The BEST episodes of Match of the Day season 2002
Every episode of Match of the Day season 2002, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Match of the Day season 2002!
Match of the Day (often abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC's main football television programme. Typically, it is shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings 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. The 'Match of the Day' brand is also often used for live football coverage on the BBC. They run a competition called Goal of the Month, choosing the best goal each month, where the winner from there will then be entered into a goal of the season award.
#1 - 29th March 2003: Euro 2004 Qualifier
Season 2002 - Episode 39 - Aired 3/29/2003
Liechtenstein v England. Coverage from Vaduz of the first of England's two crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers this week.
#2 - 15th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Arsenal
Season 2002 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/15/2003
The biggest FA Cup fifth-round tie in years awaits as United face Arsenal at Old Trafford. The Reds looked awesome in the last round, demolishing West Ham with a display that saw Giggs and Van Nistelrooy both net twice. Defending champions Arsenal also racked up the goals in their last cup match - putting five past Farnborough.
#3 - 15th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round
Season 2002 - Episode 28 - Aired 2/15/2003
Highlights from today's key FA Cup fifth-round matches.
#4 - 16th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Rochdale
Season 2002 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/16/2003
This FA Cup fifth-round tie sees the Third Division giant-killers pit their skills against one of the top teams in the First Division at Molineux.
#5 - 26th February 2003: FA Cup Fifth Round Replays
Season 2002 - Episode 30 - Aired 2/26/2003
FA Cup fifth-round replay highlights.
#6 - 27th February 2003: Uefa Cup
Season 2002 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/27/2003
Liverpool v Auxerre. Coverage from Anfield as Liverpool face French side Auxerre in the crunch second leg of this fourth-round Uefa Cup tie.
#7 - 8th March 2003: Scottish Premier League
Season 2002 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/8/2003
Celtic v Rangers. Coverage from Celtic Park of this season's third Old Firm league clash. The previous two games have seen 11 goals, the first ending 3-3 and the next won 3-2 by Rangers.
#8 - 8th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round: Arsenal v Chelsea
Season 2002 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/8/2003
Coverage of the stand-out tie from the FA Cup quarter-finals between these two London giants at Highbury, a rerun of last year's final. Chelsea will be especially keen to avenge their 2-0 defeat last May.
#9 - 9th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round: Watford v Burnley
Season 2002 - Episode 34 - Aired 3/9/2003
Coverage from Vicarage Road of the FA Cup quarter-final between Watford and Burnley.
#10 - 9th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round
Season 2002 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/9/2003
Highlights from this weekend's sixth-round FA Cup ties.
#11 - 13th March 2003: Uefa Cup
Season 2002 - Episode 36 - Aired 3/13/2003
Celtic v Liverpool. Coverage from Celtic Park, Glasgow, of this mouth watering all-British Uefa Cup quarter-final.
#12 - 20th March 2003: Uefa Cup
Season 2002 - Episode 37 - Aired 3/20/2003
Liverpool v Celtic. Anfield hosts the second leg of this all-British Uefa Cup quarter-final match between two footballing greats.
#13 - 25th March 2003: FA Cup Sixth Round Replay
Season 2002 - Episode 38 - Aired 3/25/2003
Highlights from Stamford Bridge of tonight's Chelsea v Arsenal FA Cup sixth-round replay, the winners of which will face Sheffield United in the semi-finals. The initial encounter at Highbury ended in a 2-2 draw.
#14 - 12th February 2003: International Friendly
Season 2002 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/12/2003
Highlights of England's friendly against Australia at West Ham's Boleyn Ground, hosted by Gary Lineker. Sven-Goran Eriksson will be hoping the team can secure their first win since their World Cup victory over Denmark last June.
#15 - 2nd April 2003: Euro 2004 Qualifier
Season 2002 - Episode 40 - Aired 4/2/2003
England v Turkey. The Stadium of Light in Sunderland plays host to the most important game yet in England's campaign to qualify for next year's European championships.
#16 - 10th April 2003: Uefa Cup
Season 2002 - Episode 41 - Aired 4/10/2003
Celtic v Boavista. Live coverage of the first leg of the Uefa Cup semi-final between Celtic and Boavista of Portugal. Once again Celtic Park will be packed to the rafters with 60,000 fans, as Martin O'Neill 's men enjoy their first European semi-final since 1974
#17 - 13th April 2003: FA Cup Semi-Final 1
Season 2002 - Episode 42 - Aired 4/13/2003
Sheffield United v Arsenal. Coverage from Old Trafford of the first of today's FA Cup semi-finals.
#18 - 13th April 2003: FA Cup Semi-Final 2
Season 2002 - Episode 43 - Aired 4/13/2003
Highlights of today's second FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park between Southampton and Watford, who will be hoping to be the first club outside the top flight to reach the final since the formation of the Premiership. But they will have to be at their best to repel Gordon Strachan's on-form Southampton side.
#19 - 24th April 2003: Uefa Cup
Season 2002 - Episode 44 - Aired 4/24/2003
Boavista v Celtic. Coverage of the second leg of this Uefa Cup semi-final from the Estadio do Bessa in Porto, Portugal.
#20 - 27th April 2003
Season 2002 - Episode 45 - Aired 4/27/2003
Rangers v Celtic. Coverage from Ibrox of the season's final Old Firm league meeting. In terms of SPL clashes, the score this season is 1-1 (with one draw) but Rangers defeated their city rivals 1-0 in their last meeting, which brought them the League Cup.
#21 - 5th May 2003: Women's FA Cup Final: Fulham Ladies v Charlton
Season 2002 - Episode 46 - Aired 5/5/2003
Cup holders Fulham Ladies return to Selhurst Park looking to retain the women's FA Cup title they won against Doncaster Belles last year. In this year's final they face Charlton, who beat their London rivals Arsenal 1-0 in the semi-finals.
#22 - 17th May 2003: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Southampton
Season 2002 - Episode 47 - Aired 5/17/2003
Coverage from Cardiff's Millennium Stadium of the 131st FA Cup final, where the holders from north London are taking on the south-coast underdogs.
#23 - 21st May 2003: Uefa Cup Final: Celtic v FC Porto
Season 2002 - Episode 48 - Aired 5/21/2003
Coverage from the Estadio Olimpico in Seville, where treble-chasing Portuguese titans FC Porto stand between Martin O'Neill's Celtic side and their first European silverware since 1967.
#24 - 22nd May 2003: International Friendly
Season 2002 - Episode 49 - Aired 5/22/2003
Highlights of today's friendly in Durban between South Africa and England, which offered a chance for Sven-Goran Eriksson to assess his players' form ahead of next month's Euro 2004 qualifier with Slovakia.
#25 - 3rd June 2003: International Friendly
Season 2002 - Episode 50 - Aired 6/3/2003
Highlights of England's friendly with Serbia and Montenegro from Leicester City's Walkers Stadium. Presented by one-time Leicester player Gary Lineker, with guest Alan Hansen.