Left:
Des Lynam was the BBC's popular presenter of Grandstand and Match of the
Day, combining a sharp wit with a completely unruffled presentation style
that was ideal for live television.
English football was in a sorry state at the
beginning of the 1985-86 season. Hooliganism and disasters had driven people
away from the game in their droves and the television companies had found
other sports, such as snooker, that were attracting bigger audiences. With
the Football League turning down the BBC and ITV's combined offer of £16
million to broadcast their games, the screens were left devoid of domestic
action until January 1986.
International football was unaffected, however,
and the closing stages of England's qualification for the World Cup were
shown, though only as highlights, with none of the dramas of the previous
two campaigns. The new year brought a new optimism. Four of England's
warm-up games were broadcast live, though there was no appetite to show
their final game, in Canada, at 8 o'clock on a Saturday night.
As in 1982, there were three home nations
present at the World Cup (Northern Ireland and Scotland again also
qualifying), and both BBC and ITV sought to provide full coverage. When the
tournament had last been held in Mexico, in 1970, most of the action had
been late at night, apart from at the weekends, but this time, with 24 teams
present, games were played at peak viewing time (in Europe) every day for
the first two weeks. Mindful of the inevitable protests that the coverage
would attract in that it would be perceived to be hogging the airwaves, some concessions were made to the viewers
that didn't want to watch football every night. There was, at least, a
Channel 4 now to offer another alternative and, just as four years
earlier, the BBC and ITV ensured that they would not be showing games at the
same time (at least, to begin with).
In the first midweek, BBC1 still showed the
Wogan chat show at 7pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so the games shown
live (also kicking off at 7pm BST) were reduced to second-half coverage
only. Late night games were still shown in their entirety from 11pm. For the
second midweek, ITV had the first three evening games and reduced them all
to second-half coverage only, prioritising two other programmes on each
occasion. Soap opera fans were not to be denied their regular fixes of
Coronation Street and Emmerdale Farm, or any disruption to their scheduling.
Cleverly, thanks to careful arrangement between the two networks, the games
involving the home nations were not impacted by these concessions and all
three of England's games were late at night.
The early broadcasts were hit by numerous
technical problems and, on two occasions, ITV had to bring in emergency
substitute commentators during big games when the audio transmission failed,
just as they had on England's previous trip to Mexico, a year earlier.
Fortunately, the England games went out without a hitch, technically
speaking. It was on the field where they misfired, until the third game,
against Poland, when Gary Lineker's goals suddenly transformed them into a
team seemingly capable of winning the tournament. Commentator, Barry Davies,
for the BBC, was clearly frustrated by their mistakes, but the joy and
relief when they scored their first goal of the tournament was self-evident:
-
"Oh, what an important foot in by
Terry Butcher, but England just cannot afford to make crass errors like
that!" (Terry Fenwick had given away possession in the middle of the
field with a casual ball and Poland had broken quickly to put England
under pressure).
-
"Nice little header [by
Lineker], quickly seized upon by Beardsley. Lineker checking back
when he might have gone straight on. Trevor Steven is unmarked. Gary
Stevens coming up on the right. Four in the area. Lineker!
[Jimmy
Hill can be heard in the background, shouting "Ha-ha-ha-ho!"]
The
Everton combination gives England a priceless goal in the ninth minute,
and what a relief of tension, and a well-made goal, too."
Sensibly, the BBC and ITV had divided up
England's group games between them, as they had in 1980 and 1982. At the
previous World Cup, it was only if they had reached the semi-finals that they
would have duplicated coverage, but for this tournament, knockout games were
introduced for the last 16. The BBC had already shown two of England's three games
and ITV assumed that they would have exclusive coverage of the second-round
game with Paraguay. When complaints were received that both channels had
broadcast the same game at 7:00pm, the Independent Broadcasting Authority
stated that it was "against the public interest and contrary to the spirit
of the understanding between the UK broadcasters which the BBC had
previously accepted". They went on to reveal that the BBC had also declined
an invitation to toss a coin to decide who would show the quarter-final live
on the following Sunday evening, but by this time, anticipation was
heightened, not only by England's exciting progress, but also by the fact
that they were to face Argentina, just four years after the Falklands War
between the two countries. The BBC also knew that they were virtually
guaranteed to gain more viewers, as had always been the case when they
broadcast the same game as ITV. England's tournament was to end at this
stage, so the situation didn't arise again in this tournament (they had
already agreed that they would both show the final live, as per usual) but
it would not be the last time that the two sides would clash.
The spat did, at least, illustrate the desire by
both the BBC and ITV to provide the best coverage of England games. John
Motson was to commentate on his second World Cup Final and was still the man
at the microphone for each year's prestigious FA Cup Final. However, unlike
the 1982 tournament, the England games were split between Motson and Barry
Davies, the Poland game being Davies's first live England game at a major
tournament. As luck would have it, he would also be the voice mostly
associated with Diego Maradona's winning goal in the never-to-be-forgotten
quarter-final, though it took him longer to realise that Maradona had
handled the first than Martin Tyler and David Pleat on ITV. Back in London,
Des Lynam made an effortless progression from Grandstand to World Cup
Grandstand to, more than adequately, fill the shoes of David Coleman, who
was now dedicated to athletics coverage.
Meanwhile, Brian Moore took the chair for his
fifth World Cup in the ITV studio, following a year without any England
commentaries, leaving Tyler to lead the commentary team in Mexico for his
second World Cup. This
time, however, Moore jetted out to do the final for the first time, with the
double-act of Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves (Saint and Greavsie)
entertaining the viewers back home.
As the new season began, televised football in
England was about to experience seismic changes which would eventually lead
to the end of the Football League's domination of the professional game. The
regular Saturday night Match of the Day programme of highlights on the BBC
was now rarely in the schedules with both companies now focusing on live
league games on Sunday afternoons. Conversely, England games were only shown
as highlights, apart from the last three games towards the end of the
season, with no overseas tour to broadcast. Ominously, satellite television
companies were beginning to target the UK's viewing public. The Screensport
Super Cup had only lasted for a season, but the channel would show Football
League highlights in the 1987-88 season in the programme made for overseas
viewers. That season was to be the last in the era of shared coverage.
England qualified for the 1988 European
Championship in style, with ITV broadcasting a stunning 4-1 victory against
Yugoslavia, live from Belgrade. Only the sell-out Wembley games were shown
live, and there were few of those. Away fixtures were seen live, usually
only when they were in the afternoon which many European nations still
preferred in midweek. John Motson took most of the BBC games and Brian Moore
was found more in the commentary box, with Nick Owen presenting Midweek
Sport Special, and Martin Tyler beginning to look elsewhere to supplement his
declining appearances, due to Moore's resurgence.
In the finals in West Germany, there were no TV
schedule clashes as England suffered a nightmare tournament and lost all
three of their games. They even suffered the embarrassment of the BBC
choosing to show the Republic of Ireland's group decider with the
Netherlands live rather than the already-eliminated England's final game,
against the USSR. For the first time since 1962, an England game at a major
tournament was only available as highlights, a situation that seems
inconceivable these days.
After this tournament, ITV would be unable to
show any England games, in any form, for two years. For, whilst they had
secured for themselves an exclusive deal to show Football League matches for
the next four seasons, the BBC had responded by agreeing its own five-year
contract with the FA for exclusive terrestrial coverage of the FA Cup and
England internationals. They had, however, partnered with British Satellite
Broadcasting (BSB) who, once they were on-air, would be able to show live
internationals exclusively on The Sports Channel. The BBC would only have
the option of showing a deciding qualifier live at the same time, as well as
highlights of every England game. Major tournaments were still to be shared
by the BBC and ITV which were a separate agreement.
At first, there was little change to the England
coverage, except that it was all on the BBC. With many fans calling for
manager, Bobby Robson to be replaced after the summer's debacle, only
highlights were shown of the less-than-full Wembley games and all four away
fixtures during the 1988-89 season were shown live, though all were
afternoon games. The last game of the season, a 7pm kick-off in Denmark in
June, was only seen as highlights. More games meant more commentaries for
Barry Davies, and his appearances were, once more, alternated with those of
John Motson, though both had a reduced workload, with only FA Cup games to
cover domestically. One other difference was that Trevor Brooking was
installed as co-commentator for almost every game, but certainly for every
World Cup qualifier and every live game. Jimmy Hill had been fulfilling this
role ever since he had joined the BBC in 1973-74 but, having just turned
sixty years old, he was now appearing more as a studio analyst, with Des
Lynam taking over Match of the Day presenting duties for the FA Cup
coverage, as well as the international broadcasts.
