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All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 1970-71

    • July 26, 1995
    • BBC One

    A look back at the '70-71 season, when Arsenal and Leeds United vied for the League Championship and golden boy George Best started sliding down the slippery slope.

  • S01E02 1971-72

    • August 2, 1995
    • BBC One

    This week, Dennis Waterman studies the highs and lows of the 1971-72 football season, which included the running battle on TV and in the press between Derby County boss Brian Clough and Manchester United manager Malcolm Allison. Also, how definitive Seventies man George Best withdrew from the Northern Ireland team after an IRA death threat, only to resurface in sunny Spain and announce his retirement from the game.

  • S01E03 1972-73

    • August 9, 1995
    • BBC One

    Dennis Waterman presents the story of the 1972-73 season which saw the start of the Anfield era and the Charlton brothers' retirement.

  • S01E04 1973-74

    • August 16, 1995
    • BBC One

    Dennis Waterman looks back at the 1973-74 season, which saw Brian Clough fired for his outspokenness.

  • S01E05 1974-75

    • August 23, 1995
    • BBC One

    Dennis Waterman reviews the 1974-75 season, which saw Brian Clough begin a short-lived reign at Leeds.

  • S01E06 1975-76

    • August 30, 1995
    • BBC One

    Dennis Waterman has more stories from the 1975-76 season.

Season 2

  • S02E01 1976-77

    • August 5, 1996
    • BBC One

    A new series of football's rock 'n' roll years, which features music and action from the chosen season, in this case 1976-77. While the rest of England was pogo-ing to punk, footballers were still proud of their perms and 14-inch shirt collars. It wasn't pretty but it was certainly vacant.

  • S02E02 1977-78

    • August 12, 1996
    • BBC One

    The 1977-78 soccer season, when Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest made a bid for League glory and Liverpool set out to conquer Europe.

  • S02E03 1978-79

    • August 19, 1996
    • BBC One

    Dennis Waterman concentrates on the 1978-79 season, chronicling British clubs' success on the Continent.

  • S02E04 1979-80

    • August 26, 1996
    • BBC One

    In 1979-80 Liverpool, as usual, won the League and West Ham beat Arsenal to win the FA Cup thanks to a rare headed goal from Trevor Brooking.

  • S02E05 The best of the Seventies

    • September 2, 1996
    • BBC One

    The greatest hits, footballers, fouls, goals, haircuts and humour, plus the worst football songs of the decade.