Match of the Day Season 1985/86 1985
In 1985 the television rights came up for renegotiation and BBC and ITV offered £16m for four years. This was in return for 19 live games plus weekend highlights. The Football League met on Valentine's Day and rejected it. Football was, however, in a weak negotiating position as the game was rife with hooliganism and the two sides became deadlocked. The result was a total black-out for the first part of the season which annoyed fans and concerned the sponsors. The Football League finally backed down and agreed a deal that gave them less money per game than before on a short term two and a half year contract. The remaining six months was worth £1.3m with a two year £6.2m extension confirmed in June. The supporters were delighted and Match of the Day resumed in January. It concentrated mainly on FA Cup highlights and the occasional live League match on a Sunday.
- Released: 1985-08-10
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Genre: Talk, News
- Stars: Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer
- Director:
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3. 12th January 1986: Watford v Liverpool 1986-01-12
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4. 18th January 1986 1986-01-18
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5. 25th January 1986: FA Cup Fourth Round 1986-01-25
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8. 8th March 1986: FA Cup Sixth Round 1986-03-08
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9. 22nd March 1986 1986-03-22
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10. 31st March 1986 1986-03-31
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12. 19th April 1986 1986-04-19
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13. 3rd May 1986 1986-05-03
