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John Motson

John Walker Motson, OBE (10 July 1945 – 23 February 2023) was an English football commentator. Beginning as a television commentator with the BBC in 1971, after finishing his career as a player at Dulwich Hamlet FC, he commentated on over 2000 games on television and radio. From the late 1970s to 2008, Motson was the dominant football commentary figure at the BBC, apart from a brief spell in the 1990s, when his friend and rival Barry Davies was selected for two FA Cup final commentaries, the 1994 World Cup final and the UEFA Euro 1996 semi-final between England and Germany. More...

Last 5 matches worked on by John Motson (see all)

DateMatchCompetitionChannelRoleLanguage
26/12/2019Chelsea v SouthamptonEnglish Premier LeaguetalkSPORT AppMain CommentatorEnglish
21/12/2019Aston Villa v SouthamptonEnglish Premier LeaguetalkSPORT 2Main CommentatorEnglish
02/11/2019Arsenal v WolvesEnglish Premier LeaguetalkSPORT 2Main CommentatorEnglish
19/10/2019Tottenham v WatfordEnglish Premier LeaguetalkSPORT 2Main CommentatorEnglish
14/09/2019Tottenham v Crystal PalaceEnglish Premier LeaguetalkSPORT 2Main CommentatorEnglish


Top 20 channels worked on by John Motson


ChannelOccassions
BBC Match of the Day766
BBC One234
BBC Radio 5 Live218
BBC (highlights)79
BBC Sport Online (Audio)41
BBC Match of the Day 230
bbc28
talkSPORT 218
BBC Sportsnight15
talkSPORT App14
BBC Final Score14
BBC iPlayer (geo/R)10
BBC Two10
BBC One / HD9
BBC Sport Online9
BBC Football Focus8
MUTV / HD (highlights)7
BBC (england/wales)6
BBC One (exc Scotland)6
BBC One [delayed]5

Top 20 teams worked on by John Motson


TeamOccassions
Tottenham140
Arsenal138
Chelsea119
Manchester United116
Liverpool110
England104
West Ham United98
BBC Monday Night Club97
Aston Villa84
Everton71
Manchester City63
Fulham62
West Bromwich Albion55
Newcastle United48
Southampton46
Ipswich Town45
Queens Park Rangers41
Wolves41
Watford37
Stoke City37

Top 20 people worked with by John Motson


PersonOccassions
Alan Hansen116
Gary Lineker111
Steve Claridge99
Trevor Brooking95
Mark Lawrenson86
Jimmy Hill82
Mark Chapman81
Des Lynam58
Mark Saggers50
Alan Shearer43
Ian McGarry41
Ray Stubbs37
Ian Wright36
Garth Crooks34
Bobby Charlton29
David Coleman26
Bob Wilson26
Peter Schmeichel18
Ivan Gaskell18
Martin O'Neill17


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