to make a second appearance at Wembley this season.

14th April 1984: FA Cup Semi Final

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Coventry City

Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town

21st April 1984

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also a chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds in the April Goal of the Month competition.

Liverpool v Ipswich Town

Nottingham Forest v Stoke City

28th April 1984

Manchester City v Chelsea. Maine Road, Manchester is the venue for the last of five Canon League matches shown live this season.

It is currently a Second Division location, but Manchester City have surprised many people by their efforts to win back a place in the top company. Chelsea's bid has been even stronger and, with only one more weekend of League football to follow, this could be the night when the London club clinch a return to the First Division. Plus the results of the April Goal of the Month competition.

4th May 1984

Highlights of two Canon League matches affecting championship honours, promotions and relegations.

Notts County v Liverpool

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

12th May 1984

Everton v Watford. Jimmy Hill presents best of the action, analyses the key moments and follows the after-match celebrations of the winners.

19th May 1984: FA Cup Final

England v USSR from Wembley Stadium. Introduced by Jimmy Hill.

2nd June 1984: International Football

BBC's football highlights and analysis.

"The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

6th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round

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