Robson spent one last season as England manager,
before moving on, but it was a season in which they exceeded all
expectations and restored a lot of faith in English football. To begin with,
they qualified for the World Cup without conceding a goal, though the
campaign was not without its scares. The last two qualifiers, in Sweden and
Poland were broadcast live, both goalless, but with enough tension and drama
to entertain and frustrate. There were two Wembley friendlies to end the
year, and the second of these, against Yugoslavia in December, was not only
England's last international of the eighties, but it was their last game at
home not to be televised live in the UK.
This advert appeared in the match programme for the game between England and
Brazil, so Wembley was, effectively, telling its readers not to come to any
more England internationals, because they could watch them from home,
instead!
BSB launched in March 1990 and took up their
rights to show live coverage of England games, a mouth-watering clash with
Brazil in World Cup year being the first. The commentator was Martin Tyler,
who had finally left ITV with no signs of Brian Moore relinquishing his
position. He was accompanied by Andy Gray, the former Scottish international
footballer and the pair quickly built a good working relationship, with Gray
being encouraged to be quite vocal with his obvious infectious enthusiasm
and knowledge of the game. By comparison, Trevor Brooking was more refined
and considered with his analysis, leaving the main commentator to describe
all of the details.
Though it was set up as a satellite channel, the
first two England games that it broadcast were only actually available on
cable television networks and less than a million subscribers would view
their output in the first year. Sky, meanwhile, had broadcast some club
football in the often-forgotten Zenith Data Systems Cup, plus Italy's Serie
A. Eurosport, on the same network, had also taken advantage of a growing
interest in foreign leagues, due in part to the continuing ban on English
clubs from European competitions. It was becoming a smaller world and
Eurosport managed to obtain the rights to show every game in the 1990 World
Cup, and they were the only channel to show every minute of every game.
Peter Brackley was their main commentator, with Lawrie McMenemy, soon to
become England's assistant manager, alongside him for the England games.
The tournament, held in Italy, was to be the
biggest yet, in terms of media coverage. The BBC produced a master stroke by
selecting the great Italian opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti's rendition of 'Nessun
Dorma' as its theme tune. It proved so popular that it was released as a
single and reached number two in the UK chart. ITV rejoined the party and
had exclusive coverage of England's opening game, against the Republic of
Ireland, with Elton Welsby presenting from inside the stadium in an attempt
to bring the audience closer to the atmosphere. Even though England went all
the way to the semi-finals, it would be the only one of their games that ITV
would show exclusively live.
It wasn't a great tournament in terms of open
attacking football, but it was a high point for Cameroon, the Republic of
Ireland, West Germany and England. Just as four years earlier had seen
England's hopes grow as the tournament progressed, the public really began
to root for the likes of new hero, Paul Gascoigne, and supreme goalscorer,
Gary Lineker. There were no second-half-only evening games broadcast this
time and only two occasions where peak-time first-round games were reduced
to highlights only by the BBC, instead of broadcasting them live, though
five live games were shown on BBC Two, two of them evening games. As a public
service broadcaster, the BBC, once again, felt that it had to show all of
England's games once they had progressed to the knockout stages. Not only
that, but the intense support for the Irish team with well-known Football
League players and an English manager
(Jack Charlton) also led them to show the same game simultaneously as ITV on
all six
of the last nine evenings of the tournament when games were played. This
meant that between 7:30 and 9:00 on both the Saturday and Sunday night of
consecutive weekends, there were only the two least-popular channels (BBC
Two
and Channel 4) available for terrestrial viewers to watch (though some will
have had access to satellite channels, and video cassette recorders were
also in popular usage for playback or rental options).
Understandably, this didn't go unnoticed. The
Times accused the BBC of chasing ratings as if it were a commercial
enterprise and, in doing so, creating a "public disservice" in denying its
viewers attractive alternative programmes. The managing director for network
television at the BBC, Paul Fox's response was to cite the investment of
licence-payers' money in England's qualifying campaign and the dedication to
providing the best service. He insisted that they had not reneged on any
"gentleman's agreement", because they had always said that they "would judge
each round on its merit", and that it was "both elitist and unfair" to
pretend that the needs of football fans are less important than those of
"arts, drama, comedy or current affairs".
This prompted another open-lettered response
from the director of programmes at Thames Television, David Elstein, who
outlined how keen ITV had been to attempt to avoid duplicating coverage with
its proposals, all rejected by the BBC, and questioned why, if they were so
committed to their investment, they had allowed ITV to screen
England's opening match exclusively, consigned live games to their "minority
channel" and not shown all of the games that they were entitled to. Clearly,
the two sides were a long way from agreement, though this situation would
never again be such an issue, partly due to the massive expansion in
alternative viewing options over the coming years, but also more common
sense being applied. There were still occasional duplications, but these
were clearly agreed in advance.
All of this, of course, would not have occurred
were it not for the fact that the English public had suddenly fallen back in
love with the game. Every match involving England, Scotland and the Republic
of Ireland was a tense drama in which the outcome was impossible to predict.
England fought their way to the semi-finals, and each struggle along the way
brought more support. A total of 25.2 million viewers watched the
semi-final. As predicted, twice as many saw it on BBC1 as on ITV. It was the
largest audience for a televised football match for twenty years.
The new decade had begun with huge optimism and
the game was in a much healthier state than five years earlier. Success
attracted new investors, however, and the two major terrestrial channels
would soon have to fight for a much smaller slice of the cake.
"England
have done it, in the last minute of extra time!"
John Motson
(Belgium v. England 1990 World Cup)
[this section of commentary was used in the 1996 smash-hit 'Three Lions'
single by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and the Lightning Seeds]
For more
details on TV football in this era, the
ITV Football 1966-98 website is well worth a visit.
Season 1990-91 |
605
|
Wednesday, 11 September 1985 -
England 1
Romania 1
[1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
7.45pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
World Cup Special (BBC1) -
11:00pm - 12:10am
(recorded highlights)
commentator Barry Davies |
Notes |
Viewers in
Northern Ireland saw featured highlights from their game against Turkey in
Izmir, but both games were from the same World Cup qualifying group and all
viewers would have seen action from both. They may also have seen the goals
from the previous night's dramatic qualifier between Wales and Scotland
which ended with the tragic death of Scotland manager, Jock Stein from a
heart attack. The programme ended with a preview of the weekend's staging of
the Bell's Scotch Ryder Cup at The Belfry which was to see Europe's golfers
defeat the United States for the first time. |
606
|
Wednesday,
16 October 1985 -
England 5
Turkey
0
[4-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
7.45pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:30pm - 12:15am
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
Midweek Scotsport (ITV) -
10:35pm - 11:45pm
Grampian and Scottish
commentator
Martin Tyler
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Live coverage
from Bucharest of Northern Ireland's game with Romania was broadcast in the
afternoon on BBC1 Northern Ireland, who also provided highlights in
Sportsnight. S4C featured live coverage of the second half of Wales' game
with Hungary, and Midweek Scotsport had extended highlights from Scotland's
game with East Germany. All four home nations were featured
in Midweek Sport Special, along with the Republic of Ireland's trip to
Moscow to face the USSR. Also scheduled was indoor bowling, with action from
the Liverpool Victoria Insurance Superbowl at Granada Television Centre in
Manchester. |
607
|
Wednesday,
13 November 1985 -
England 0
Northern Ireland
0
[0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off 7:00pm
GMT
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY (live in Northern Ireland) |
World Cup Soccer
Special (BBC1 Northern Ireland) - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
commentator Mike Nesbitt
Sportsnight (BBC1) -
10:25pm - 11:20pm
(BBC Northern Ireland opted out)
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
608
|
Wednesday,
29 January 1986 -
Egypt
0
England 4
[0-2]
Nasser Stadium,
Cairo - Kick-off
2.00pm (1.00pm
GMT)
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:30pm - 12:15am
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
(Grampian and Scottish opted out)
commentator
Martin Tyler
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
The first match
shown on Midweek Sport Special was the Milk Cup fifth round replay between
Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers, and the programme also included highlights
from the European Figure Skating Championships in Copenhagen. |
609
|
Wednesday,
26 February 1986 -
Israel
1
England 2
[1-0]
The National Stadium, Tel Aviv
- Kick-off
4.45pm
(2.45pm GMT) |
International
Football
(BBC1) -
2:35pm - 4:40pm
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
