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...

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

Date	Match	Competition	Channel	Role	Language
26/12/2019	Chelsea v Southampton	English Premier League	talkSPORT App	Main Commentator	English
21/12/2019	Aston Villa v Southampton	English Premier League	talkSPORT 2	Main Commentator	English
02/11/2019	Arsenal v Wolves	English Premier League	talkSPORT 2	Main Commentator	English
19/10/2019	Tottenham v Watford	English Premier League	talkSPORT 2	Main Commentator	English
14/09/2019	Tottenham v Crystal Palace	English Premier League	talkSPORT 2	Main Commentator	English

Top 20 channels worked on by John Motson

Channel	Occassions
BBC Match of the Day	713
BBC One	186
BBC Radio 5 Live	129
BBC (highlights)	75
bbc	28
BBC Match of the Day 2	27
talkSPORT 2	18
talkSPORT App	14
BBC Sportsnight	10
BBC Final Score	10
MUTV / HD (highlights)	7
BBC Sport Online	6
BBC Two	6
BBC iPlayer (geo/R)	6
BBC One / HD	5
BBC1	5
BBC (england/wales)	5
talkSPORT	4
BBC One [delayed]	2
BBC Football Focus	2

Top 20 teams worked on by John Motson

Team	Occassions
Tottenham	130
Arsenal	128
Manchester United	112
Liverpool	107
Chelsea	107
England	95
West Ham United	87
Aston Villa	78
Everton	68
Manchester City	57
Fulham	57
West Bromwich Albion	49
Newcastle United	44
Ipswich Town	42
Wolves	40
Southampton	39
Queens Park Rangers	39
Watford	36
Leeds United	35
Stoke City	33

Top 20 people worked with by John Motson

Person	Occassions
Alan Hansen	91
Gary Lineker	86
Trevor Brooking	83
Jimmy Hill	77
Mark Lawrenson	66
Des Lynam	55
Mark Saggers	50
Steve Claridge	46
Alan Shearer	35
Ray Stubbs	33
Bobby Charlton	30
Ian Wright	26
Garth Crooks	26
David Coleman	26
Bob Wilson	25
Barry Davies	16
David Pleat	15
Terry Venables	14
Simon Brotherton	14
Jonathan Pearce	14

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