The English Football Belt · reign 1,245
Liverpool
Took the belt from Ipswich Town, 5–0, on August 26, 1985. Lost it to Queens Park Rangers, 2–1, on October 5, 1985.
6Defenses
40Days
48thReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Queens Park Rangers, 2–1, on October 5, 1985.
Defended against
West HamForestWatfordOxford UnitedEvertonTottenham
The season
- 1985–86: they had the best record (26–6–10); 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 12 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Liverpool’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,365 | Aug 26, 1985 | Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 5–0 Game → | +5 | Title change |
| 3,366 | Aug 31, 1985 | Liverpool and West Ham United tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,367 | Sep 3, 1985 | Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,368 | Sep 7, 1985 | Liverpool beat Watford 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,369 | Sep 14, 1985 | Liverpool and Oxford United tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,370 | Sep 21, 1985 | Liverpool beat Everton 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,371 | Sep 28, 1985 | Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 | +3 | Defense |
| 3,372 | Oct 5, 1985 | Queens Park Rangers beat Liverpool 2–1 | −1 | Title change |