(BBC Scotland opted out)
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:00pm - 11:20pm
(recorded highlights)
(BBC Scotland opted out) |
Notes |
Sportsnight
also featured highlights from the FA Cup fifth round tie between Derby
County and Sheffield Wednesday, and from Northern Ireland's friendly with France in
Paris. There was also an interview with Terry Lawless, manager of British heavyweight
boxing contender, Frank Bruno. |
610
|
Wednesday,
26 March 1986 -
USSR 0
England 1
[0-0]
Dinamo Stadion, Tbilisi
- Kick-off 8.00pm (4.00pm GMT) |
International
Football Special (ITV)
- 3:55pm - 5:55pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
(Grampian and Scottish opted out)
commentators
Martin Tyler and David Pleat
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:35pm - 11:45pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
Midweek Scotsport (ITV) -
10:35pm - 11:45pm
Grampian and Scottish
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Midweek Sport
Special also featured action from Scotland's game with Romania, the
highlights of which were featured on Midweek Scotsport, Northern Ireland's game with Denmark, which also
appeared on Sportsnight on BBC1 Northern Ireland, and Wales' victory against
the Republic of Ireland in Dublin. The programme ended with boxing scenes
from Las Vegas where Jamaica's Trevor Berbick secured the WBC heavyweight
title by defeating the defending champion, Pinklon Thomas of the United
States. |
611
|
Wednesday,
23 April 1986 -
England 2
Scotland 1
[2-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
7.45pm BST |
International
Football Special (ITV)
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees and
Yorkshire
(Ulster opted out)
commentators
Martin Tyler and David Pleat
Scotsport Special - 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Grampian and Scottish
commentators
Jock Brown and Lou Macari
Football
Highlights (Ulster) -
10:30pm - 11:30pm
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Sportsnight on
BBC1 featured highlights from Northern Ireland's game with Morocco, with an
extended version in Sportsnight from Northern Ireland. The goals from the
Republic of Ireland's game with Uruguay may also have been shown at some
point during the evening. |
612
|
Saturday,
17 May 1986 -
Mexico
0
England 3
[0-3]
LA Memorial
Coliseum, Los Angeles -
Kick-off
3.00pm (11.00pm BST) |
International
Football Special (ITV)
- 11:00pm - 1:00am
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, London
Weekend, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
(Grampian and Scottish opted out)
commentator
Martin Tyler |
613
|
Saturday,
24 May 1986 -
Canada 0
England 1
[0-0]
Swangard Stadium,
Burnaby
- Kick-off 12.00pm (8.00pm BST) |
Sunday Grandstand (BBC Two) - 1:55pm - 6:40pm - Sunday, 25th May
commentator Barry Davies
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Highlights of
the game were shown towards the end of the programme, following the
conclusion of the Whyte and Mackay PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club. |
Other England Internationals |
Saturday, 31st May 1986 -
Schoolboys
Wembley Stadium, London
England 2 Italy 1 -
Schoolboys' International Football (ITV)
2:45pm
- 5:00pm (all regions)
commentators Brian Moore and Ian St John |
World Cup Finals 1986 |
Mexico |
614
|
Tuesday,
3 June 1986 -
Portugal
1
England
0
[0-0]
Estadio
Tecnológico, Monterrey
- Kick-off 4.00pm
(11.00pm BST) |
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1)
- 10:50pm - 12:55am
commentators
John Motson and Jimmy Hill
Saint and Greavsie's World Cup (ITV)
5:15pm - 5:45pm - Wednesday, 4th June (all regions)
commentator Martin Tyler
(recorded highlights)
World Cup Report (BBC1) - 5:30pm - 6:00pm - Wednesday, 4th June
World Cup Report (BBC1 Northern Ireland) - 6:35pm - 7:00pm Wednesday,
4th June
World Cup Report (BBC1 Wales) - 6:35pm - 7:00pm
Wednesday, 4th June
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
World Cup
Grandstand included brief highlights from the two games played earlier in
the evening. ITV had provided live coverage of Northern Ireland's opening
game, with Algeria, whilst the hosts opened their account against Belgium. |
615
|
Friday,
6 June 1986 -
England 0
Morocco 0
[0-0]
Estadio
Tecnológico, Monterrey
- Kick-off 4.00pm
(11.00pm BST) |
World Cup 86 (ITV) -
10:30pm - 1:00am
(all regions)
commentators
Martin Tyler and David Pleat
Grandstand (BBC1) - 4:45pm - 5:05pm - Saturday, 7th June
commentator
Barry Davies
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
World Cup 86 included highlights from the
earlier games. BBC1 had shown the second half of Brazil's meeting with
Algeria live, whilst Canada were playing Hungary. |
616
|
Wednesday,
11 June 1986 -
England 3
Poland
0
[3-0]
Estadio
Universitário de Nuevo León, Monterrey
-
Kick-off 4.00pm
(11.00pm BST) |
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1)
- 10:25pm - 12:55am
commentators
Barry Davies and Jimmy Hill
Saint and Greavsie's World Cup (ITV)
5:15pm - 5:45pm - Wednesday, 12th June (all regions)
commentator Martin Tyler
(recorded highlights)
World Cup Report (BBC1) - 5:35pm - 6:00pm - Wednesday, 12th June
World Cup Report (BBC1 Northern Ireland) - 6:30pm - 6:55pm Wednesday,
12th June
World Cup Report (BBC1 Wales) - 6:30pm - 6:55pm
Wednesday, 12th June
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
World Cup
Grandstand included highlights from the two games played earlier in the
evening, when ITV broadcast the second half of the game between Iraq and
Mexico, whilst Belgium were playing Paraguay in the conclusion to the same
group. The programme also provided updates and action from the other
concluding game in England's group, played at the same time as England's
game, between Morocco and Portugal. |
617
|
Wednesday,
18 June 1986 -
England 3
Paraguay
0
[1-0]
Estadio Azteca, ciudad de México
-
Kick-off 12.00pm
(7.00pm BST) |
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1)
- 6:30pm - 9:00pm
commentators
John Motson and Jimmy Hill
World Cup 86 (ITV) -
6:45pm - 9:00pm
(all regions)
commentators
Martin Tyler and David Pleat |
Notes |
A later edition
of World Cup
Grandstand at 10:55pm provided live coverage of Denmark against Spain, the
last of the second-round games. |
618
|
Sunday,
22 June 1986 -
Argentina
2
England
1
[0-0]
Estadio Azteca, ciudad de México
-
Kick-off 12.00pm
(7.00pm BST) |
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1)
- 6:45pm - 9:00pm
commentators
Barry Davies and Jimmy Hill - see transcripts below
World Cup 86 (ITV) -
6:40pm - 9:00pm
(all regions)
commentators
Martin Tyler and David Pleat - see transcripts below |
Notes |
A later edition
of World Cup 86 at 10:45pm provided live coverage of Belgium against Spain,
the last of the quarter-finals. |
Season 1986-87 |
619
|
Wednesday,
10 September 1986 -
Sweden
1
England 0
[0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna - Kick-off
7.00pm
(6.00pm BST)
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10.00pm - 11:35pm
International Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:00pm - 11:35pm
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Highlights from Scotland's game with Bulgaria
were featured in International Sportscene. Both programmes also included the
goals from Wales' trip to Finland and those from the game between Belgium
and the Republic of Ireland, whilst Sportsnight had brief action from a
friendly between Linfield and Manchester United as Bryan Robson played his
first game back after his World Cup injury. Sportsnight ended with athletics
action from the IAAF Mobil Grand Prix in Rome. |
620
|
Wednesday,
15 October 1986 -
England
3
Northern Ireland 0
[1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off 7.45pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10.25pm - 12:00am
International Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:25pm - 12:00am
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
International
Sportscene featured highlights from the European Championship qualifier
between the Republic of Ireland and Scotland which BBC1 Scotland had shown
live in the afternoon. Sportsnight also included highlights, together with a
report on Birmingham's bid to host the 1992 Olympic Games, action from the
World Hockey Cup, where England were through to face West Germany at
Willesden in Saturday's semi-finals, and highlights from the Australian
rugby league team's tour as they beat Hull Kingston Rovers. |
Other England Internationals |
Tuesday, 11th November
1986 - Under-21
London Road, Peterborough
England 1 Yugoslavia 1 -
About Anglia
6.00pm
- 6:30pm - Wednesday, 12th November (Anglia)
(recorded highlights)
reporter Gerry Harrison |
621
|
Wednesday,
12 November 1986 -
England
2
Yugoslavia 0
[1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off 7.45pm GMT
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:30pm - 11:50pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
Midweek
Scotsport - 10:30pm - 11:50pm
Grampian and Scottish
commentator
Brian Moore
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Midweek Scotsport featured Scotland's game with
Luxembourg which was also on Midweek Sport Special, along with brief clips
from Northern Ireland's trip to Turkey. |
622
|
Wednesday,
18 February 1987 -
Spain 2
England 4
[1-2]
Estadio Santiago
Bernabéu, Madrid
- Kick-off 8.30pm (7.30pm
GMT)
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10.10pm - 12:10am
commentators John Motson and Terry Venables
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Viewers in
Scotland saw extended highlights of their European Championship qualifier
against the Republic of Ireland, whilst in Wales, their game with the USSR
was the featured match and highlights were also broadcast on S4C. The goals
from Israel against Northern Ireland appeared in Sportsnight, along with an
interview with the WBC welterweight boxing champion, Lloyd Honeyghan. |
623
|
Wednesday,
1 April 1987 -
Northern Ireland 0
England 2
[0-2]
Windsor Park, Belfast - Kick-off
7.45pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:40pm - 12:25am
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
commentator
Martin Tyler
Ulster
commentator
Jackie Fullerton
Midweek Scotsport - 10:40pm - 12:25am
Grampian and Scottish
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Midweek
Scotsport featured highlights from Scotland's qualifier in Belgium, but also
included action from the other games of home interest as per Midweek Sport
