The WORST episodes of Match of the Day
Every episode of Match of the Day ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Match of the Day!
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 - 4th February 2004: African Cup of Nations: Morocco v South Africa
Season 2003 - Episode 49 - Aired 2/4/2004
Coverage of today's final group D match between Morocco and South Africa. Both sides are previous tournament winners but were handed a tough draw when they were placed together in a group with Nigeria. Fans will have had one eye on proceedings in Sfax where Nigeria took on Benin. Brief highlights follow the main game.
#2 - 29th January 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 37 - Aired 1/29/2004
Mark Bright presents coverage of this group C tie in Sfax. Will the defending champions have an easy ride - or will the striking power of Adam and Peter Ndlovu result in a surprise win for the newcomers?
#3 - 29th January 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 38 - Aired 1/29/2004
Garth Crooks introduces highlights of today's group C ties. Defending champions Cameroon face Zimbabwe. And Algeria and Egypt, two strong North African teams, come face-to-face in Sousse, Tunisia.
#4 - 30th January 2004: African Cup of Nations: Senegal v Kenya
Season 2003 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/30/2004
Mark Bright introduces coverage of this group B match in Bizerte. In 2002 Senegal narrowly lost the final on penalties to Cameroon - can they go one better this time around?
#5 - 30th January 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 40 - Aired 1/30/2004
Highlights from group B matches, with defending champions Cameroon playing underdogs Kenya in Bizerte.
#6 - 31st January 2004: African Cup of Nations: Nigeria v South Africa
Season 2003 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/31/2004
Coverage of today's group D match between tournament heavyweights Nigeria and South Africa. Having failed to make an impact in the last World Cup, both countries will be going all out to be crowned kings of the continent. Premiership fans should get to see some familiar faces in action, including Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu , Jay-Jay Okocha and Aiyegbeni Yakubu.
#7 - 31st January 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 42 - Aired 1/31/2004
Group D action, with Nigeria v South Africa plus Morocco v tournament minnows Benin.
#8 - 1st February 2004: African Cup of Nations: Tunisia v Guinea
Season 2003 - Episode 43 - Aired 2/1/2004
Coverage of the group A game between Tunisia and Guinea from the Rades Stadium, Tunis. It's the final match of the group for the two sides and both will be under pressure to reach the knockout stages. Plus highlights of Rwanda v DR Congo.
#9 - 2nd February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 44 - Aired 2/2/2004
Highlights of Tunisia v Guinea, and Rwanda v DR Congo.
#10 - 2nd February 2004: African Cup of Nations: Senegal v Mali
Season 2003 - Episode 45 - Aired 2/2/2004
Coverage of Senegal's group B clash with Mali in El Menzah. It's the final group game for both teams and they're expected to be battling for the top spot, so a particularly hard-fought match is likely. Plus highlights of Burkina Faso v Kenya.
#11 - 3rd February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 46 - Aired 2/3/2004
The final games from group B as teams struggle for a place in the final eight. Senegal and Mali meet in El Menzah. Plus, Burkina Faso face an emerging Kenyan side in Bizerte.
#12 - 3rd February 2004: African Cup of Nations: Cameroon v Egypt
Season 2003 - Episode 47 - Aired 2/3/2004
Cameroon take on Egypt in the final group C game. Cameroon's developing striker Samuel Eto'o will be one to watch, as will Egypt's young forward Mido and playmaker Ahmed Hassan , who will need to be at his best to pick apart a defence that conceded no goals in the tournament until penalties in the final. With brief highlights of Algeria v Zimbabwe.
#13 - 4th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 48 - Aired 2/4/2004
Best of the action from today's final games in group C. Defending champions Cameroon meet Egypt in Monastir in a match expected to decide who finishes top of the group. In the other game, 1990 champions Algeria face tournament newcomers Zimbabwe in Sousse.
#14 - 28th January 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 36 - Aired 1/28/2004
Highlights of today's games. Tunisia play DR Congo, while Rwanda take on Guinea.
#15 - 4th February 2004: FA Cup Fourth Round Replays
Season 2003 - Episode 50 - Aired 2/4/2004
Highlights of today's FA Cup fourth-round replays. Which clubs have made it through the last 16 - and have there been any shock defeats?
#16 - 5th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 51 - Aired 2/5/2004
Highlights of today's group D games in which Nigeria - whose side should feature Premiership stars such as Jay-Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu - take on Benin, while former champions South Africa play Morocco.
#17 - 7th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 52 - Aired 2/7/2004
Coverage of one of today's two quarter-final matches from Tunisia. With the competition down to the knockout stage, each of the eight remaining teams could be just two games away from the final. Today's match sees a group A team take on a side from group B.
#18 - 7th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 53 - Aired 2/7/2004
Quarter-final highlights as the winners of group A take on the runners-up in group B, while the team that topped group B face the second-placed team in group A.
#19 - 8th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 54 - Aired 2/8/2004
Coverage of a quarter-final clash between qualifiers from groups C and D. Cameroon were expected to make it to the last eight from group C but got off to a lacklustre start with a 1-1 draw with Algeria. Group D favourites Nigeria, meanwhile, began their campaign with a poor performance in their 1-0 defeat to Morocco. Did the two African giants manage a comeback?
#20 - 8th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 55 - Aired 2/8/2004
Garth Crooks presents highlights of the last two quarter-finals, in which the top two teams from both group C and group D battled it out in Monastir and Sfax.
#21 - 11th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 56 - Aired 2/11/2004
Semi-final action as the tournament reaches a critical stage in Tunisia. Will favourites Cameroon, Senegal and Nigeria have made it through to this stage?
#22 - 11th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 57 - Aired 2/11/2004
Semi-final action and only four teams are now left in the competition. Will favourites Cameroon, Senegal and Nigeria have made it through to this stage?
#23 - 13th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Season 2003 - Episode 58 - Aired 2/13/2004
Coverage of the third-place play-off. Although the teams will be disappointed not to have made it to tomorrow's final, they'll both be striving for a win today to cement their place as the third-ranking team on the continent. The 2002 play-off in Mali was certainly a keenly contested affair - the hosts tried to physically intimidate Nigeria but came out runners up, as Portsmouth striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu snatched a 1-0 win for the Super Eagles.
#24 - 14th February 2004: FA Cup Fifth Round: Sunderland v Birmingham City
Season 2003 - Episode 59 - Aired 2/14/2004
Coverage from the Stadium of Light of this FA Cup fifth-round clash. In the previous round, Sunderland edged past first division play-off rivals Ipswich 2-1 at Portman Road, while Premiership side Birmingham had a similarly narrow win over Division One strugglers Wimbledon 1-0 at St Andrew's.
#25 - 14th February 2004: African Cup of Nations Final
Season 2003 - Episode 60 - Aired 2/14/2004
After 31 matches, the tournament is down to just two teams, battling it out at the Rades Stadium in Tunis. Will Cameroon have made it through to stand a chance of being the first ever nation to win the trophy on three consecutive occasions? And will other favourites Senegal have won their place?