The English Football Belt · reign 390
Middlesbrough
Took the belt from Huddersfield Town, 2–0, on September 2, 1922. Lost it to Birmingham City, 2–0, on October 28, 1922.
8Defenses
56Days
11thReign for the club
Defended against
Chelsea ×2Aston Villa ×2Oldham Athletic ×2Man CityBirmingham City
The season
- 1922–23: Liverpool had the best record (26–8–8); 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 9 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Middlesbrough’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,014 | Sep 2, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield Town 2–0 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 1,015 | Sep 4, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Manchester City 5–0 | +5 | Defense |
| 1,016 | Sep 9, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,017 | Sep 16, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,018 | Sep 23, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,019 | Sep 30, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,020 | Oct 7, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Oldham Athletic tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,021 | Oct 14, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Oldham Athletic 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,022 | Oct 21, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,023 | Oct 28, 1922 | Birmingham City beat Middlesbrough 2–0 Game → | −2 | Title change |