Special which were Wales against Finland, and the Republic of Ireland's trip
to Bulgaria. S4C also had highlights of Wales' game. |
624
|
Wednesday,
29 April 1987 -
Turkey 0
England 0
[0-0]
Atatürk Stadyumu,
İzmir - Kick-off
6.00pm (4.00pm BST) |
International
Football
(BBC Two) - 3:55pm - 5:50pm
commentator John Motson
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:05pm - 12:10am
International Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:05pm - 12:10am
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
The
transmission of the colour red was not visible on screen for the first
fifteen minutes of the game, but blue and green were, so Turkey appeared to
be wearing green shirts, instead of red. At half-time,
there was an update on the Embassy World Snooker from Sheffield with the
'Shot of the Championship' competition. Sportsnight included action from
Northern Ireland's game with Yugoslavia, Wales against Czechoslovakia, and
the Republic of Ireland entertaining Belgium. Viewers in Northern Ireland
and Wales saw extended coverage of their games. S4C also featured highlights
of the Welsh game, whilst Sportsnight also featured the conclusion to the
snooker quarter-finals, with Steve Davis and Jimmy White progressing to the
last four. Completing the programme was a filmed report from California
where Britain's European 4x400 metres relay champions were in training for
the world championship in Rome. |
625 |
Tuesday,
19 May 1987 -
England
1
Brazil 1
[1-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off 8.00pm BST |
International
Football Special (ITV)
- 7:50pm - 10:00pm
(all regions)
commentators
Brian Moore and Kevin Keegan |
626
|
Saturday,
23 May 1987 -
Scotland 0
England
0
[0-0]
Hampden Park,
Glasgow - Kick-off
3.00pm BST |
Grandstand (BBC1) - 2:35pm - 4:40pm
commentators Barry Davies and Jimmy Hill
BBC Scotland
commentator
Archie Macpherson
Sports Special (BBC1)
1:15am - 1:30am (approximately) - Sunday, 24th May
(recorded highlights) |
Other England Internationals |
Saturday, 30th May
1987 -
Victory Shield
Wembley Stadium, London
England 1 Scotland 1 -
Schoolboys' International Football (ITV)
2:45pm
- 4:30pm (all regions)
commentators
Brian Moore and Ian St John |
Season 1987-88 |
627
|
Wednesday,
9 September 1987 -
West Germany
3
England 1
[2-1]
Rheinstadion,
Düsseldorf
- Kick-off 8.30pm (7.30pm BST)
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:30pm - 11:50pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
Midweek
Scotsport - 10:30pm - 11:50pm
Grampian and Scottish
commentator
Brian Moore
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Grampian and
Scottish featured highlights from Scotland's game with Hungary, whilst S4C
had highlights from Wales' meeting with Denmark in the European
Championship. The ITV programmes would have seen action from all three
games, and possibly also the goals from the Republic of Ireland's game with
Luxembourg. Midweek Sport Special ended with international ice-hockey and
the USSR reaching the final of the Canada Cup. |
628
|
Wednesday,
14 October 1987 -
England
8
Turkey 0
[4-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off
8.00pm
BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:20pm - 12:00am
International Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:05pm - 12:10am
commentators John Motson and Terry Venables
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Highlights from
Scotland's qualifier with Belgium were featured in International Sportscene.
Wales' trip to Denmark was covered live on both BBC Two Wales and (after 25
minutes play) S4C. In addition to those two games, Sportsnight included goal
highlights from Yugoslavia where Northern Ireland were the visitors and
probably the Republic of Ireland's game with Bulgaria, as well as a preview
of the Suntory World Matchplay Golf Championship, beginning at Wentworth on
the following day. |
629
|
Wednesday,
11 November 1987 -
Yugoslavia 1
England 4
[0-4]
Stadion Crvena
zvezda, Beograd -
Kick-off
4.30pm (3.30pm GMT) |
International
Football (ITV)
- 3:25pm - 5:20pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
(Grampian and Scottish opted out)
commentator
Brian Moore
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:30pm - 12:15pm
Anglia,
Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees and
Yorkshire
Midweek
Scotsport - 10:30pm - 11:50pm
Border, Grampian and Scottish
Ulster Sport Special (Ulster) - 10:30pm - 11:50pm
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
On a dramatic
day of European Championship qualifiers, Scotland's victory in Bulgaria that
unexpectedly sent the Republic of Ireland through to the following year's
finals in West Germany, was covered live by the Grampian and Scottish
regions of ITV at the same time as England were securing their own passage
to the finals in spectacular style.
RTÉ
2
in Ireland, understandably, also covered the Scotland game live. Starting an
hour after these two games, Wales' unsuccessful attempt to join them in the
finals was shown live from Czechoslovakia on S4C. Three ITV regions chose to
show extended highlights of the Scotland game, as did Ulster of Northern
Ireland's victory against Turkey. Midweek Sport Special included all four
games, plus boxing, as Leeds-based Tom Collins won the European
light-heavyweight title at Usk, in Wales. |
630
|
Wednesday,
17 February 1988 -
Israel 0
England 0
[0-0]
The National
Stadium, Tel Aviv -
Kick-off 4.45pm
(2.45pm GMT) |
Olympic Match of the
Day
(BBC Two) -
2:35pm - 4:35pm
(News and weather during half-time interval)
commentators John Motson and Jimmy Hill
(BBC Scotland opted out)
Olympic Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:10pm - 12:00am
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Ice hockey from
the Winter Olympics in Calgary was shown immediately before the game.
Viewers in Scotland saw their game in Saudi Arabia broadcast live at the
same time as England's game, in Olympic Sportscene. Olympic Sportsnight
included highlights from both games, but also featured extensive coverage of
speed skating, ski-jumping and figure-skating from Calgary. |
631
|
Wednesday,
23 March 1988 -
England 2
Netherlands
2
[1-2]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm GMT
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:00pm - 11:55pm
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Viewers in
Northern Ireland and Wales saw longer versions of their games, against
Poland and Yugoslavia, respectively. Sportsnight probably also included
action from the Republic of Ireland's game with Romania, and there were
highlights from the World Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Budapest,
where Soviets took all of the medal positions. |
632 |
Wednesday,
27 April 1988 -
Hungary 0
England
0
[0-0]
Népstadion, Budapest -
Kick-off 5.00pm (4.00pm BST) |
International
Football (ITV)
- 3:55pm - 5:55pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
(Grampian and Scottish opted out)
commentators
Brian Moore and Trevor Francis
Midweek Sport
Special (ITV) -
10:35pm - 12:00am
(recorded highlights)
Anglia,
Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, Thames, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
(Border, Grampian and Scottish opted out) |
Notes |
Scotland's
evening game in Spain was broadcast live north of the border (as well as in
the English areas serviced by the Border region). Ulster viewers probably
had their own extended version of Northern Ireland's meeting with France,
whilst Midweek Sport Special included both games, together with the Republic
of Ireland's clash with Yugoslavia and, possibly, Wales' trip to Sweden. |
633
|
Saturday,
21 May 1988
- England 1
Scotland 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
3.00pm BST |
Football - The Rous
Cup (ITV)
- 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, London
Weekend, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees and
Yorkshire
(Ulster opted out)
commentators
Brian Moore and Ron Atkinson
Grampian and Scottish
commentator
Jock Brown
Ulster - 11:05pm - 11:50pm
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Northern
Ireland were playing Malta in their opening World Cup qualifier at the same
time and Ulster's programme featured the highlights. Before the game, at 12 noon,
Border, Central and Granada showed highlights from the XXXX Super 6 indoor
tournament from Brisbane, involving Arsenal, Manchester City and Nottingham
Forest competing against three Australian state representative sides. |
634
|
Tuesday,
24 May 1988 -
England 1
Colombia 1 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:30pm - 11:45pm
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
The programme
also included a report from Florida on European 100 metres breaststroke
champion, Adrian Moorhouse's progress in preparation for the Olympics in
Seoul. |
Other England Internationals |
Saturday,
28th May
1988 - Schoolboys
Wembley Stadium, London
England 4 Italy 1 -
International Football (ITV)
1:50pm
- 3:45pm (all regions)
commentators
Brian Moore and Ian St John |
635 |
Saturday,
28 May 1988 -
Switzerland 0
England 1
[0-0]
Stade Olympique, Lausanne
- Kick-off 5.15pm (4.15pm BST) |
Grandstand (BBC1) - 3:50pm - 6:10pm
commentators Barry Davies and Jimmy Hill |
Notes |
The half-time
interval featured results and reports from the Football League play-off final second legs. They included
Middlesbrough winning promotion to the first division and relegating Chelsea
to the second division in the process. Footage of the only goal of the game
was shown, together with terrace disturbances after the match. There was
also a brief filmed report from the European Judo Championships in Pamplona
that had to be cut short due to the beginning of the second half in
Lausanne. |
European Championship Finals 1988 |
West
Germany |
636
|
Sunday,
12 June 1988 -
England 0
Republic of Ireland
1
[0-1]
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart -
Kick-off 3.30pm (2.30pm BST) |
European Football
Championship '88 (ITV)
2:00pm - 4:30pm (all regions)
commentators Brian Moore and Ron Atkinson
Sunday Grandstand (BBC Two) - 4:30pm - 5:00pm
commentator Barry Davies
(recorded highlights)
The 1988 European Football Championship (BBC1)
9:00pm - 9:15pm (approximately)
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
BBC1 broadcast
live coverage of the other opening game in England's group, between the
Netherlands and the USSR, in the evening.
