The BEST episodes of Match of the Day season 2003
Every episode of Match of the Day season 2003, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Match of the Day season 2003!
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 - 25th March 2004: Uefa Cup: Barcelona v Celtic
Season 2003 - Episode 71 - Aired 3/25/2004
Coverage from the Nou Camp of the second leg of Celtic's fourth-round tie against Barcelona. Martin O'Neill 's side were runners-up in the competition last year, beating the likes of Liverpool, Celta Vigo and Stuttgart, and will be hoping to go one better this time around. But first they have to make it past Barcelona to the quarter-finals, and on home soil the Spanish side will be no pushover.
#2 - 13th June 2004: Euro 2004
Season 2003 - Episode 85 - Aired 6/13/2004
The best of the action from England's crunch Group B clash against European championship holders France. Sven-Goran Eriksson's men will be hoping for a dream start to their campaign by beating the French in Lisbon, but a draw will be more than satisfactory against a team that possesses the combined skills of Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane and Patrick Vieira.
#3 - 13th June 2004: Euro 2004: Switzerland v Croatia
Season 2003 - Episode 84 - Aired 6/13/2004
The opening match in Group B comes from Leiria as Jakob Kuhn 's Swiss team play Croatia. This is a crucial game for both teams with their next two ties being against group favourites England and France. Switzerland will look to playmaker Hakan Yakin for inspiration, while Rangers new signing Dado Prso should lead the Croatian attack.
#4 - 12th June 2004: Euro 2004: Spain v Russia
Season 2003 - Episode 83 - Aired 6/12/2004
The European championship continues with coverage of the second Group A game, from the Estadio Algarve, Faro-Loule.
#5 - 12th June 2004: Euro 2004: Portugal v Greece
Season 2003 - Episode 82 - Aired 6/12/2004
The 2004 European championship opens with what promises to be a close-fought Group A game at the Dragao stadium, Porto, between the tournament hosts and success-starved visitors Greece.
#6 - 5th June 2004: International Friendly
Season 2003 - Episode 81 - Aired 6/5/2004
Highlights of England's friendly against Iceland - Sven's last chance to assess his squad before they kick off their Euro 2004 campaign in Lisbon.
#7 - 1st June 2004: International Friendly
Season 2003 - Episode 80 - Aired 6/1/2004
Highlights of tonight's friendly between England and Japan.
#8 - 22nd May 2004: FA Cup Final
Season 2003 - Episode 79 - Aired 5/22/2004
Highlights of this afternoon's encounter at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, in which the mighty Manchester United took on the gritty south London underdogs Millwall.
#9 - 22nd May 2004: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v Millwall
Season 2003 - Episode 78 - Aired 5/22/2004
Coverage from Cardiff's Millennium Stadium of the 123rd final, in which the Goliaths of the north take on the south London underdogs. Having defeated holders Arsenal in the semi-finals United will be looking to win the oldest cup competition in the world for the 11th time. They face a Division One team who will be playing in Europe next season whatever the outcome, and who are the first non-Premiership outfit in the final since Sunderland in 1992.
#10 - 19th May 2004: Uefa Cup Final: Olympique Marseille v Valencia
Season 2003 - Episode 77 - Aired 5/9/2004
Coverage of the climax of European football's second club competition from the impressive Nya Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg. The French team will be looking for goals from target man Didier Drogba, whose stunning brace in the semi-final against Newcastle ended English interest in the tournament. But their Spanish opponents, impressive throughout their own domestic season, will be hoping to make up for losses in their last two appearances in European finals, both times in the Champions League. Extra-time and the silver-goal rule will apply if the match is deadlocked at full-time, with penalties if the stalemate hasn't been broken by the end of the 30 minutes.
#11 - 3rd May 2004: Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Charlton Athletic
Season 2003 - Episode 76 - Aired 5/3/2004
Coverage of the annual showpiece event in the women's football calendar as London rivals clash at Loftus Road. Charlton endured the pain of defeat at the final hurdle last year when they were beaten by Fulham Ladies. The Addicks, recent winners of the Women's Premier League Cup, will be keen to make amends for that disappointment. This will be the north Londoners' sixth FA Cup final appearance in 12 years and they have won five of them.
#12 - 14th April 2004: Uefa Cup
Season 2003 - Episode 75 - Aired 4/14/2004
Villarreal v Celtic. Coverage from Spain of the Uefa Cup quarter-final second leg. Are Martin O'Neill 's Celtic side able to go one step nearer to emulating their march to the final last season against unfancied Villarreal?
