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The English Football Belt · season

The 1892–93 season

31 belt games · 13 title changes

Derby County carried the belt into the 1892–93 season. It changed hands 13 times among 10 franchises, and Sunderland finished the season with it. Most defenses: Everton, 8.

Who held it, in order

DerbyPrestonNotts CountyBurnleyAccrington F.C.PrestonStokeWolvesEvertonBurnleyWest BromEvertonBurnleySunderland

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
99Sep 3, 1892Derby County beat Stoke City 3–1Defense
100Sep 10, 1892Preston North End beat Derby County 2–1Title change
101Sep 12, 1892Preston North End beat Sheffield Wednesday 4–1Defense
102Sep 17, 1892Preston North End beat Nottingham Forest 1–0Defense
103Sep 24, 1892Preston North End beat Nottingham Forest 2–1Defense
104Oct 1, 1892Notts County beat Preston North End 3–1Title change
105Oct 6, 1892Notts County and Bolton Wanderers tied 2–2Tie · defense
106Oct 8, 1892Notts County beat Nottingham Forest 3–0Defense
107Oct 19, 1892Notts County beat Derby County 5–4Defense
108Oct 22, 1892Burnley beat Notts County 3–0Title change
109Oct 29, 1892Accrington F.C. beat Burnley 3–1Title change
110Nov 5, 1892Preston North End beat Accrington F.C. 2–1Title change
111Nov 14, 1892Stoke City beat Preston North End 2–1Title change
112Nov 19, 1892Stoke City beat Burnley 4–1Defense
113Nov 26, 1892Stoke City beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1Defense
114Dec 3, 1892Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Stoke City 1–0Title change
115Dec 10, 1892Everton beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2Title change
116Dec 17, 1892Everton beat Notts County 2–1Defense
117Dec 24, 1892Burnley beat Everton 1–0Title change
118Dec 31, 1892Burnley beat West Bromwich Albion 5–0Defense
119Jan 7, 1893West Bromwich Albion beat Burnley 7–1Title change
120Jan 14, 1893Everton beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0Title change
121Jan 28, 1893Everton beat Stoke City 1–0Defense
122Feb 11, 1893Everton beat Preston North End 6–0Defense
123Feb 13, 1893Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0Defense
124Feb 25, 1893Everton beat Accrington F.C. 3–0Defense
125Mar 18, 1893Everton beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2Defense
126Apr 1, 1893Everton beat Blackburn Rovers 4–0Defense
127Apr 3, 1893Everton beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0Defense
128Apr 8, 1893Burnley beat Everton 3–0Title change
129Apr 15, 1893Sunderland beat Burnley 3–2Title change

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