RTÉ
2
showed both games live in Ireland. |
637
|
Wednesday,
15 June 1988 -
England 1
Netherlands
3
[0-1]
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
- Kick-off 5.15pm
(4.15pm BST) |
The 1988 European
Football Championship (BBC1) - 4.00pm - 6.05pm
commentators John Motson and Jimmy Hill
European Football Championship '88 (ITV - all regions)
6:45pm - 7:10pm (approximately)
commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis
(recorded highlights)
The 1988 European
Football Championship (BBC1)
10:25pm - 10:55pm (recorded highlights)
European Football Special (ITV)
12:35am - 2:30am - Thursday, 16th June (full game recording)
Anglia,
Central, Channel, Granada, Scottish, Thames, TVS, Tyne Tees and
Yorkshire
(Border, Grampian, HTV Wales, HTV West, TSW and Ulster opted out) |
Notes |
ITV broadcast
live coverage of the other game in England's group, between the Republic of
Ireland and the USSR, in the evening. The draw confirmed England's
elimination from the competition and the later BBC highlights included both
games. Once again,
RTÉ
2
showed both games live in Ireland. |
638
|
Saturday,
18 June 1988 -
England 1
USSR
3
[1-2]
Waldstadion,
Frankfurt am Main -
Kick-off 3.30pm (2.30pm BST)
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Grandstand (BBC1)
- 4:20pm - 4:55pm (approximately)
commentator Barry Davies
(recorded highlights)
European Football Championship '88 (ITV)
11:05pm - 12:00am (all regions)
commentator Martin Tyler
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
With England
already eliminated, Grandstand chose to show live the Republic of Ireland's
unsuccessful attempt to reach the semi-finals, against the Netherlands, with
only highlights being shown of England's game, both at half-time and
full-time. ITV showed highlights of both games, whilst
RTÉ
1 also showed their game with the Netherlands live in Ireland. |
Season 1988-89 |
639
|
Wednesday,
14 September 1988 -
England 1
Denmark
0
[1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off 8.00pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:30pm - 12:00am
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
The programme
also included highlights from the World Cup qualifiers between Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (shown live earlier on BBC1 Northern
Ireland), between Norway and Scotland (shown live in the Border, Grampian
and Scottish regions of ITV) and between the Netherlands and Wales (shown
live by S4C). There was also a report from Seoul, with the Olympic Games due
to begin at the weekend. Midweek Sport Special on ITV (apart from in the
regions that had shown the Scotland game live) also showed highlights from
Scotland's and Wales' games. |
640
|
Wednesday,
19 October 1988 -
England 0
Sweden
0
[0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off 8.00pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight Special
(BBC1) -
9:35pm - 11:25pm
Sportsnight Wales (BBC1 Wales) - 9:35pm - 11:14pm
commentators John Motson and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
The programme also included highlights from the
World Cup qualifier between Wales and Finland, the main feature of
Sportsnight Wales. The Rothmans Grand Prix Snooker tournament from Reading,
and Northern Division's victory against the Australian rugby union tourists
at Otley were also featured. Over on ITV, Midweek Sport Special was
featuring Scotland's game with Yugoslavia which was also shown by Border,
Grampian and Scottish in Scotsport Special. Ulster had covered Northern
Ireland's game in Hungary live, but this game may have appeared in both
highlights programmes, as well as Wales' game and possibly the goals from
the Republic of Ireland's victory against Tunisia. Midweek Sport Special
also included action from the heavyweight clash between West Germany and the
Netherlands, in Wales' group. |
641
|
Wednesday,
16 November 1988 -
Saudi Arabia
1
England 1
[1-0]
King Fahd II International
Stadium, Riyadh
- Kick-off
7.00pm (4.00pm GMT) |
International
Football
(BBC Two) - 3:50pm - 6:00pm
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:50pm - 12:10am
Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:50pm - 12:10am
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Sportsnight
also included action from a boxing international match between England and
Czechoslovakia, and an interview with the new 100 metres Olympic
breaststroke champion, Adrian Moorhouse. |
642
|
Wednesday,
8 February 1989 -
Greece 1
England 2
[1-1]
Olympiako Stadio Athinas Spyros Louis,
Athína -
Kick-off
3.00pm (1.00pm GMT) |
International
Football
(BBC1) - 1:50pm - 2:50pm
(BBC Scotland opted out)
commentators John Motson and Trevor Brooking
(second half only)
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:00pm - 11:30pm (BBC Scotland opted out)
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Kicking off
half-an-hour after England, Scotland played a World Cup qualifier in Cyprus
which was shown, live by the Border, Grampian and Scottish regions of ITV in Scotsport World Cup Special, and the highlights, in the networked Midweek
Sport Special on ITV at 10:35, along with action from Northern Ireland's
game with Spain and the UEFA Super Cup second leg between European
champions, PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands and Mechelen of Belgium. Sportsnight
also included action from the Alpine World Ski Championships in Colorado and
a report on Frank Bruno's preparations for his upcoming world heavyweight title fight against Mike Tyson in Las Vegas. |
643
|
Wednesday,
8 March 1989 -
Albania
0
England 2 [0-1]
Stadiumi Kombetar, Tiranë - Kick-off
3.00pm (2.00pm GMT) |
International
Football
(BBC1) - 1:50pm - 3:50pm
(BBC Scotland opted out)
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:00pm - 12:00am
Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:00pm - 12:00am
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
The Border,
Grampian and Scottish regions of ITV provided live coverage of Scotland's
World Cup qualifier with France in Scotsport World Cup Special in the
evening and all opted out of the Midweek Sport Special that included
highlights of the game, along with the Republic of Ireland's trip to Hungary
and a round-up of the latest action from La Liga in Spain, Serie A in Italy
and Eredivisie in the Netherlands. Sportsnight and Sportscene began with
live coverage of Duke McKenzie's successful defence of the IBF World
Flyweight title against the American, Tony DeLuca at the Royal Albert Hall
and included action from the World Indoor Bowls Championship at Preston. |
644
|
Wednesday,
26 April 1989 -
England 5
Albania
0
[2-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:00pm - 12:10am
commentator John Motson
Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:00pm - 12:10am
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Sportsnight and
Sportscene also included action from Wales' friendly with Sweden and the
Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier with Spain which was also included
on Midweek Sport Special on ITV at 11:35, along with Scotland's game against
Cyprus, and the Netherlands against West Germany in Rotterdam. Northern
Ireland's qualifier in Malta was probably also featured. ITV regions,
Border, Grampian and Scottish provided their own highlights of Scotland's
game in Scotsport World Cup Special at the same time. Satellite TV channel,
Eurosport broadcast World Cup highlights at 9:00, possibly including the big
game in Rotterdam. The BBC programmes also provided action from the quarter-finals of the Embassy World Snooker
Championship in Sheffield, with Stephen Hendry and John Parrott going
through to the last four. There was also a preview of the weekend's rugby
league showpiece occasion at Wembley between St Helens and Wigan in the Silk
Cut Challenge Cup Final. |
Other England Internationals |
Tuesday, 23rd May
1989 - Women
Wembley Stadium, London
England 0 Sweden 2 -
Sportsnight (BBC1)
10:15pm
- 11:35pm
reporter Gerald Sinstadt
(recorded highlights) |
645
|
Tuesday,
23 May 1989 -
England 0
Chile 0
[0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:15pm - 11:35pm
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
The programme
also included a preview of the first one-day cricket international between
England and Australia for the Texaco Trophy at Old Trafford in three days'
time, including a tribute to former England fast bowler, Brian Statham at a
