The English Football Belt · reign 694
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Took the belt from Sheffield United, 3–1, on November 16, 1946. Lost it to Brentford, 4–1, on January 18, 1947.
9Defenses
63Days
12thReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Brentford, 4–1, on January 18, 1947.
Defended against
Sunderland ×2PrestonMan UnitedLiverpoolBoltonChelseaArsenalBlackpool
The season
- 1946–47: Liverpool had the best record (25–10–7); 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 15 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Wolverhampton Wanderers’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,736 | Nov 16, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Sheffield United 3–1 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 1,737 | Nov 23, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers and Preston North End tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,738 | Nov 30, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Manchester United 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,739 | Dec 7, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Liverpool 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,740 | Dec 14, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Bolton Wanderers 5–0 | +5 | Defense |
| 1,741 | Dec 21, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Chelsea 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,742 | Dec 25, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Sunderland 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,743 | Dec 26, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Sunderland 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,744 | Dec 28, 1946 | Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,745 | Jan 4, 1947 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Blackpool 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,746 | Jan 18, 1947 | Brentford beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 | −3 | Title change |