The English Football Belt · reign 305
Everton
Took the belt from Sheffield Wednesday, 1–0, on December 16, 1911. Lost it to Oldham Athletic, 3–0, on February 17, 1912.
8Defenses
63Days
25thReign for the club
Defended against
Middlesbrough ×2BuryTottenhamMan UnitedLiverpoolAston VillaSheffield Utd
The season
- 1911–12: Blackburn Rovers had the best record (20–9–9); 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 13 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Everton’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749 | Dec 16, 1911 | Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 750 | Dec 23, 1911 | Everton beat Bury 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 751 | Dec 25, 1911 | Everton and Middlesbrough tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 752 | Dec 26, 1911 | Everton beat Middlesbrough 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 753 | Dec 30, 1911 | Everton beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 754 | Jan 6, 1912 | Everton beat Manchester United 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 755 | Jan 20, 1912 | Everton beat Liverpool 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 756 | Jan 27, 1912 | Everton and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 757 | Feb 10, 1912 | Everton beat Sheffield United 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 758 | Feb 17, 1912 | Oldham Athletic beat Everton 3–0 Game → | −3 | Title change |