dinner in his honour at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, as he fought
against osteoporosis. At 10:00pm, Eurosport broadcast highlights of the
World Cup qualifier between Norway and Cyprus in Scotland's group, played
two days earlier. |
646
|
Saturday,
27 May 1989 -
Scotland 0
England 2
[0-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow -
Kick-off
3.00pm BST |
Grandstand (BBC1) - 2:55pm - 5:05pm
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
BBC Scotland
commentator
Archie Macpherson |
Notes |
At 2:30,
Eurosport showed a repeat of the highlights of the European Cup Final from
three days earlier, between AC Milan and Steaua Bucharest. Then, at 10:00pm,
they provided highlights from the United States' two recent World Cup
qualifiers, against Costa Rica, and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. |
Other England Internationals |
Friday, 2nd
June
1989 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Home Park, Plymouth
England 2 Poland 1 - Newsport (ITV
- TSW)
5:05pm
- 5:10pm - Saturday, 3rd June
commentator
Pete Barraclough
(recorded highlights) |
647 |
Saturday,
3 June 1989 -
England 3
Poland 0 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley -
Kick-off
3.00pm BST
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
World Cup Match of
the Day
(BBC1) -
10:40pm - 11:30pm
commentator John Motson and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) |
648
|
Wednesday,
7 June 1989 -
Denmark 1
England 1
[0-1]
Idrætsparken, København
- Kick-off
8.00pm
(7.00pm BST)
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:20pm - 12:00am
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Sportsnight
began with live boxing from Wembley Arena as Northern Ireland's Dave McAuley
beat Duke McKenzie on points to win the IBF World Flyweight title. He was to
hold it for three years. Eurosport broadcast highlights from the World Cup
qualifier between Switzerland and Czechoslovakia at 10:00pm. |
Other England Internationals |
Saturday, 10th June
1989 -
Schoolboys
Wembley Stadium, London
England 1 West Germany 3 - Schoolboys' Football (ITV)
1:40pm
- 4:00pm
Anglia,
Border, Central, Channel, Granada, HTV Wales, HTV West, London
Weekend, TSW, TVS, Tyne Tees,
Ulster and
Yorkshire
commentators
Brian Moore and Jimmy Greaves
(Grampian and Scottish opted out to provide live coverage of
Scotland's opening match of the Under-16 World Championship against Ghana at
Hampden Park, Glasgow) |
Season 1989-90 |
649
|
Wednesday,
6 September 1989 -
Sweden 0
England 0
[0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
- Kick-off
7.00pm
(6.00pm BST) |
World Cup Match of
the Day
(BBC Two) - 5:45pm - 8:00pm
(BBC Scotland opted out)
commentators John Motson and Trevor Brooking
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:20pm - 12:10am
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
At half-time,
there was a round-up of all of the other World Cup qualifying groups, with
some recent action. Two other qualifiers were being broadcast live in the UK
at the same time as England's game. Wales kicked off an hour earlier in
Finland on S4C, whilst Scotland's match in Yugoslavia was an hour later than
England's and appeared in the Border, Grampian and Scottish regions of ITV
on Scotsport World Cup Special. Midweek Sport Special on ITV at 10:35
provided highlights of Scotland's game, though Border opted out. Sportsnight
viewers in Northern Ireland saw extended highlights of their game with
Hungary, whilst both versions of the programme may also have seen footage
from Scotland's and Wales' games. plus the Republic of Ireland's friendly
with West Germany, as potentially, would Midweek Sport Special. Also
featuring in Sportsnight were cricket highlights from the Refuge Assurance
Cup semi-finals and a preview of the athletics World Cup to be held at the
weekend in Barcelona. Eurosport had World Cup highlights at 9:00pm, whilst
in the afternoon, Screensport featured recent La Liga action from Spain and
highlights of the previous weekend's qualifier between Brazil and Chile,
abandoned under controversial circumstances eventually leading to Chile's
disqualification and ban from the next World Cup. |
650
|
Wednesday,
11 October 1989 -
Poland 0
England 0
[0-0]
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów -
Kick-off 6.00pm
(5.00pm BST) |
World Cup Match of
the Day
(BBC1) - 4:50pm -
6:00pm
(first half)
(BBC Scotland opted out)
World
Cup Match of the Day
(BBC Two) - 6:00pm -
7:00pm
(second half)
(BBC Scotland opted out)
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:25pm - 11:50pm
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
BBC Two Northern
Ireland broadcast live coverage from Dublin in the afternoon as the Republic
of Ireland beat their neighbours in a vital World Cup qualifier. Highlights
were shown in Sportsnight which also included action from Wales' game with
the Netherlands and a profile of the rising Thai snooker player, James
Wattana. Highlights from Wales' game were also shown on S4C at 11:00.
Eurosport broadcast World Cup highlights at 10:00, whilst Screensport had
action in the afternoon that may have been from La Liga and from World Cup
qualifiers from around the world. |
Other England Internationals |
Tuesday, 14th November
1989 - B International
Goldstone Ground, Hove
England 1 Italy 1 - Sportsnight (BBC1)
11:00pm
- 11:20pm - Wednesday, 15th November
(recorded highlights)
commentator Gerald Sinstadt |
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Wednesday,
15 November 1989 -
England 0
Italy 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm GMT
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:20pm - 11:00pm
Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 10:20pm - 12:10am
commentator Barry Davies
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
After the
England game, Sportsnight went on to provide a World Cup qualifying
round-up, with action from Wales' visit to West Germany and the Republic of Ireland's victory in Malta, as
they sealed their qualification for the finals. Following that was a report on Neil Webb's
recovery from a ruptured achilles tendon sustained playing for England in
Sweden, two months earlier, and the third part of the Story of the World
Cup, featuring the 1966 tournament. The Grampian and Scottish regions of ITV (and possibly also Border)
provided live coverage of Scotland's game with Norway as they also booked
their place in the following year's World Cup finals. Midweek Sport Special
in the rest of the ITV regions featured highlights from the game, plus the
Irish win in Malta. Sportscene also featured the quarter-finals of the CIS
Scottish Masters indoor bowling tournament. World Cup qualifying action
was on Eurosport at 10:00pm and Screensport featured recent La Liga action
in the afternoon, plus more World Cup action. |
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Wednesday,
13 December 1989 -
England 2
Yugoslavia 1 [1-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm GMT
HIGHLIGHTS ONLY |
Sportsnight
(BBC1) -
10:25pm - 11:10pm
commentator John Motson
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
Following the England game, Sportsnight had a
brief round-up of the week's FA Cup second round replays. The programme also
had a feature on the future of Wembley Stadium and completed the Story of
the World Cup with the 1986 tournament. Once again, Eurosport had a
programme of World Cup highlights at 10:00pm and Screensport showed La Liga
action in the afternoon. |
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Wednesday,
28 March 1990
- England 1
Brazil 0
[1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm BST |
The Main Event (The Sports Channel)
- 7:50pm - 10:00pm
commentators
Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:20pm - 12:10am
commentators John Motson and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) The Sports Channel - 2:00pm
- 4:00pm - Thursday, 29th March (full
game recording) |
Notes |
The Border,
Grampian and Scottish regions of ITV provided live coverage of Scotland's
prestigious victory against Argentina, the highlights of which were shown by
the other ITV regions in Midweek Sport Special, along with the game between
the Republic of Ireland and Wales, and also on BSB (The Sports Channel), following England's
game. Eurosport had their regular programme of Goals from around the world
in the morning and Screensport had some international highlights in the
