''Goals on Sunday'' is a British

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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.

Original Format

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.

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or one of the Sheffield teams (

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) were usually featured in the main game with interviews with players and managers afterwards. With the formation of the

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in 1992

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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

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

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and

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including a small number of sides from neighbouring

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and

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that are situated close to the borders with Yorkshire. From 1992 to 1993 when

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lost the rights to show First Division matches to

, whilst highlights rights were given to the

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show. The highlights and any live match feature would initially go out under the title ''Your Match''. but the name "Goals on Sunday" was revived. There were also live

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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

clubs until 2004.

Teams featured

References

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External links

Goals On Sunday - Part 2 Mar 1, 1992 - YouTube
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