The English Football Belt · reign 964
Leeds United
Took the belt from Manchester United, 1–0, on December 5, 1964. Lost it to Manchester United, 1–0, on April 17, 1965.
16Defenses
133Days
12thReign for the club
+1Closest call · Apr 12, 1965
1.7Average winning margin
50thLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days
10thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Manchester United, 1–0, on April 17, 1965.
Defended against
Blackburn ×2Aston VillaWolvesSunderlandLeicesterChelseaForestArsenalTottenhamFulhamBurnleyEvertonWest HamStokeWest Brom
The season
- 1964–65: they had the best record (26–7–9); 18 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 7 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Leeds United’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,499 | Dec 5, 1964 | Leeds United beat Manchester United 1–0 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 2,500 | Dec 12, 1964 | Leeds United beat Aston Villa 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,501 | Dec 19, 1964 | Leeds United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,502 | Dec 26, 1964 | Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,503 | Dec 28, 1964 | Leeds United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | +2 | Defense |
| 2,504 | Jan 2, 1965 | Leeds United beat Sunderland 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,505 | Jan 16, 1965 | Leeds United and Leicester City tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,506 | Jan 23, 1965 | Leeds United and Chelsea tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,507 | Feb 6, 1965 | Leeds United and Nottingham Forest tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,508 | Feb 13, 1965 | Leeds United beat Arsenal 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,509 | Feb 27, 1965 | Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,510 | Mar 13, 1965 | Leeds United and Fulham tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,511 | Mar 15, 1965 | Leeds United beat Burnley 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 2,512 | Mar 20, 1965 | Leeds United beat Everton 4–1 | +3 | Defense |
| 2,513 | Apr 3, 1965 | Leeds United beat West Ham United 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,514 | Apr 5, 1965 | Leeds United beat Stoke City 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 2,515 | Apr 12, 1965 | Leeds United beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,516 | Apr 17, 1965 | Manchester United beat Leeds United 1–0 | −1 | Title change |