afternoon. It's likely that the goals from the previous night's encounter
between Northern Ireland and Norway were also shown by one or more of the
programmes. Sportsnight also featured action from the final day of the
cricket third test in Port of Spain, where England led the series against
the West Indies and there was action from the qualifying rounds of the
Embassy World Snooker Championship, followed by live coverage of the draw
for the final tournament in Sheffield. |
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Wednesday,
25 April 1990 -
England 4
Czechoslovakia 2
[2-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off
8.00pm BST |
The Main Event (The Sports Channel)
- 7:50pm - 10:00pm
commentators
Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 10:20pm - 12:20am
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) The Sports Channel -
2:00pm - 4:00pm - Thursday, 26th April
(full game recording) |
Notes |
Galaxy on BSB had live coverage of Scotland's
game with East Germany, highlights of which would probably have followed
England's game on The Sports Channel. Midweek Sport Special on ITV also showed highlights, plus Wales' trip to Sweden and the game between the Republic of
Ireland and the USSR (which was shown live on both Network 2 in Ireland, and Eurosport). Meanwhile, the Grampian and Scottish regions were showing
extended highlights of Scotland's game in Midweek Scotsport, and Ulster had
highlights of the Cawoods County Antrim Shield Final between Glentoran and
Linfield in Sportsbeat Special. S4C had an earlier highlights programme to
show Wales' game. Eurosport's Goals in the morning and Screensport's La Liga
action in the afternoon were also broadcast, as usual. Sportsnight concluded
with semi-final action from the Embassy World Snooker Championship between
Stephen Hendry and John Parrott, and a preview of the weekend's rugby league
Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final with Wigan hoping to complete a hat-trick of
triumphs at Wembley against Warrington. |
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Tuesday,
15 May 1990 -
England 1
Denmark 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Kick-off 8.00pm BST |
The Main Event (The Sports Channel)
- 7:50pm - 10:00pm
commentators
Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 9:30pm - 10:40pm
Sportsnight (BBC1 Northern Ireland) - 11:25pm - 12:35am
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) The Sports Channel - 2:00pm
- 4:00pm - Wednesday, 16th May (full
game recording) |
Notes |
Sportsnight also had a preview of the following
week's visit of Uruguay to Wembley. |
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Tuesday,
22 May 1990 -
England 1
Uruguay 2
[0-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley - Kick-off
8.00pm BST |
The Main Event (The Sports Channel)
- 7:50pm - 10:00pm
commentators
Martin Tyler and Andy Gray
Sportsnight (BBC1) - 9:30pm - 10:30pm
commentators John Motson and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) The Sports Channel - 2:00pm
- 4:00pm - Wednesday, 23rd May (full
game recording) |
Other England Internationals |
Saturday,
2nd June
1990 - Schoolboys
Wembley Stadium, London
England 1 Netherlands 0 -
International Schoolboy Football (ITV)
1:30pm
- 3:55pm (all regions)
commentators
Brian Moore and John Hollins |
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Saturday,
2 June 1990 -
Tunisia 1
England 1
[1-0]
Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis -
Kick-off
3.30pm (2.30pm BST) |
Grandstand (BBC1) - 2:20pm - 4:15pm
(Horse racing from Lingfield Park during half-time interval)
commentators Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
The Main Event (The Sports Channel)
- 8:00pm - 9:00pm
(recorded highlights) The Sports Channel -
10:00am - 12:00pm - Sunday, 3rd June (full game
recording)
commentator
Martin Tyler |
Notes |
Screensport repeated the previous week's live
coverage of the friendly between Yugoslavia and Spain. |
World Cup Finals 1990 |
Italy |
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Monday,
11 June 1990 -
England 1
Republic of Ireland
1
[1-0]
Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Casteddu
- Kick-off
9.00pm (8.00pm BST) |
World Cup 90 (ITV) -
7:35pm - 10:00pm
(all regions)
commentators
Brian Moore and Ron Atkinson
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 10:00pm - 12:00am and
12:00pm - 2:00pm
(approximately) - Tuesday, 12th June
(full game recording)
commentators
Peter Brackley and Lawrie McMenemy
World Cup Report (BBC1) - 11:00pm - 12:00am
World Cup Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland) - 11:00pm - 12:00am
commentators
John Motson and Trevor Brooking
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
ITV and
Eurosport had broadcast live Scotland's opening game against Costa Rica in
the afternoon, and the later live programme would have included some
highlights, with extended versions in World Cup Report and World Cup
Sportscene. Network 2 showed both games live in Ireland. Eurosport also
showed full delayed coverage of both of the previous night's World Cup
games, between Brazil and Sweden, and West Germany and Yugoslavia from
10:00am. |
659
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Saturday,
16 June 1990 -
Netherlands 0
England 0
[0-0]
Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Casteddu - Kick-off
9.00pm (8.00pm BST) |
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1) - 7:30pm - 10:45pm
commentators
John Motson and Trevor Brooking
World Cup Sportscene (BBC1 Scotland)
8:50pm - 9:00pm
(approximately)
(recorded highlights)
9:55pm - 10:45pm
(approximately)
(second half recording)
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 10:00pm - 12:00am,
2:00am - 4:00am
(approximately) - Sunday, 17th June and
1:30pm - 3:30pm - Sunday, 17th June
commentators
Peter Brackley and Lawrie McMenemy
(full game recording)
World Cup 90 (ITV) -
10:50pm - 11:50pm
(all regions)
commentators
Alan Parry and Ron Atkinson
(recorded highlights)
Grandstand (BBC Two) - 1:30pm - 1:50pm - Sunday, 17th June
(recorded highlights) |
Notes |
ITV and
Eurosport had provided live coverage of the other game in Scotland's group,
between Brazil and Costa Rica in
the afternoon, and the following BBC and ITV programmes included highlights.
World Cup Grandstand showed brief highlights from Scotland's game with
Sweden (which kicked-off at the same time as England's) at half-time, and
full delayed coverage of the second half at the conclusion of England's
game. World Cup Sportscene had live coverage of Scotland's game, as did
Eurosport which had also shown full delayed coverage of both of the previous
day's World Cup games, between Austria and Czechoslovakia, and United Arab
Emirates and West Germany from 10:00am. Network 2 showed England's game live
in Ireland. |
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Thursday,
21 June 1990 -
England 1
Egypt 0
[0-0]
Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Casteddu
-
Kick-off
9.00pm (8.00pm BST) |
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm
commentators
Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
(approximately)
commentators
Peter Brackley and Lawrie McMenemy
World Cup 90 (ITV) -
11:05pm - 12:05am
(all regions)
commentators
Brian Moore and Trevor Francis
(recorded highlights)
World Cup Report (BBC1) - 9:05am - 10:00am - Friday, 22nd June
(recorded highlights)
World Cup 90 (Eurosport)
12:00pm - 2:00pm
(approximately) - Friday, 22nd June
(full game recording) |
Notes |
BBC1 Northern
Ireland viewers saw the other, simultaneous deciding game in England's group
between the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland in World Cup Grandstand,
with only brief highlights of England's game at half-time and full-time.
Viewers in the rest of the UK watching England's game saw brief highlights
of Ireland's game at half-time and full-time. ITV and Eurosport had provided live
coverage of the game between Belgium and Spain in
the afternoon, with Eurosport then showing full delayed coverage of the game
between Korea Republic and Uruguay before the England game. The following BBC
and ITV programmes included action from all four games. Eurosport had
also shown full delayed coverage of both of the previous night's World Cup
games, between Brazil and Scotland, and Costa Rica and Sweden from 10:00am,
and showed full delayed coverage of Ireland's game following England's.
