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
12/05/2024	Lazio v Empoli	Italian Serie A	TNT Sports 1 HD (UK)	Main Commentator	English
11/05/2024	Nottingham Forest v Chelsea	English Premier League	BBC Match of the Day	Main Commentator	English
10/05/2024	Al Ittihad v Al Ettifaq	Saudi Professional League	World Feed	Main Commentator	English
09/05/2024	Olympiacos v Aston Villa	UEFA Europa Conference League	World Feed	Main Commentator	English
05/05/2024	Brighton H.A. v Aston Villa	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	502
BBC Radio 5 Live	399
World Feed	296
BBC Match of the Day 2	156
BBC (highlights)	54
BT Sport 1 HD	36
BBC iPlayer (geo/R)	30
BT Sport [app] (geo/R)	30
BT Sport Player [$] (geo/R)	29
BBC One / HD	29
Discovery+ UK ($/geo/R)	22
BT Sport 2 / HD	21
BT Sport 3 / HD	20
BT Sport ESPN / HD	19
BBC *RED button	19
BBC One	17
BBC Sport Online	17
BBC Football Focus	13
BBC Final Score	11
TNT Sports 1 HD (UK)	11

Top 20 teams worked on by Simon Brotherton

Team	Occassions
Arsenal	179
Chelsea	161
Manchester United	128
Tottenham	128
Aston Villa	111
West Ham United	100
Liverpool	98
Manchester City	72
Newcastle United	62
Everton	62
Crystal Palace	58
Southampton	58
Fulham	53
Leicester City	43
West Bromwich Albion	42
Brighton H.A.	40
Portsmouth	39
Watford	38
Bournemouth	34
Germany	34

Top 20 people worked with by Simon Brotherton

Person	Occassions
Mark Saggers	99
Ian Brown	66
Mark Pougatch	60
John Murray	54
Alan Green	52
Mark Bright	36
Graham Taylor	35
Eleanor Oldroyd	34
Ian Payne	33
Mike Ingham	29
Stewart Robson	27
Conor McNamara	26
Steve Claridge	26
Matt Holland	26
Mark Lawrenson	24
Gary Lineker	22
Steve Wilson	21
Gavin Peacock	21
Clive Allen	20
David Oates	20

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