The English Football Belt · reign 1,271
Liverpool
Took the belt from Portsmouth, 4–0, on October 3, 1987. Lost it to Everton, 1–0, on March 20, 1988.
21Defenses
169Days
50thReign for the club
+1Closest call · Mar 5, 1988
2.4Average winning margin
21stLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days
5thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns
Defended against
Queens Park Rangers ×2Watford ×2Luton TownEvertonWimbledonMan UnitedNorwichTottenhamChelseaSouthamptonSheffield WedOxford UnitedNewcastleCoventryArsenalCharlton AthleticWest HamPortsmouthDerby
The season
- 1987–88: they had the best record (26–2–12); 23 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 6 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Liverpool’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,451 | Oct 3, 1987 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 4–0 Game → | +4 | Title change |
| 3,452 | Oct 17, 1987 | Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 3,453 | Oct 24, 1987 | Liverpool beat Luton Town 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,454 | Nov 1, 1987 | Liverpool beat Everton 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,455 | Nov 4, 1987 | Liverpool and Wimbledon tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,456 | Nov 15, 1987 | Liverpool and Manchester United tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,457 | Nov 21, 1987 | Liverpool and Norwich City tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,458 | Nov 24, 1987 | Liverpool beat Watford 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 3,459 | Nov 28, 1987 | Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,460 | Dec 6, 1987 | Liverpool beat Chelsea 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,461 | Dec 12, 1987 | Liverpool and Southampton tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,462 | Dec 19, 1987 | Liverpool beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,463 | Dec 26, 1987 | Liverpool beat Oxford United 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 3,464 | Dec 28, 1987 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 3,465 | Jan 1, 1988 | Liverpool beat Coventry City 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 3,466 | Jan 16, 1988 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,467 | Jan 23, 1988 | Liverpool beat Charlton Athletic 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,468 | Feb 6, 1988 | Liverpool and West Ham United tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,469 | Feb 13, 1988 | Liverpool beat Watford 4–1 | +3 | Defense |
| 3,470 | Feb 27, 1988 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,471 | Mar 5, 1988 | Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,472 | Mar 16, 1988 | Liverpool and Derby County tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,473 | Mar 20, 1988 | Everton beat Liverpool 1–0 Game → | −1 | Title change |