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 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 11th June 2003: Euro 2004 Qualifier
Season 2002 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/11/2003
England v Slovakia. Coverage from Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium of this crucial Euro 2004 qualifier. Boosted by their 2-0 win over Turkey in April, Sven-Goran Eriksson 's men know a win tonight will keep their bid for a place in next year's finals right on course. However, they will have to do without suspended skipper David Beckham , placing more pressure on the likes of Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard to control the midfield and feed the strikers. At the other end, England's defence will have to keep a close eye on striker Szilard Nemeth , who scored against England in Slovakia's 2-1 defeat in October and will be playing on his home ground.
#19 - 10th August 2003: FA Community Shield: Manchester United v Arsenal
Season 2003 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/10/2003
Highlights from Cardiff's Millennium Stadium of today's FA Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English football season. League champions Manchester United are under scrutiny following their sale of David Beckham to Real Madrid, while FA Cup winners Arsenal will be hungry to succeed after last year's defeat by Liverpool.
#20 - 20th August 2003: International Friendly
Season 2003 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/20/2003
Highlights of England's friendly with Croatia, played earlier this evening at Ipswich's Portman Road ground ahead of September's crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers against Macedonia and Liechtenstein.
#21 - 29th August 2003: European Super Cup: AC Milan v Porto
Season 2003 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2003
Highlights of the European Super Cup between Champions' League winners AC Milan and Uefa Cup champions Porto at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco.
#22 - 6th September 2003: Euro2004 Qualifier
Season 2003 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/6/2003
A crucial Euro 2004 double-header for England this week begins with a trip to Macedonia. With Liechtenstein coming to Old Trafford on Wednesday, captain David Beckham knows that his side must target a maximum return of six points ahead of the probable group seven decider away to Turkey on 11 October to realise their dreams of competing in Portugal next year.
#23 - 10th September 2003: Euro2004 Qualifier
Season 2003 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/10/2003
Highlights from England's group seven clash with Liechtenstein at Old Trafford earlier this evening, as well as Wales' home game against Finland, Germany v Scotland and Northern Ireland v Armenia.
#24 - 24th September 2003: Uefa Cup
Season 2003 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/2003
Manchester City v Lockeren. Coverage from the City of Manchester Stadium of this first-round, first-leg UEFA Cup tie. The Blues entertain the Belgian side after comfortably defeating Welsh non-league side TNS to achieve their first place in Europe for 24 years, and will be looking to the experience of Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and David Seaman among others.
#25 - 4th October 2003: Scottish Premier League
Season 2003 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/2003
Rangers v Celtic. Coverage of the first Old Firm derby of the season from Ibrox. The Bhoys will want to take an early lead in the race for the Scottish Premier League title - last season they had to stand by as their rivals took a clean sweep of domestic trophies.