Network 2 showed the Republic's game live in Ireland. |
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Tuesday,
26 June 1990 -
England 1
Belgium 0
[0-0]
AET [0-0]
Stadio Renato Dall' Ara, Bologna
-
Kick-off
9.00pm (8.00pm BST) |
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1) - 7:30pm - 10:30pm
(approximately)
commentators
John Motson and Trevor Brooking
World Cup 90 (ITV - all regions) -
7:40pm - 10:30pm
(approximately)
commentators
Brian Moore and Ron Atkinson
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 8:00pm - 10:30pm
(approximately)
commentators
Peter Brackley and Lawrie McMenemy
World Cup 90 (Eurosport)
12:30am - 2:30am
(approximately) - Wednesday, 27th June
1:00pm - 3:00pm (approximately) - Wednesday, 27th June
(full game recording) |
Notes |
An earlier
World Cup Grandstand, in the afternoon, had broadcast live coverage of the
second round tie between Spain and Yugoslavia, with highlights shown by both
BBC and ITV in their evening programmes. This was also shown live on
Eurosport after they had earlier had full delayed recordings of the previous
day's games between the Republic of Ireland and Romania, and Italy and
Uruguay, from 11:30am. Network 2 broadcast England's game live in Ireland. |
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Sunday,
1 July 1990
-
Cameroon 2
England 3
[0-1]
AET [2-2]
Stadio San Paolo, Napoli
-
Kick-off
9.00pm (8.00pm BST) |
World Cup 90 (ITV - all regions) -
7:00pm - 10:30pm
(approximately)
commentators
Brian Moore and Ron Atkinson - see transcripts below
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1) - 7:30pm - 10:30pm
(approximately)
commentators
Barry Davies, Trevor Brooking and Bobby Charlton - see
transcripts below
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 8:00pm - 10:30pm (approximately)
commentators
Peter Brackley and Lawrie McMenemy
World Cup 90 (Eurosport)
12:00am - 2:00am
(approximately) - Monday, 2nd July
4:00pm - 6:00pm (approximately) - Monday, 2nd July
(full game recording) |
Notes |
An earlier
World Cup Grandstand, in the afternoon, had broadcast live coverage of the
quarter-final tie between Czechoslovakia and West Germany, with highlights
shown by both BBC and ITV in their evening programmes. This was also shown
live on Eurosport after they had earlier had full delayed recordings of the
previous day's quarter-finals between Argentina and Yugoslavia, and Italy
and the Republic of Ireland, from 10:00am. Network 2 broadcast England's
game live in Ireland. |
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Wednesday,
4 July 1990
-
West Germany
1
England 1
[0-0]
AET [1-1] &
Penalties [4-3]
Stadio delle Alpi, Torino
- Kick-off
8.00pm (7.00pm BST) |
World Cup 90 (ITV - all regions) -
6:30pm - 10:00pm
(approximately)
commentators
Brian Moore and Ron Atkinson - see transcripts below
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1) - 6:35pm - 10:00pm
(approximately)
commentators
John Motson and Trevor Brooking - see transcripts below
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 9:00pm - 11:30pm and
4:00pm - 6:30pm - Thursday, 5th July
commentators
Peter Brackley and Lawrie McMenemy
(full game recording) |
Notes |
Eurosport had
broadcast a full delayed recording in the afternoon of the
previous night's other semi-final between Argentina and Italy. Network 2 broadcast England's
game live in Ireland. |
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Saturday,
7 July 1990 -
Italy 2
England 1
[0-0]
Stadio San Nicola,
Bari
- Kick-off
8.00pm (7.00pm BST) |
World Cup 90 (ITV - all regions) -
6:30pm - 9:05pm
commentators
Alan Parry and Trevor Francis
World Cup Grandstand (BBC1) - 6:50pm - 9:00pm
commentators
Barry Davies and Trevor Brooking
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
commentators
Ian Darke and Lawrie McMenemy
World Cup 90 (Eurosport) - 11:00pm - 1:00am and
11:00am - 12:30pm - Sunday, 8th July
(full game recording) |
Notes |
Eurosport had
broadcast full delayed recordings of both semi-finals earlier in the day. Network 2 broadcast England's
game live in Ireland. |
Sunday,
22 June 1986
WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL
Argentina 2
England 1
(BBC commentary transcript - Barry Davies)
As
Diego Maradona gave Argentina the lead...
Maradona
just walked away from Hoddle, then.
Valdano, Hodge and...Maradona! They're appealing for offside. The ball came
back off the foot of Steve Hodge and Maradona gives Argentina the lead. The
England players protesting to the referee, but the little man who started it
by walking past Glenn Hoddle, there's where the ball came from Hodge,
Maradona had continued the run forward and the goal is given. At what point
was he offside or was it a use of the hand that England are complaining
about? Well, certainly, his arm was up. Peter Shilton protested immediately,
but the goal stands.
As
Maradona scored again, four minutes later...
He has Burruchaga to his
left, and Valdano to his left. He doesn't... He won't need any of them! Oh!
You have to say, "that's magnificent!" There is no debate about that goal.
That was just pure football genius and the crowd in the Azteca Stadium stand
to him. Inside one, away from another and the coolness under pressure to
play the ball home with the side of his foot. If the first was illegal, the
second was one of the best goals we've seen in this championship.
(ITV commentary transcript - Martin Tyler)
...we haven't been able to control the
play in midfield the way that Maradona has been able to do, and he's hurting
England again here. It's a brilliant run! It's one of the World Cup great
goals!
Sixteen minutes after
the first goal, the BBC showed another angle that proved conclusively that
Maradona had used his hand...
(BBC commentary transcript - Barry Davies)
...he's the man who has
sent us onto the slippery slope but, surely, when he scored the first, as he
ran onto the ball that was knocked on by the foot of Hodge, it was his
hand he used to go past Peter Shilton. There can be no question. It was
handball.
[Davies didn't actually see this replay,
but he was told that it was conclusive]
As Gary Lineker pulled a goal back...
This is John Barnes.
That's nicely done. That's a good cross! They're queueing up, Lineker! Nine
minutes left and English hopes are rekindled...and John Barnes, who has had
to stay for so long as a spectator did what we know he can do, got to the
byeline, a lovely cross and Lineker gets goal number six in this
competition, but more importantly than that statistic he gives England a
chance of saving the day.
As Lineker almost scored an equaliser...
This is Beardsley, two to
his left, one is John Barnes and every Englishman, surely, will be saying,
"go on, run at them". It's a good cross! Yeh...no! Lineker just could not
get to it. Corner given. Centimetres away and Lineker fell awkwardly on that
injured wrist. What a peach of a cross and it was a defender [Olarticoechea]
who got there
first with the back of the head to turn it away for the corner.
Sunday 1 July 1990
WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL
Cameroon 2
England 3
AFTER EXTRA TIME
As
Cameroon took the lead...
(BBC commentary transcript - Barry Davies)
Ekeke, and again.
Milla, makes it look so easy! Ekekeee!...and Cameroon lead! So smooth,
through the heart of Bobby Robson's England.
(ITV commentary transcript - Brian Moore)
Milla's up front there, the man who,
er, made us concede the penalty. He's on again, he's put it through for
Ekeke! Cameroon are in the lead! The man Milla was the man who made the
opening and, suddenly, a crisis has developed for England and a disaster
is beckoning.
As
Gary Lineker equalised from a penalty...
(BBC commentary transcript - Barry Davies)
Never a more vital
penalty for England. It's all square!...and, suddenly, the expressions
change.
(ITV commentary transcript - Brian Moore)
Lineker's chance to make it two-two.
Here he goes! It is two-two!
As
England were awarded a second penalty in extra time...
(BBC commentary transcript - Barry Davies)
Gascoigne, drives the
limbs again, and here's Linekerrr!...and he's brought down! A penalty!
Bobby Robson turns
away to go back to the bench and looks back again, over his shoulder,
stands, staring and shouting, as in comes Lineker, and scores!
(ITV commentary transcript - Brian Moore)
Gascoigne, though, picking it up for
England, a nice, little surging run by him. What has he got forward?
He's got Lineker forward! Lineker, now! That's another penalty! That's
gotta be a penalty, it is a penalty!
He's done it once, can
he do it again? Gary Lineker, three-two!
Wednesday 4 July 1990
WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL
England 1 West Germany 1
AFTER EXTRA TIME
West Germany won 4-3 on penalties
As
West Germany took the lead...
(BBC commentary transcript - John Motson)
Now, Brehme is
standing at the back of the three. It's direct...and it's been deflected
and it's in the net! Brehme's shot and, I think, it must have hit Paul
Parker.
(ITV commentary transcript - Brian Moore)
Brehme's there. He might try and knock
it sideways, Brehme's got a marvellous, curling free kick. Curled up,
and England!...England behind. It came off a defender, but Andy Brehme...
As
Gary Lineker equalised...
(BBC commentary transcript - John Motson)
Now, it's Parker. They
were appealing for offside, the Germans, and they're in trouble,
Augenthaler couldn't do it. Lineker probably could, and England have
equalised! It's Gary Lineker!
(ITV commentary transcript - Brian Moore)
Can Lineker...will the chance come for
Lineker? It might come for Lineker! A goal! Look at the joy on the face
of England's goalscorer!
As
Paul Gascoigne picked up the yellow card that would have banned him
from the final...
(BBC commentary transcript - John Motson)
Gascoigne again, he
won't be shaken off, and in the end the German bench get up and protest
at Gascoigne's last challenge and, er, he's so involved in this
game. He has, actually, Gascoigne, got a yellow card and I...oh, dear, oh,
dear me. He's gonna be out of the final if England get there. For the
tackle on number fourteen, Berthold, Gascoigne has had his second yellow
card of the competition and here is a moment that almost brings tears to
his eyes.
(ITV commentary transcript - Brian Moore)
Beardsley, into Gascoigne's path, trying to shoulder a defender
out of the way, and then, in fact, catches another one. That'll
be a free kick. Oh, yellow card for Paul Gascoigne. Look at
that, oh my goodness, look at that look on his face. He's not
far from tears, there, because he knows the great, great moment
of his football career might well be snatched away from him.
[Gary Lineker was then seen to mouth the words, "have a word with him",
towards the bench]
After Chris Waddle's missed
penalty had put West Germany in the final...
(BBC commentary transcript - John Motson)
...Bobby Robson's
dream is shattered in the cruellest way possible and, with it, the hopes
and dreams of every Englishman.
(ITV commentary transcript - Brian Moore)
West Germany go into the final and
England sad, sad, sadly are out.
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