The English Football Belt · reign 798
Huddersfield Town
Took the belt from Burnley, 3–1, on November 28, 1953. Lost it to Portsmouth, 5–2, on January 2, 1954.
5Defenses
35Days
28thReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Portsmouth, 5–2, on January 2, 1954.
Defended against
Sunderland ×2BoltonPrestonArsenal
The season
- 1953–54: Wolverhampton Wanderers had the best record (25–10–7); 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 16 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Huddersfield Town’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,034 | Nov 28, 1953 | Huddersfield Town beat Burnley 3–1 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 2,035 | Dec 5, 1953 | Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,036 | Dec 12, 1953 | Huddersfield Town and Preston North End tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,037 | Dec 19, 1953 | Huddersfield Town and Arsenal tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,038 | Dec 25, 1953 | Huddersfield Town and Sunderland tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,039 | Dec 26, 1953 | Huddersfield Town beat Sunderland 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,040 | Jan 2, 1954 | Portsmouth beat Huddersfield Town 5–2 | −3 | Title change |