The English Football Belt · reign 1,429
Chelsea
Took the belt from Newcastle United, 1–0, on March 4, 2000. Lost it to Sheffield Wednesday, 1–0, on April 15, 2000.
5Defenses
42Days
43rdReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Sheffield Wednesday, 1–0, on April 15, 2000.
Defended against
EvertonWest HamSouthamptonLeedsCoventry
The season
- 1999–00: Manchester United had the best record (28–3–7); 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 12 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Chelsea’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,958 | Mar 4, 2000 | Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 3,959 | Mar 11, 2000 | Chelsea and Everton tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,960 | Mar 18, 2000 | Chelsea and West Ham United tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,961 | Mar 25, 2000 | Chelsea and Southampton tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,962 | Apr 1, 2000 | Chelsea beat Leeds United 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,963 | Apr 12, 2000 | Chelsea beat Coventry City 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,964 | Apr 15, 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Chelsea 1–0 | −1 | Title change |