Match of the Day Season 1971/72 Episode 1 Match of the Day: The Watney Cup 1971
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Match of the Day kicks off with The Watney Cup. Two-match action from the opening round of the Watney Cup. Eight of the highest-scoring teams from the four Divisions of the Football League - Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion, Carlisle, Luton Town, Halifax Town, Wrexham, Colchester United and Crewe Alexandra meet in an intriguing pre-season knock-out competition. Barry Davies and Alan Weeks are the commentators at two of today's matches. Halifax Town v Manchester United Colchester United v Luton Town David Coleman introduces news, views, analysis from the tournament which experiments with the controversial off-side law.
- Released: 1971-07-31
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Genre: Talk, News
- Stars: Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer
- Director:
