The English Football Belt · reign 1,142
Nottingham Forest
Took the belt from Wolverhampton Wanderers, 3–2, on September 10, 1977. Lost it to Chelsea, 1–0, on November 5, 1977.
8Defenses
56Days
20thReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Chelsea, 1–0, on November 5, 1977.
Defended against
Aston VillaLeicesterNorwichIpswichWest HamMan CityQueens Park RangersMiddlesbrough
The season
- 1977–78: Nottingham Forest finished 25–3–14, 1st of 22 by record; 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Nottingham Forest’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,034 | Sep 10, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 3,035 | Sep 17, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,036 | Sep 24, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Leicester City 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 3,037 | Oct 1, 1977 | Nottingham Forest and Norwich City tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,038 | Oct 4, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 3,039 | Oct 8, 1977 | Nottingham Forest and West Ham United tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,040 | Oct 15, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,041 | Oct 22, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Queens Park Rangers 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,042 | Oct 29, 1977 | Nottingham Forest beat Middlesbrough 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 3,043 | Nov 5, 1977 | Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 | −1 | Title change |