The English Football Belt · reign 762
Blackpool
Took the belt from Portsmouth, 3–0, on March 3, 1951. Lost it to Huddersfield Town, 2–1, on April 7, 1951.
6Defenses
35Days
9thReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Huddersfield Town, 2–1, on April 7, 1951.
Defended against
Bolton ×2NewcastleEvertonStokeWest Brom
The season
- 1950–51: Tottenham Hotspur had the best record (25–7–10); 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 19 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Blackpool’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,919 | Mar 3, 1951 | Blackpool beat Portsmouth 3–0 Game → | +3 | Title change |
| 1,920 | Mar 17, 1951 | Blackpool and Newcastle United tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,921 | Mar 23, 1951 | Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,922 | Mar 24, 1951 | Blackpool beat Everton 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,923 | Mar 26, 1951 | Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,924 | Mar 31, 1951 | Blackpool beat Stoke City 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,925 | Apr 4, 1951 | Blackpool beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,926 | Apr 7, 1951 | Huddersfield Town beat Blackpool 2–1 | −1 | Title change |