Season 1990/91
Match of the Day
21 EPISODES • 1990
In the third season of the new contract there were 20 editions of Match of the Day but they were still restricted to covering FA Cup matches.

Season 26

Episodes

1: 18th August 1990: FA Charity Shield: Liverpool v Manchester United
Aug 18, 1990
Following England's highly successful World Cup campaign there seems to be renewed enthusiasm for the national sport. Fittingly, domestic football's traditional curtain-raiser features two of the country's outstanding club sides: Liverpool, League champions and holders of the Charity Shield, and FA Cup winners, Manchester United.
2: 17th November 1990: FA Cup First Round
Nov 17, 1990
Liverpool, FA Cup winners 1989; Manchester United, FA Cup winners 1990; Littlehampton, FA Cup winners 1991 ... well, the FA Cup is the stuff dreams are made of! The FA Cup first round pitches league clubs against those from the non-league. Witton Albion v Bolton Wanderers Aylesbury United v Walsall Telford United v Stoke City
3: 8th December 1990: FA Cup Second Round
Dec 8, 1990
Highlights of two of the FA Cup Second Round's most intriguing ties, plus a comprehensive roundup of the rest of the day's shocks and surprises. Barnet v Northampton Town Bournemouth v Hayes
4: 5th January 1991: FA Cup Third Round
Jan 5, 1991
Featuring highlights of three of the day's ties plus a comprehensive roundup from the most romantic Saturday of the football season - the Third Round of the FA Cup. Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool Blackpool v Tottenham Hotspur Barnet v Portsmouth
5: 6th January 1991: FA Cup Third Round: Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest
Jan 6, 1991
Coverage of the most intriguing tie of the FA Cup Third Round. Last season Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 4-3 in an epic FA Cup semi-final. Opponents, Nottingham Forest, chase the one domestic trophy that has eluded manager, Brian Clough. Plus a look at the best of yesterday's action.
6: 7th January 1991: FA Cup Third Round: Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers
Jan 7, 1991
Highlights of one of tonight's top FA Cup Third-Round ties.
7: 21st January 1991: FA Cup Third Round Replay: Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
Jan 21, 1991
Coverage of a top FA Cup Third Round replay to see who will progress to the next stage.
8: 26th January 1991: FA Cup Fourth Round
Jan 26, 1991
Highlights of three potentially outstanding ties from this year's FA Cup Fourth Round. Plus a roundup of the day's other shocks and surprises. Tottenham Hotspur v Oxford United Port Vale v Manchester City Coventry City v Southampton
9: 27th January 1991: FA Cup Fourth Round: Arsenal v Leeds United
Jan 27, 1991
Arsenal, five times FA Cup winners, meet Leeds United who have won just once - ironically against the Gunners in 1972.
10: 28th January 1991: FA Cup Third Round Replay: Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
Jan 28, 1991
A second replay between these teams vying for further progression in the Cup.
11: 16th February 1991: FA Cup Fifth Round
Feb 16, 1991
Highlights of FA Cup Fifth Round ties and a Fourth Round replay, plus a roundup of the day's other shocks and surprises. Leeds United v Arsenal (4th Round Replay) Notts County v Manchester City Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur
12: 17th February 1991: FA Cup Fifth Round: Liverpool v Everton
Feb 17, 1991
A Merseyside derby with FA Cup Fifth Round excitement. The teams met four times during the 80s in the FA Cup, with Liverpool victorious on three occasions including two cup finals.
13: 18th February 1991: FA Cup Fifth Round
Feb 18, 1991
Highlights of one of tonight's FA Cup Fifth Round ties and a Fourth Round replay. Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United Norwich City v Manchester United
14: 25th February 1991: FA Cup Fifth Round: Southampton v Nottingham Forest
Feb 25, 1991
Coverage of a top FA Cup Fifth Round tie.
15: 4th March 1991: FA Cup Fifth Round Replay: Nottingham Forest v Southampton
Mar 4, 1991
Coverage of an FA Cup Fifth Round replay to see who will progress to the next stage.
16: 9th March 1991: FA Cup Sixth Round
Mar 9, 1991
Highlights of the day's action from the FA Cup Sixth Round. Arsenal v Cambridge United Norwich City v Nottingham Forest
17: 10th March 1991: FA Cup Sixth Round: Tottenham Hotspur v Notts County
Mar 10, 1991
Coverage of today's FA Cup Sixth-Round tie.
18: 11th March 1991: FA Cup Sixth Round: West Ham United v Everton
Mar 11, 1991
Highlights of one of tonight's FA Cup Sixth Round ties.
19: 14th April 1991: FA Cup Semi Final 1: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Apr 14, 1991
The titanic north London derby between double-chasing Arsenal and their arch rivals Spurs. Wembley Stadium was the only neutral ground felt large enough to host the game, and that in itself is a little bit of history.
20: 14th April 1991: FA Cup Semi Final 2: Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
Apr 14, 1991
Second Division promotion hopefuls West Ham have so far knocked out two First Division clubs from this season's FA Cup. In the Fourth Round they put five past Luton Town, while in the quarter-finals they produced an outstanding performance to beat much fancied Everton. Nottingham Forest are in their third semi-final in four years. Can this one carry with it an FA Cup final place?
21: 18th May 1991: FA Cup Final: Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur
May 18, 1991
Highlights of this afternoon's match.
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