The English Football Belt · reign 914
Sheffield Wednesday
Took the belt from Nottingham Forest, 1–0, on February 21, 1961. Lost it to Tottenham Hotspur, 2–1, on April 17, 1961.
9Defenses
55Days
28thReign for the club
How it ended
Lost it to Tottenham Hotspur, 2–1, on April 17, 1961.
Defended against
Newcastle ×2ChelseaWolvesBlackpoolBoltonMan UnitedBlackburnLeicester
The season
- 1960–61: Tottenham Hotspur had the best record (31–7–4); 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 11 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Sheffield Wednesday’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,338 | Feb 21, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 2,339 | Feb 25, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Chelsea 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,340 | Mar 11, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,341 | Mar 15, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackpool 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,342 | Mar 18, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,343 | Mar 25, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 2,344 | Mar 31, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Newcastle United 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,345 | Apr 1, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,346 | Apr 3, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,347 | Apr 8, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,348 | Apr 17, 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | −1 | Title change |