The English Football Belt · reign 667
Everton
Took the belt from Blackpool, 2–0, on August 27, 1938. Lost it to Huddersfield Town, 3–0, on September 24, 1938.
5Defenses
28Days
42ndReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Huddersfield Town, 3–0, on September 24, 1938.
Defended against
Grimsby TownBrentfordAston VillaArsenalPortsmouth
The season
- 1938–39: they had the best record (27–10–5); 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 21 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Everton’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,680 | Aug 27, 1938 | Everton beat Blackpool 2–0 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 1,681 | Aug 31, 1938 | Everton beat Grimsby Town 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,682 | Sep 3, 1938 | Everton beat Brentford 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,683 | Sep 5, 1938 | Everton beat Aston Villa 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,684 | Sep 10, 1938 | Everton beat Arsenal 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,685 | Sep 17, 1938 | Everton beat Portsmouth 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,686 | Sep 24, 1938 | Huddersfield Town beat Everton 3–0 | −3 | Title change |