In November ITV signed a secret three year deal with the Football League to show edited highlights on Saturday nights instead of Sundays in an attempt to break away from the joint negotiating strategy and replace Match of the Day. A ruling by the Office of Fair Trading prevented ITV's exclusive contract being signed but a compromise was reached. For the duration of the next four year contract it was agreed that the BBC and ITV would have to alternate their programme coverage with Match of the Day switching to Sunday afternoons for the 1980-81 and 1982-83 seasons.

Season 14 Episode 1 - 13th August 1977: The FA Charity Shield

Liverpool (League Champions and European Cup winners) v Manchester United (FA Cup winners) This year is an intriguing 'replay' of the FA Cup Final in May, when Manchester United thwarted Liverpool's hopes of a 'treble' with a 2-1 win. Since then Dave Sexton has replaced Tommy Docherty as manager of United, and Kevin Keegan has left Liverpool for Hamburg. Can United confirm their Cup Final victory, or will Bob Paisley's team produce the form that made them European champions in Rome? Air Date : 13th-Aug-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 2 - 20th August 1977

The 500th edition introduced by Jimmy Hill. BBC Television's Saturday-night soccer programme brings you the first action of the new 1977-78 Football League season. Plus a memory or two from 13 years of Match of the Day. which began with Liverpool v Arsenal in August 1964. Ipswich Town v Arsenal Manchester City v Leicester City Air Date : 20th-Aug-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 3 - 27th August 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights from two top First Division games - plus news, interviews and analysis. West Ham United v Manchester City Leeds United v Birmingham City Air Date : 27th-Aug-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 4 - 3rd September 1977

First Division Soccer Action and International Athletics Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Highlights of two of today's top football league matches. Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City Derby County v Manchester United Air Date : 3rd-Sep-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 5 - 10th September 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace v Sunderland Air Date : 10th-Sep-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 6 - 17th September 1977

Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Blackpool v Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich Town v Liverpool Air Date : 17th-Sep-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 7 - 24th September 1977

Action highlights from two of today's important Football League matches. West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield United Air Date : 24th-Sep-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 8 - 1st October 1977

Action highlights from two of today's top First Division matches. Arsenal v West Ham United Manchester United v Liverpool Air Date : 1st-Oct-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 9 - 8th October 1977

Action from two of today's top matches in the First and Second Divisions of the Football League. Southampton v Sunderland Newcastle United v Derby County Air Date : 8th-Oct-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 10 - 15th October 1977

Action highlights from two top First Division games - plus news, interviews and analysis. Nottingham Forest v Manchester City Chelsea v Middlesbrough Air Date : 15th-Oct-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 11 - 22nd October 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews, and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing League matches. Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol Rovers Liverpool v Everton Air Date : 22nd-Oct-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 12 - 29th October 1977

Action highlights from two of today's Football League matches. Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus interviews, news, the League tables, and the October Goal of the Month competition with your chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds. Derby County v Norwich City Bolton Wanderers v Luton Town Air Date : 29th-Oct-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 13 - 5th November 1977

Action highlights from two of today's First Division matches. Analysis, interviews, news of today's soccer including the League tables and the result of the October Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Aston Villa Coventry City v West Ham United Air Date : 5th-Nov-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 14 - 12th November 1977

Action: highlights from two of today's important Football League matches. Analysis: Jimmy Hill puts the replay spotlight on the men and the moves that mattered today. News: the late-night round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables and the Score-Draw check. Everton v Birmingham City Southampton v Blackpool Air Date : 12th-Nov-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 15 - 19th November 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis - with coverage of two of today's intriguing Football League matches. Wrexham v Colchester United West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City Air Date : 19th-Nov-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 16 - 26th November 1977

Analysis by Jimmy Hill, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer, and the November Goal of the Month competition. Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City v Liverpool Air Date : 26th-Nov-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 17 - 3rd December 1977

