The soccer season reaches its final, exciting month and one of the key promotion issues is highlighted in Match of the Day.

Liverpool v Leeds United

7th March 1970

David Coleman

John McGonagle

Alec Weeks

Jonathan Martin

Match of the Day: FA Cup Semi-finals

28th February 1970

Leeds United, Football League champions v. Manchester City, F.A. Cup winners from Elland Road, Leeds.

Television's Saturday football programme returns with exclusive coverage of the annual clash between the League champions and the F.A. Cup victors.

David Coleman, who will present a re-styled hour-long version of Match of the Day from next Saturday's start of the League season, introduces the enlarged commentary team in new BBC regional coverage

Barry Davies (North Region), Alan Weeks (Midlands), Idwal Robling (West), Walley Barnes (Wales) discuss with Coleman the implications of the new season through the eyes of their own regions.

Match of the Day presenting: The F.A. Charity Shield: Leeds United v Manchester City

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

Wrexham v Exeter City

9th August 1969

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

Newcastle United v Manchester City

Coventry City v Derby County

Portsmouth v Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

16th August 1969

Manchester City v Everton

Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday

Derby County v Stoke City

Southampton v Chelsea

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

Wrexham v Chester

23rd August 1969

Newcastle United v Arsenal

Manchester United v Sunderland

Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Swindon Town v Charlton

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

Ards v Coleraine

30th August 1969

David Coleman introduces football action from two important League matches plus the exclusive announcement of the Football League's Sportsman of the Month awards. These will go to the footballers whose sporting behaviour caught the eye in August.

Derby County v Everton

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

Bristol City v Preston North End

Newport County v Brentford

6th September 1969

Cardiff City v Leicester City

Huddersfield Town v Blackpool

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bristol Rovers v Fulham

Brentford v Swansea City

13th September 1969

Leeds United v Chelsea

Manchester City v Coventry City

Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town

Swansea City v Northampton Town

20th September 1969

Manchester United v West Ham United

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

27th September 1969

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

Newport County v Colchester

4th October 1969

Chelsea v Derby County

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

11th October 1969

18th October 1969

Leeds United v Derby County

Liverpool v Southampton

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

25th October 1969

Manchester United v Stoke City

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

Southampton v West Ham United

Cardiff City v Hull City

1st November 1969

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United

Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea

Birmingham City v Swindon Town

Swansea City v Crewe

8th November 1969

David Coleman hosts BBC1s first Match of the Day colour coverage direct from one of the Football League's most colourful stadiums. Coleman moves from his match commentary position to the club's trophy-laden boardroom to introduce Soccer's most popular television hour.

Personality interviews and the Saturday-night Soccer Newsdesk.

Liverpool v West Ham United

Derby County v Sunderland

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

Watford v Swindon Town

Oxford United v Cardiff City

15th November 1969

Arsenal v Manchester City

Everton v Burnley

Stoke City v Ipswich Town

Torquay United v Rotherham United

Luton Town v Rochdale

Wrexham v Newport County

22nd November 1969

Derby County v Nottingham Forest

Manchester City v Leeds United

Plymouth Argyle v Bournemouth

29th November 1969

Everton v Liverpool

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday

Portsmouth v Preston North End

Cardiff City v Watford

6th December 1969

Liverpool v Manchester United

Derby County v Newcastle United

Torquay United v Bournemouth

West Ham United v Everton

Newport County v Chesterfield

13th December 1969

Chelsea v Manchester City

Walsall v Barnsley

Cardiff City v Charlton

20th December 1969

Leeds United v Everton

Arsenal v Newcastle United

Newport County v Aldershot

27th December 1969

Sixty-four clubs ranging from First Division giants like the present holders, Manchester City, to non-League unknowns like Hillingdon Borough contest today's action-packed Third Round. Who will succeed Manchester City next April as the 1970 winners at Wembley Stadium?

Kenneth Wolstenholme, Barry Davies and Alan Weeks report with outside broadcast cameras on three of today's exciting ties.

