Synopsis
Despite attempts by some clubs to prevent its return due to fear over ticket sales, Match of the Day returned to the BBC in October 1965 two months after the start of the new season. The duration of each programme had been reduced to 45 minutes in length and it could no longer be broadcast before 10.00pm.
Season 1965/66 aired between 02 Oct 1965 and 28 May 1966, 33 episodes.
Episodes
E01
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
02 Oct 1965
E02
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
09 Oct 1965
E03
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
16 Oct 1965
E04
Chelsea v Leicester City
23 Oct 1965
E05
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
30 Oct 1965
E06
Arsenal v Sheffield United
06 Nov 1965
E07
Leicester City v Manchester United
13 Nov 1965
E08
Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
20 Nov 1965
E09
Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
27 Nov 1965
E10
Chelsea v Liverpool
04 Dec 1965
E11
Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
11 Dec 1965
E12
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
18 Dec 1965
E13
Sheffield United v Northampton Town
01 Jan 1966
E14
Arsenal v Liverpool
08 Jan 1966
E15
Fulham v Manchester United
15 Jan 1966
E16
Liverpool v Chelsea
22 Jan 1966
E17
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
29 Jan 1966
E18
Bristol City v Manchester City
05 Feb 1966
E19
Chelsea v Leeds United
12 Feb 1966
E20
West Ham United v Sheffield United
19 Feb 1966
E21
Fulham v Liverpool
26 Feb 1966
E22
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
05 Mar 1966
E23
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
12 Mar 1966
E24
Manchester United v Arsenal
19 Mar 1966
E25
Preston North End v Manchester United
26 Mar 1966
E26
Scotland v England
02 Apr 1966
E27
Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
16 Apr 1966
E28
Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday
23 Apr 1966
E29
Liverpool v Chelsea
30 Apr 1966
E30
Huddersfield Town v Coventry City
07 May 1966
E31
Everton v Sheffield Wednesday
14 May 1966
E32
Oldham Athletic v Oxford United
21 May 1966
E33
Brentford v Gillingham
28 May 1966