The English Football Belt · reign 1,150
Nottingham Forest
Took the belt from Queens Park Rangers, 1–0, on April 18, 1978. Lost it to Liverpool, 2–0, on December 9, 1978.
21Defenses
235Days
21stReign for the club
+1Closest call · Nov 25, 1978
1.5Average winning margin
8thLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days
5thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Liverpool, 2–0, on December 9, 1978.
Defended against
Coventry ×2Ipswich ×2West Brom ×2Tottenham ×2Queens Park Rangers ×2Birmingham CityLiverpoolArsenalMan UnitedMiddlesbroughAston VillaWolvesBristol CitySouthamptonEvertonBolton
The seasons
Every game of the reign
margins from Nottingham Forest’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,067 | Apr 18, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 3,068 | Apr 22, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Coventry City tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,069 | Apr 25, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,070 | Apr 29, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,071 | May 2, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,072 | May 4, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Liverpool tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,073 | Aug 19, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,074 | Aug 22, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Coventry City tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,075 | Aug 26, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,076 | Sep 2, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,077 | Sep 9, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,078 | Sep 16, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Manchester United tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,079 | Sep 23, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,080 | Sep 30, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,081 | Oct 7, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,082 | Oct 14, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Bristol City 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,083 | Oct 21, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,084 | Oct 28, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Southampton tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,085 | Nov 4, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Everton tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,086 | Nov 11, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,087 | Nov 18, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,088 | Nov 25, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,089 | Dec 9, 1978 | Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 | −2 | Title change |