Granada TV - Opening Titles Compilation

An incomplete compilation of Granada TV's Saturday/Sunday's football shows opening credits: from "Football" to "Match Night". There are many gaps - if you happen to have any footage, drop me a line.

[@HollinsShaker]

what great memories.Loved the first tune from the late 60's /early 70's

[@TheTRStv]

The theme music seemed to advance about 25 years between 1974 and 1975 😄

[@tomduggan51]

Olde Channel, Thanks for reviving many memories with this compilation-many fine goals by great players, not least by Bobby Charlton RIP.

[@darren2514fv]

There was a special FA Cup version of the 1982-83 Match Time titles that was used on FA Cup weekends

[@darren2514fv]

The Kick Off Match titles from 1975-80 were the same as the Friday night preview programme

[@paulwilliams8389]

Used to love that preview programme at 7pm on a Friday - unmissable!

[@Dommer1973]

2:23 That mid 70s music was ACE!!!!

[@adrianip101]

Gerald Sinstadt , Ian St John ,Elton Welsby , Martin Tyler

[@thisiszaphod]

Christ. Thank goodness Jeff Wayne came to the rescue.

[@user-so7nm3ly5x]

Whats with the rainbow ball on the Titles 1977 , was it a chilling Vision of the Future ?

[@andyf750]

A favourite theme tune of mine was Granada Soccer Night in the early 90s. Shall we take a trip? by Northside.

[@madandyb]

Early 80s - the same theme as The Big Match!

[@darren2514fv]

The Kick Off Match titles with Derby v Liverpool captioned it as used in January to March 1976 What was used between August-December 1975

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

I am 100% sure that these titles are from, roughly, February. The Derby v Liverpool match was a FA Cup game, covered by Granada, and played in January of '76. Perhaps Granada changed titles from time to time.

[@jasonwood3377]

1982-83 i think they incorporated the Yorkshire tv clubs as well as YTV scrapped their weekly show as the area didn’t have a top flight club for that season

[@anthonyjohnson8672]

jesus im this old lol

[@caeglas1]

Can see why they ditched the horrific match night music after 2 months of 80-81!

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

There was a dispute on Granada TV's end and they took the chance to re-vamp their titles when the strike ended. Fun fact - that tune was done by one Elgar Howarth, a conductor and, in a twist of turns, trumpet player on Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour"!

[@rotonda4068]

I love the fact that they didn't really change the visuals, but the music still matched!

[@sterling1304]

🤭 P r o m o S M

[@seanbonella]

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