The English Football Belt · reign 314
Aston Villa
Took the belt from Oldham Athletic, 7–1, on December 26, 1912. Lost it to Manchester United, 4–0, on March 22, 1913.
10Defenses
86Days
26thReign for the club
+1Closest call · Mar 21, 1913
1.2Average winning margin
139thLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days
29thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Manchester United, 4–0, on March 22, 1913.
Defended against
Bradford CityMan CityWest BromEvertonSheffield WedBlackburnTottenhamDerbyNotts CountyChelsea
The season
- 1912–13: Sunderland had the best record (25–9–4); 12 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Aston Villa’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787 | Dec 26, 1912 | Aston Villa beat Oldham Athletic 7–1 Game → | +6 | Title change |
| 788 | Dec 28, 1912 | Aston Villa and Bradford City tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 789 | Jan 4, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 790 | Jan 18, 1913 | Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 791 | Jan 25, 1913 | Aston Villa and Everton tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 792 | Feb 8, 1913 | Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 793 | Feb 15, 1913 | Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 794 | Mar 1, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 795 | Mar 12, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 796 | Mar 15, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Notts County 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 797 | Mar 21, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 798 | Mar 22, 1913 | Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4–0 | −4 | Title change |