Match of the Day Season 1964/65
Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words: "Welcome to Match of the Day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every Saturday on BBC TWO. As you can hear we're in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match." The programme began on BBC TWO where it remained until 1966.
01 The first episode of Match of the Day from 1964, presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme and former Arsenal player Walley Barnes. The featured match is Liverpool versus Arsenal at Anfield.
8/22/1964
02 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
8/29/1964
Fulham v Manchester United 03 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
9/5/1964
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur 04 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
9/12/1964
05 Coverage of the match between Chelsea and Leeds United with Kenneth Wolstenholme commentating.
9/19/1964
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur 06 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
9/26/1964
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers 07 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
10/3/1964
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal 08 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
10/10/1964
Leicester City v Nottingham Forest 09 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
10/17/1964
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea 10 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
10/24/1964
11 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
10/31/1964
West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers 12 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
11/7/1964
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur 13 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
11/14/1964
14 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
11/21/1964
Arsenal v Manchester United 15 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
11/28/1964
West Ham United v Leicester City 16 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
12/5/1964
Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
12/12/1964
18 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
12/19/1964
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur 19 Highlights of the Boxing Day Forest-Spurs match.
12/26/1964
West Ham United v Birmingham City 20 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
12/28/1964
West Ham United v Stoke City 21 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
1/2/1965
22 Coverage of the FA Cup round 3 match between Everton & Sheffield Wednesday with commentary from Walley Barnes.
Highlights of division 4 match Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers with commentary from Frank Bough.
1/9/1965
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United 23 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
1/16/1965
West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur 24 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
1/23/1965
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United 25 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
2/6/1965
26 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
2/13/1965
Leyton Orient v Newcastle United 27 Commentary by Frank Bough.
2/20/1965
West Ham United v Liverpool 28 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
2/27/1965
Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers 29 Commentary by Frank Bough.
3/6/1965
Manchester United v Chelsea 30 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
3/13/1965
31 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
3/20/1965
West Ham United v Arsenal 32 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
3/27/1965
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur 33 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
4/3/1965
Northampton Town v Derby County 34 Commentary by Walley Barnes.
4/10/1965
Leeds United v Manchester United 35 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
4/17/1965
Manchester United v Liverpool 36 Commentary by Kenneth Wolstenholme.
4/24/1965
37 The F.A. Cup Final.
Kenneth Wolstenholme reports on this afternoon's Cup Final match between Leeds United and Liverpool at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.
5/1/1965
