The English Football Belt · reign 1,191
Swansea City
Took the belt from Liverpool, 2–0, on February 16, 1982. Lost it to Ipswich Town, 2–1, on March 27, 1982.
5Defenses
39Days
2ndReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Ipswich Town, 2–1, on March 27, 1982.
Defended against
SunderlandArsenalStokeCoventryWolves
The season
- 1981–82: Liverpool had the best record (26–7–9); 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 17 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Swansea City’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,217 | Feb 16, 1982 | Swansea City beat Liverpool 2–0 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 3,218 | Feb 20, 1982 | Swansea City beat Sunderland 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,219 | Feb 27, 1982 | Swansea City beat Arsenal 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,220 | Mar 6, 1982 | Swansea City beat Stoke City 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 3,221 | Mar 13, 1982 | Swansea City and Coventry City tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,222 | Mar 20, 1982 | Swansea City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,223 | Mar 27, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Swansea City 2–1 | −1 | Title change |