Match of the Day
Season 8 Episode 3 - 14th August 1971
Features First Division two-match action to kick off the 1971-72 Football League season. Arsenal v Chelsea Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Action, analysis, interviews and the news which matters on Day One of the Football League season. A season which begins with 12 new managers appointed to league sides in midsummer. Already hundreds of friendly matches and the Watney Cup competition have taken place, but the battle for honours in the four divisions begins today. Will Leeds strike lucky in the First Division this season? What are the pressures on League champions and Cup holders Arsenal? Can Burnley return after one season only in the Second Division? Do Aston Villa fans need more than Third Division football? Many of the answers will be found on Saturdays and shown on Match of the Day.
Episodes in Season 8
Match of the Day: The Watney Cup
80 min
Match of the Day: The Watney Cup Final
80 min
14th August 1971
80 min
21st August 1971
80 min
28th August 1971
80 min
4th September 1971
80 min
11th September 1971
80 min
18th September 1971
80 min
25th September 1971
80 min
2nd October 1971
80 min
9th October 1971
80 min
16th October 1971
80 min
23rd October 1971
80 min
30th October 1971
80 min
6th November 1971
80 min
13th November 1971
80 min
20th November 1971
80 min
27th November 1971
80 min
4th December 1971
80 min
11th December 1971
80 min
18th December 1971
80 min
1st January 1972
80 min
8th January 1972
80 min
15th January 1972
80 min
22nd January 1972
80 min
29th January 1972
80 min
5th February 1972
80 min
12th February 1972
80 min
19th February 1972
80 min
26th February 1972
80 min
4th March 1972
80 min
11th March 1972
80 min
18th March 1972
80 min
25th March 1972
80 min
1st April 1972
80 min
8th April 1972
80 min
15th April 1972
80 min
22nd April 1972
80 min
29th April 1972
80 min
6th May 1972
80 min
13th May 1972
80 min
20th May 1972
80 min
27th May 1972
80 min
