The English Football Belt · reign 1,613
Liverpool
Took the belt from Crystal Palace, 2–0, on August 20, 2018. Lost it to Manchester City, 2–1, on January 3, 2019.
18Defenses
136Days
73rdReign for the club
+1Closest call · Dec 2, 2018
2.3Average winning margin
47thLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days
7thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Manchester City, 2–1, on January 3, 2019.
Defended against
Arsenal ×2BrightonLeicesterTottenhamSouthamptonChelseaMan CityHuddersfieldCardiff CityFulhamWatfordEvertonBurnleyBournemouthMan UnitedWolvesNewcastle
The season
- 2018–19: Liverpool finished 30–1–7, 1st of 20 by record; 20 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Liverpool’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,654 | Aug 20, 2018 | Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2–0 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 4,655 | Aug 25, 2018 | Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 4,656 | Sep 1, 2018 | Liverpool beat Leicester City 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 4,657 | Sep 15, 2018 | Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 4,658 | Sep 22, 2018 | Liverpool beat Southampton 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 4,659 | Sep 29, 2018 | Liverpool and Chelsea tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,660 | Oct 7, 2018 | Liverpool and Manchester City tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,661 | Oct 20, 2018 | Liverpool beat Huddersfield Town 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 4,662 | Oct 27, 2018 | Liverpool beat Cardiff City 4–1 | +3 | Defense |
| 4,663 | Nov 3, 2018 | Liverpool and Arsenal tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,664 | Nov 11, 2018 | Liverpool beat Fulham 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 4,665 | Nov 24, 2018 | Liverpool beat Watford 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 4,666 | Dec 2, 2018 | Liverpool beat Everton 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 4,667 | Dec 5, 2018 | Liverpool beat Burnley 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 4,668 | Dec 8, 2018 | Liverpool beat AFC Bournemouth 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 4,669 | Dec 16, 2018 | Liverpool beat Manchester United 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 4,670 | Dec 21, 2018 | Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 4,671 | Dec 26, 2018 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 4,672 | Dec 29, 2018 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 4,673 | Jan 3, 2019 | Manchester City beat Liverpool 2–1 | −1 | Title change |