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Release Date: 1964   Duration: 60 min   Studio: BBC One

Cast: Gary Lineker, Barry Davies, Kenneth Wolstenholme

Categories: TV Sport

Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC's main football television programme. It is shown on BBC One every Saturday evening during the English football season, showing highlights... MORE

Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC's main football television programme. It is shown on BBC One every Saturday evening during the English football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in the Barclays Premier League. It is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1964, though it has not always been aired regularly. Match of the Day's first match was presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme, who also commentated alongside Walley Barnes. By 1970 David Coleman had established himself as the programme's main anchorman. Jimmy Hill then took over the role in 1973 after moving from ITV,[1] although Coleman continued to feature as a commentator. One of the programme's most famous presenters, Des Lynam, joined in 1979 as a commentator before taking over from Hill in 1988, although Hill was retained as a pundit. Current presenter, former England captain Gary Lineker, joined as a pundit in 1995, becoming main presenter after Lynam's departure in 1999. Ray Stubbs (main presenter of the BBC's Final Score programme) and Gabby Logan are among the other presenters. Currently Lineker is typically joined by two pundits for highlights shows. Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer are the lead pundits, with Mark Lawrenson, Lee Dixon, and Les Ferdinand also contributing. The show also uses prominent managers such as David Moyes, Martin O'Neill, Mark Hughes or Gordon Strachan for live matches, as well as Marcel Desailly, Leonardo and Peter Schmeichel. The longest-running commentator is John Motson, who made his first appearance on October 9, 1971. He continues to feature on the programme to this day, though is no longer the BBC's principal commentator for live matches, having retired from live coverage after Euro 2008. Barry Davies was another longstanding commentator, featuring on the show between 1969 and 2004. Other previous noted commentators include Stuart Hall, Alan Weeks, Alan Parry, Gerald Sinstadt, Harry Carpenter, Clive Tyldesley, Jon Champion and Paul Mitchell. In April 2007, Jacqui Oatley became the first woman to commentate on the programme. She joins Motson and the three other lead commentators, Jonathan Pearce, Steve Wilson and Guy Mowbray as well as Simon Brotherton, Tony Gubba, John Roder, Dan O'Hagan, Martin Fisher, Ian Gwyn Hughes, Alistair Mann and Roger Johnson in the team of Match of the Day commentators. For live matches the commentator will be joined by a co-commentator, usually Mark Lawrenson, Mark Bright, Iain Dowie or Martin Keown. LESS