Granada Kick Off Match - Opening Titles 1977

Granada TV's Sunday afternoon football highlights were renamed The Kick Off Match in 1975. Here are the opening titles from the 1976/77 season with their radically different theme tune (apparently written by Francis Monkman?).

[@davidstewart9665]

Francis Monkman played music with such energy, 70s the greatest musical decade.

[@MarcusStead]

The music is 'Looking High' by glam rock band 'Smoke'.

[@gmlpc7132]

Excellent to see these titles. I think the game the footage is from the the League Cup tie between Bury and North End at Gigg Lane on 14 August 1976 just before the start of the League season - hence the summery conditions. Harry Catterick would have been PNE manager then with Nobby Stiles as coach. The North End player seen at 0:20 may well be Mike Elwiss.

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

I'm sure the game shown is Bury vs Preston. Why? Because of the Bury badge and Nobby Stiles managing Preston ;)

[@johncunningham7145]

also the late great Harry Catterick.