Bradford City v Tottenham Hotspur

Hull City v Manchester City

Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion

Match of the Day: The FA Cup

Live by satellite from Mexico City.

Match of the Day fixture: Chelsea v Leeds United

David Coleman reports from the Maria Isabella Hotel, Mexico City, where Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, conducts the groupings of the final 16 nations. From Mexico City and London, on-the-spot reaction about England's opponents next June from team manager Sir Alf Ramsey, skipper Bobby Moore, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, and England's 97-times-capped Bobby Charlton.

Barry Davies talks to the England personalities about the 15 other finalists: Mexico, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Czechoslovakia, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Peru, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Uruguay and West Germany.

Presented by Telesistema Mexicano.

Match of the Day Special: 1970 World Cup Draw

Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle

Manchester City v Stoke City

Bristol City v Millwall

West Ham United v Manchester United

Wrexham v Brentford

17th January 1970

David Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Barry Davies along with BBC outside broadcast units go to three of today's prominent Fourth Round ties.

David Coleman introduces this three-match Cup Special which includes on-the-spot interviews with the managers and players who make today's scoreline news.

Chelsea v Burnley

Sutton United v Leeds United

Watford v Stoke City

Match of the Day: F.A. Cup Special

Huddersfield Town v Carlisle United

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

Cardiff City v Blackpool

31st January 1970

The last 16 clubs on the Wembley Cup-Final trail in action in today's Fifth Round.

Dave Coleman, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Idwal Robling (winner of the BBC Soccer Commentators Competition) report with BBC outside broadcast cameras from three of today's exciting ties.

Queens Park Rangers v Derby County

Liverpool v Leicester City

Leeds United v Mansfield Town

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

Burnley v Derby County

Plymouth Argyle v Reading

Cardiff City v Carlisle United

14th February 1970

The last eight clubs battle for the rich semi-final places on the Cup road to Wembley Stadium.

Watford v Liverpool

Swindon Town v Leeds United

Match of the Day: FA Cup Sixth Round

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United

Nottingham Forest v Everton

West Ham United v Southampton

Swansea City v Port Vale

Action, news, interviews from FA Cup Semi-final day - last hurdle before Wembley and the Cup Final on 11 April.

Manchester United v Leeds United

Leyton Orient v Stockport County

Manchester City v West Ham United

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

Exeter City v Northampton Town

Swansea City v Scunthorpe United

21st March 1970

Leeds United v Southampton

Blackpool v Aston Villa

Birmingham City v Preston North End

Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient

Cardiff City v Oxford United

28th March 1970

The last Saturday of the Football League programme sees Match of the Day at a well-known ground highlighting one of the key end-of-the-season soccer issues.

Sheffield Wednesday v Everton

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

Oxford United v Charlton

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

Arsenal v West Ham United

4th April 1970

David Coleman introduces this Cup Final Match of the Day from the Banqueting Floor at the winners' celebration dinner in London's West End.

Highlights from this afternoon's famous Wembley occasion when Chelsea and Leeds United played for the prestige trophy in British football.

Late-night interviews with manager and player personalities of the Wembley game.

Match of the Day: The FA Cup Final: Leeds United v Chelsea

From Ninian Park, Cardiff

The opening match in the 1969-70 Home International tournament. This week-long series involves England (the holders), Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.  Soccer experts Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City, and Don Revie, manager of Leeds United are along to provide analysis.

International Match of the Day: Wales v England

From the Empire Stadium, Wembley.

In tonight's Home International Championship Match, England make their last appearance at home before Mexico on the famous ground where they won the World Championship in 1966.

International Match of the Day: England v Northern Ireland

Scotland v England from Hampden Park, Glasgow

Wales v Northern Ireland from Vetch Field, Swansea

David Coleman introduces two-match action from the last day of the week-long Home International tournament, assisted by Don Revie, manager of Leeds United, and Joe Mercer, manager of Manchester City.

Scotland v England remains the permanent high spot of this domestic series.

Wales v Northern Ireland brings big-time soccer back to Swansea.

International Match of the Day

BBC's football highlights and analysis.

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

7th March 1970

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