Goals on Sunday is a British football highlights television programme which aired on the ITV Yorkshire Television region initially between 1989 and 1992 in its first format, and then again from 1992 to 2002.
| Goals on Sunday | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Yorkshire Television |
| Presented by | Nick Powell John Shires |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 October 1989 – 22 April 2002 |
Original Format edit
The show was a 30-minute programme featuring action from Saturday's games featuring the region's teams in top four divisions beginning with a main 10-minute featured match, mostly commentated by John Helm and presented by Nick Powell. Leeds United or one of the Sheffield teams (Wednesday or United) were usually featured in the main game with interviews with players and managers afterwards.[1]
With the formation of the Premier League in 1992 Sky Sports won the rights to show the games meaning the show continued showing games from the Second, Third and Fourth levels. The last show aired on the final weekend of the 2001–02 season.
History edit
The show was usually shown in a mid day slot on Sunday lunchtime showing the previous days Football highlights. Teams featured were from the Yorkshire Television region's, the area covered all of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire including a small number of sides from neighbouring Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire that are situated close to the borders with Yorkshire.
From 1992 to 1993 when ITV lost the rights to show First Division matches to Sky Sports, whilst highlights rights were given to the BBC for their Match of the Day show. The highlights and any live match feature would initially go out under the title Your Match.[2] but the name "Goals on Sunday" was revived. There were also live Football League games, that featured teams in the second tier, were shown until 2002 called "Goals on Sunday: Live".
The show was replaced by Soccer Night which featured the Yorkshire TV region's Football League clubs until 2004.
Teams featured edit
| Team | Years Featured | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1989–1997, 1998–2002 | Promoted to the Premier League in 1997, highlights shown by Sky Sports and BBC |
| Bradford City | 1989–1999, 2001–2002 | Promoted to the Premier League in 1999, highlights shown by Sky Sports and BBC |
| Chesterfield | 1989–2002 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1989–1998 | Relegated to Non-League football in 1998. |
| Grimsby Town | 1989–2002 | [3] |
| Halifax Town | 1989–1993, 1998–2002 | Relegated to Non-League football in 1993 and returned in 1998. |
| Huddersfield Town | 1989–2002 | |
| Hull City | 1989–2002 | |
| Leeds United | 1989–1992 | Founding member of the Premier League in 1992. |
| Lincoln City | 1989–2002 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1989–2002 | |
| Rotherham United | 1989–2002 | |
| Scarborough | 1989–1999 | Relegated to Non-League football in 1999. |
| Scunthorpe United | 1989–2002 | |
| Sheffield United | 1989–1992, 1994–2002 | Founding member of the Premier League in 1992, relegated in 1994. |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1989–1992, 2000–2002 | Founding member of the Premier League in 1992, relegated in 2000. |
| York City | 1989–2002 |
References edit
- ^ Televised Football In The Regions - Yorkshire twohundredpercent.net
- ^ ITV Regional Live Football. "Your Match Live 1992-93-1995-96". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ Zhang Enhua - When Saturday Comes, November 2010