Season 1965/66 (1965)
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.
Episodes: 33
Star Cast: Kenneth Wolstenholme ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
Air Date: 1965-10-02
Commentary by Frank Bough.
Ep.2 Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
Air Date: 1965-10-09
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.3 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Air Date: 1965-10-16
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.4 Chelsea v Leicester City
Air Date: 1965-10-23
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.5 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
Air Date: 1965-10-30
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.6 Arsenal v Sheffield United
Air Date: 1965-11-06
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.7 Leicester City v Manchester United
Air Date: 1965-11-13
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.8 Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
Air Date: 1965-11-20
Commentary by Walley Barnes.
Ep.9 Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
Air Date: 1965-11-27
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.10 Chelsea v Liverpool
Air Date: 1965-12-04
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.11 Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion
Air Date: 1965-12-11
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.12 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Air Date: 1965-12-18
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.13 Sheffield United v Northampton Town
Air Date: 1966-01-01
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.14 Arsenal v Liverpool
Air Date: 1966-01-08
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.15 Fulham v Manchester United
Air Date: 1966-01-15
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.16 Liverpool v Chelsea
Air Date: 1966-01-22
For the first time Match of the Day features one of the top games in the F.A. Cup Competition. Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Third Round of the F.A. Cup.
Ep.17 Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
Air Date: 1966-01-29
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.18 Bristol City v Manchester City
Air Date: 1966-02-05
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.19 Chelsea v Leeds United
Air Date: 1966-02-12
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.20 West Ham United v Sheffield United
Air Date: 1966-02-19
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.21 Fulham v Liverpool
Air Date: 1966-02-26
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.22 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
Air Date: 1966-03-05
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.23 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Air Date: 1966-03-12
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.24 Manchester United v Arsenal
Air Date: 1966-03-19
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.25 Preston North End v Manchester United
Air Date: 1966-03-26
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports with outside broadcast cameras on two famous teams who clash today in the Quarter-finals of the F.A. Cup.
Ep.26 Scotland v England
Air Date: 1966-04-02
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.27 Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
Air Date: 1966-04-16
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.28 Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday
Air Date: 1966-04-23
Semi-Final of the F.A. Cup. Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday fighting today for a place in the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley on May 14. Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.29 Liverpool v Chelsea
Air Date: 1966-04-30
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.30 Huddersfield Town v Coventry City
Air Date: 1966-05-07
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.31 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday
Air Date: 1966-05-14
The F.A. Cup Final: Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday Recorded highlights of this afternoon's match at the Empire Stadium, Wembley. Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.32 Oldham Athletic v Oxford United
Air Date: 1966-05-21
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
Ep.33 Brentford v Gillingham
Air Date: 1966-05-28
Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