#13 - 3rd April 2004: FA Cup Semi-Final: Arsenal v Manchester United
Season 2003 - Episode 74 - Aired 4/3/2004
Coverage from Villa Park of this all-Premiership FA Cup semi-final. Arsene Wenger's Gunners have swept all before them this season, so Alex Ferguson's United will have to be at their best if they are to keep alive their most realistic chance of silverware this season.
#14 - 31st March 2004: International Friendly
Season 2003 - Episode 73 - Aired 3/31/2004
Highlights of the friendly between Sweden and England in Gothenburg, one of Sven-Goran Erikson's last chances to assess players prior to Euro 2004.
#15 - 28th March 2004: Scottish Premier League
Season 2003 - Episode 72 - Aired 3/28/2004
Rangers v Celtic. The reigning champions bid to halt a four-match losing streak against their Old Firm rivals, who seem certain to succeed them as SPL kings. With a huge league lead, as well as progression to the last four of the Scottish Cup at the expense of Rangers, Celtic are on course for a domestic double.
#16 - 14th June 2004: Euro 2004
Season 2003 - Episode 86 - Aired 6/14/2004
The best of the action from today's Group C encounters between Denmark and Italy and Sweden and Bulgaria.
#17 - 17th March 2004: FA Cup Sixth Round Replays
Season 2003 - Episode 70 - Aired 3/17/2004
Action from tonight's FA Cup sixth-round replays.
#18 - 7th March 2004: FA Cup Sixth Round: Millwall v Tranmere Rovers
Season 2003 - Episode 69 - Aired 3/7/2004
Coverage from the New Den as the two FA Cup underdogs compete in the quarter-finals, ensuring another non-Premiership side will progress to the semi-finals. First division Millwall will start as favourites to reach their first FA Cup semi-final since 1937 and will be helped by the experience of player/manager Dennis Wise, who has been on three Cup-winning sides. But the Lions face fierce competition from second division Rovers, who have reached this stage of the competition three times in the last five seasons and are enjoying something of a renaissance under new manager Brian Little.
#19 - 6th March 2004: FA Cup Sixth Round
Season 2003 - Episode 68 - Aired 3/6/2004
The best of the action from today's two FA Cup quarter-finals, in which Fulham travelled north to Old Trafford to face Manchester United, while Portsmouth played host to cup holders Arsenal.
#20 - 6th March 2004: FA Cup Sixth Round: Portsmouth v Arsenal
Season 2003 - Episode 67 - Aired 3/6/2004
Coverage from Fratton Park of this all-Premiership FA Cup quarter-final. Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has guided the Premiership new boys into the last eight for the first time since 1992 but they face a daunting task against the visitors from north London, who haven't been beaten in the competition since the final and are aiming for a record-equalling third successive triumph in the competition. But, in their fifth-round victory over Liverpool last month, Pompey have already shown that they can overcome supposedly superior opposition.
#21 - 3rd March 2004: Uefa Cup
Season 2003 - Episode 66 - Aired 3/3/2004
Newcastle United v Valerenga. Coverage from St James' Park of Newcastle's Uefa Cup third-round, second-leg game against Norwegian side Valerenga. The Magpies will start as favourites to progress to the last 16 against a side who did not manage a win in the first two rounds of the competition.
#22 - 24th February 2004: FA Cup Fifth Round Replays
Season 2003 - Episode 65 - Aired 2/24/2004
FA Cup fifth-round replay highlights.
#23 - 18th February 2004: International Friendlies
Season 2003 - Episode 64 - Aired 2/18/2004
Highlights of the friendly matches between Portugal and England in the Algarve, and Wales and Scotland in Cardiff.
#24 - 15th February 2004: FA Cup Fifth Round: Arsenal v Chelsea
Season 2003 - Episode 63 - Aired 2/15/2004
Coverage of the FA Cup fifth-round tie from Highbury. For the fourth season in a row, London's big two are battling it out in the competition, with Arsenal hoping to become the first team since the 19th century to win the Cup three times in a row, while Chelsea - who have not beaten the Gunners in the competition since 1947 - will be trying to set the record straight.
#25 - 14th February 2004: African Cup of Nations Final
Season 2003 - Episode 62 - Aired 2/14/2004
Garth Crooks presents highlights of the final from the 60,000-seater Rades Stadium in Tunis.