Simon Brotherton

Simon Charles Brotherton is a sports commentator for the BBC, appearing on Match of the Day and BBC Radio Five Live, as well as BT Sport television. Brotherton was still at school when he began his career with BBC Local Radio and developed further while he was studying at Birmingham University where he joined Birmingham's local BBC radio station WM. In 1990 Brotherton joined the BBC network, where, as well as commentating on the Premier League, he has commentated on a variety of football tournaments including the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, UEFA Euro 2000, UEFA Euro 2004, the African Cup of Nations, the UEFA Champions League Final and the UEFA Cup Final. More...

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Last 5 matches worked on by Simon Brotherton (see all)

Date	Match	Competition	Channel	Role	Language
26/04/2024	Al Hilal Riyadh v Al Fateh	Saudi Professional League	World Feed	Main Commentator	English
24/04/2024	Crystal Palace v Newcastle United	English Premier League	BBC Match of the Day	Main Commentator	English
18/04/2024	Lille v Aston Villa	UEFA Europa Conference League	World Feed	Main Commentator	English
15/04/2024	Fiorentina v Genoa	Italian Serie A	TNT Sports 1 HD (UK)	Main Commentator	English
14/04/2024	West Ham United v Fulham	English Premier League	BBC Match of the Day 2	Main Commentator	English

Top 20 channels worked on by Simon Brotherton

Channel	Occassions
BBC Match of the Day	493
BBC Radio 5 Live	398
World Feed	291
BBC Match of the Day 2	155
BBC (highlights)	54
BT Sport 1 HD	36
BBC iPlayer (geo/R)	30
BT Sport [app] (geo/R)	30
BT Sport Player [$] (geo/R)	29
BBC One / HD	29
BT Sport 2 / HD	21
BT Sport 3 / HD	20
BT Sport ESPN / HD	19
Discovery+ UK ($/geo/R)	19
BBC *RED button	19
BBC One	17
BBC Football Focus	13
BBC Final Score	10
BBC Sport Online	9
TNT Sports 1 HD (UK)	9

Top 20 teams worked on by Simon Brotherton

Team	Occassions
Arsenal	176
Chelsea	160
Manchester United	128
Tottenham	127
Aston Villa	107
West Ham United	98
Liverpool	98
Manchester City	71
Newcastle United	62
Everton	62
Southampton	58
Crystal Palace	58
Fulham	51
Leicester City	43
West Bromwich Albion	42
Brighton H.A.	39
Portsmouth	39
Watford	38
Germany	34
Bournemouth	34

Top 20 people worked with by Simon Brotherton

Person	Occassions
Mark Saggers	99
Ian Brown	66
Mark Pougatch	56
John Murray	53
Alan Green	52
Mark Bright	36
Graham Taylor	35
Ian Payne	33
Eleanor Oldroyd	32
Mike Ingham	29
Stewart Robson	27
Conor McNamara	26
Matt Holland	26
Steve Claridge	24
Mark Lawrenson	24
Gary Lineker	22
Steve Wilson	21
Gavin Peacock	21
Clive Allen	20
David Oates	19

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