Analysis by Jimmy Hill, views and opinions from the football men in the news, the regular round-up of the day's soccer, including the League tables and the Score-Draw check, and the result of the November Goal of the Month competition. Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town Air Date : 3rd-Dec-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 18 - 10th December 1977

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion Air Date : 10th-Dec-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 19 - 17th December 1977

First Division Soccer Action and International Show Jumping. Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Highlights from two of today's top Football League matches. Manchester United v Nottingham Forest Birmingham City v Everton Air Date : 17th-Dec-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 20 - 31st December 1977

Two-match action from the Football League, news, analysis. Goal of the Month ... the best goals seen on BBC1 in December, with £100 in Premium Bonds for the competition winner. Manchester City v Aston Villa Luton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion Air Date : 31st-Dec-1977  Read More

Season 14 Episode 21 - 7th January 1978: FA Cup Third Round

Action highlights from today's FA Cup Third Round ties. Plus interviews and news of the day's shocks and surprises as 20 would-be 'giant killers' - non-Leaguers as well as Third and Fourth Division clubs - are joined on the Wembley trail by the big names from Divisions One and Two, including the holders, Manchester United. Carlisle United v Manchester United Leeds United v Manchester City Air Date : 7th-Jan-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 22 - 14th January 1978

The 1978 World Cup Draw. David Coleman reports by satellite from Buenos Aires, where the groupings of the final 16 nations in the World Cup '78 are decided tonight - with on-the-spot reaction about Scotland's opponents in Argentina from team manager Ally MacLeod. Football League Action Highlights from two of today's First Division matches. Everton v Aston Villa Bristol City v Leicester City Air Date : 14th-Jan-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 23 - 21st January 1978

Football action from two top First Division matches involving clubs challenging for the League Championship. Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Norwich City v Manchester City Air Date : 21st-Jan-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 24 - 28th January 1978: FA Cup Fourth Round

Action highlights from three of today's outstanding FA Cup Fourth Round ties. Analysis, interviews and news of today's Cup triumphs and surprises as the competition is reduced to the final 16 clubs. Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion Newcastle United v Wrexham Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers Air Date : 28th-Jan-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 25 - 4th February 1978

Football League action, news, interviews, analysis. Plus the result of January's Goal of the Month competition. Burnley v Southampton Coventry City v Liverpool Air Date : 4th-Feb-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 26 - 11th February 1978

Jimmy Hill introduces one hour of football action, news, interviews and analysis, with coverage of two of today's important League fixtures. Leicester City v Arsenal Blackburn Rovers v Luton Town Air Date : 11th-Feb-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 27 - 18th February 1978: FA Cup Fifth Round

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Cup analysis, interviews and news as 16 clubs battle for places in the Quarter-finals. Wrexham v Blyth Spartans Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest Arsenal v Walsall Air Date : 18th-Feb-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 28 - 25th February 1978

Highlights of two of today's top First Division matches, featuring four of the most famous clubs in the Football League. Action analysis by Jimmy Hill, news, interviews and opinions, and the February Goal of the Month competition. Liverpool v Manchester United Leeds United v Chelsea Air Date : 25th-Feb-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 29 - 4th March 1978

Action highlights from two of today's crucial Football League fixtures involving Championship and promotion issues. Jimmy Hill analyses the key action of the day, plus the League tables, the late-night Score-Draw check, and the result of the February Goal of the Month competition. Arsenal v Manchester City Bolton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion Air Date : 4th-Mar-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 30 - 11th March 1978: FA Cup Quarter-Finals

Action highlights from two of today's outstanding FA Cup Quarter-final ties. Cup analysis, interviews and news as eight clubs battle for places in the Semi-finals. West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest Millwall v Ipswich Town Air Date : 11th-Mar-1978  Read More

Season 14 Episode 31 - 18th March 1978

Jimmy Hill presents his personality action analysis, plus the regular round-up of the day's soccer with the League tables and the late-night Score-Draw check. Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur Derby County v Birmingham City Air Date : 18th-Mar-1978  Read More