The English Football Belt · reign 735
Liverpool
Took the belt from Sunderland, 4–2, on August 20, 1949. Lost it to Huddersfield Town, 3–2, on December 10, 1949.
18Defenses
112Days
26thReign for the club
+1Closest call · Nov 19, 1949
1.7Average winning margin
104thLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days
7thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Huddersfield Town, 3–2, on December 10, 1949.
Defended against
Stoke ×2EvertonArsenalMan UnitedBoltonBirmingham CityDerbyWest BromMiddlesbroughBlackpoolNewcastleFulhamMan CityCharlton AthleticAston VillaWolvesPortsmouth
The season
- 1949–50: Portsmouth had the best record (22–11–9); 20 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 11 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Liverpool’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,846 | Aug 20, 1949 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 4–2 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 1,847 | Aug 22, 1949 | Liverpool and Stoke City tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,848 | Aug 27, 1949 | Liverpool and Everton tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,849 | Aug 31, 1949 | Liverpool and Stoke City tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,850 | Sep 3, 1949 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,851 | Sep 7, 1949 | Liverpool and Manchester United tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,852 | Sep 10, 1949 | Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,853 | Sep 17, 1949 | Liverpool beat Birmingham City 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,854 | Sep 24, 1949 | Liverpool beat Derby County 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,855 | Oct 1, 1949 | Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,856 | Oct 8, 1949 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,857 | Oct 15, 1949 | Liverpool and Blackpool tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,858 | Oct 22, 1949 | Liverpool and Newcastle United tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,859 | Oct 29, 1949 | Liverpool beat Fulham 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,860 | Nov 5, 1949 | Liverpool beat Manchester City 4–0 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,861 | Nov 12, 1949 | Liverpool beat Charlton Athletic 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,862 | Nov 19, 1949 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,863 | Nov 26, 1949 | Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,864 | Dec 3, 1949 | Liverpool and Portsmouth tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,865 | Dec 10, 1949 | Huddersfield Town beat Liverpool 3–2 | −1 | Title change |