Rest of Regions - Opening Titles Compilation

As with LWT and Granada, a small compilation of the opening titles from the rest of the English ITV Regions, from the Midlands to Yorkshire TV. It has as much as I can find.

[@raymondmcdonald355]

Most excellent and quaint, long before globalisation under Sky Sports

[@woodseats123]

Ahhh, the good old days when league football was played by British players, (never faking injuries and rolling around as though been shot), who played for the love of the game not the money, and played on snow covered pitches and farmers fields and still entertained us. How sad football has become.

[@tomduggan51]

Olde Channel, Thanks indeed for your efforts in putting together this compilation. Reviving many great memories of football coverage-much of which you provide for us now on your excellent channel. Thanks and compliments to you!

[@andyf750]

Excellent. Stuff never seen before. Really enjoy your channel.

[@alanprior7650]

Some great regional identity especially ATV,Yorkshire TV and TVS.

[@trevordance5181]

Star Soccer used to be on ATV London before London Weekend Television took over the weekend London ITV region from them in July 1968.

[@jimbo6059]

I loved The Big Match in my region. Was always a good watch with Brian Moore. I did not realise there was so much regional variation.

[@anthonybailey1966]

This is marvellous....some stuff I haven't heard before...the HTV "Soccer Special" one at 4:58 was definitely used for ATV's comedy "The Squirrels"....(and possibly "Extra Time",ATV's Friday night footie preview show?)....I hope you'll be able to find the Central "Star Soccer" intro from 1981 to 1983 one day....!

[@Dommer1973]

6:54 Shoot! Presented in the 70s and early 80s by George Taylor. How I wish some full episodes of this existed on KZbin. Not the most modern or cutting edge of Football shows…but it was ours! George sadly died in 2020 aged 94.

[@jamesgordon2805]

Brilliant when football was football and the game was full of great players.

[@user-nj9ss5yz9o]

Star soccer❤

[@thisiszaphod]

Christ. 0:51 - the music for this one was used by Benny Hill for the intro in his 'Tommy Tupper in Tupper-Time' sketch.

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

And also for all of ITV's networked football coverage until 1975. Johnny Dankworth was the composer.

[@anthonybailey1966]

​@@YeOldeFootballChannel indeed...."Fanfare In Beat" wasn't it?

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

@@anthonybailey1966 Yep!

[@1061andy]

Fond memories - Sear Soccer at 215 on Sunday afternoons. The inimitable Hugh Johns as commentator.

[@darren2514fv]

Most of the HTV games in the 1981-83 period were mostly Wales only especially with Swansea in Division 1 and some with Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Swindon were West only if no Welsh team were opponents Though ATV/Central would cover Swindon occasionally

[@rmh3657]

HTV region was the absolute pits. Rarely covered games and when they did it was a dull laboured presentation.

[@andybt3989]

Have you the two themes Match of the Week used in the 70’s?

[@YeOldeFootballChannel]

Afarid not... have you? That would be nice

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

Similar to this channel, where has heavy roller gone?

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[@anthonyjohnson8672]

bloody awful music lol,,,good presentation though