The English Football Belt · reign 687

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Took the belt from Charlton Athletic, 3–1, on April 15, 1939. Lost it to Blackpool, 2–0, on September 7, 1946.

5Defenses

2,702Days

11thReign for the club

+2Closest call · May 4, 1939

3.5Average winning margin

1stLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days

140thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns

How it started

Took the belt from Charlton Athletic, 3–1, on April 15, 1939.

How it ended

Lost it to Blackpool, 2–0, on September 7, 1946.

Defended against

BoltonLeicesterSunderlandArsenalGrimsby Town

1938–39: Wolverhampton Wanderers finished 22–9–11, 2nd of 22 by record; 4 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 21 times that season.
1946–47: Liverpool had the best record (25–10–7); 3 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 15 times that season.

margins from Wolverhampton Wanderers’ side

Belt game	Date	Result	Margin
1,718	Apr 15, 1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Charlton Athletic 3–1 Game →	+2	Title change
1,719	Apr 22, 1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bolton Wanderers tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
1,720	May 4, 1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Leicester City 2–0	+2	Defense
1,721	May 6, 1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sunderland tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
1,722	Aug 31, 1946	Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Arsenal 6–1	+5	Defense
1,723	Sep 3, 1946	Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town tied 0–0	0	Tie · defense
1,724	Sep 7, 1946	Blackpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0	−2	Title change