Underplayed Gems

Football League Extra (1994)

Football League Extra poster
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United Kingdom
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This was a TV show that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom showing highlights from Football League matches. It ran from 1994 to 2004 and had different names based on the league's sponsor at the time.

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What happens

Football League Extra is an English Football League highlights show supplied by ITV Sport. It usually aired late on Monday nights. The programme first aired in 1994, and ended after the 2003–2004 season, when it was replaced on Sunday mornings by The Championship. The show was actually billed as "Endsleigh League Extra" from 1994 to the summer of 1996,as the Football League was sponsored by Endsleigh Insurance, during this period. When Nationwide Building Society took over sponsorship of the league next, until 2004,the show's title changed to "Nationwide Football League Extra". The show was first presented by Gabriel Clarke; other presenters later included Dave Beckett, Matt Smith and Tom Skippings. The show ran many club-specific features and also featured competitions and archive footage. Throughout the years, there often featured a Friday/Sunday or Monday extra which showed extended highlights of certain games. Football League Extra was taken off air temporarily in 2002 following the collapse of ITV Digital, but returned to ITV during the 2002–2003 season. The theme in the first two seasons was the ITV Euro 92 theme "You Are the Number One"; the show's other theme tune was called "Little Britain" by Dreadzone. Other songs included "July" by Ocean Colour Scene and "Whoosh" by Bentley Rhythm Ace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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