Synopsis
The show celebrated its 20th anniversary and matches were still being broadcast on Fridays. Most other sports were now seen live on television so the production team wanted to continue the football experiment as well. Jonathan Martin, the Head of Sport at the time, recalled that the experiment was disappointing: "We only got six or seven million viewers on a Friday night which was poor for the slot so we moved to Sundays in the following year." This was to be the last time that Match of the Day contained weekly League highlights until the beginning of the 1992-93 season.
Season 1984/85 aired between 25 Aug 1984 and 18 May 1985, 39 episodes.
Episodes
E01
25th August 1984
25 Aug 1984
E02
31st August 1984: Chelsea v Everton
31 Aug 1984
E03
8th September 1984
08 Sep 1984
E04
15th September 1984
15 Sep 1984
E05
22nd September 1984
22 Sep 1984
E06
29th September 1984
29 Sep 1984
E07
6th October 1984
06 Oct 1984
E08
12th October 1984: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
12 Oct 1984
E09
20th October 1984
20 Oct 1984
E10
27th October 1984
27 Oct 1984
E11
2nd November 1984: Manchester United v Arsenal
02 Nov 1984
E12
10th November 1984
10 Nov 1984
E13
17th November 1984
17 Nov 1984
E14
24th November 1984
24 Nov 1984
E15
1st December 1984
01 Dec 1984
E16
8th December 1984
08 Dec 1984
E17
15th December 1984
15 Dec 1984
E18
21st December 1984: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
21 Dec 1984
E19
29th December 1984
29 Dec 1984
E20
4th January 1985: FA Cup Third Round: Leeds United v Everton
04 Jan 1985
E21
12th January 1985
12 Jan 1985
E22
19th January 1985
19 Jan 1985
E23
26th January 1985: FA Cup Fourth Round
26 Jan 1985
E24
2nd February 1985
02 Feb 1985
E25
9th February 1985
09 Feb 1985
E26
15th February 1985: FA Cup Fifth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
15 Feb 1985
E27
23rd February 1985
23 Feb 1985
E28
2nd March 1985
02 Mar 1985
E29
9th March 1985: FA Cup Sixth Round
09 Mar 1985
E30
15th March 1985: West Ham United v Manchester United
15 Mar 1985
E31
24th March 1985: League Cup Final: Norwich City v Sunderland
24 Mar 1985
E32
30th March 1985
30 Mar 1985
E33
6th April 1985
06 Apr 1985
E34
13th April 1985: FA Cup Semi-Final
13 Apr 1985
E35
20th April 1985
20 Apr 1985
E36
27th April 1985
27 Apr 1985
E37
4th May 1985
04 May 1985
E38
11th May 1985
11 May 1985
E39
18th May 1985: FA Cup Final: Everton v Manchester United
18 May 1985