The English Football Belt · season
The 1894–95 season
29 belt games · 15 title changesPreston North End carried the belt into the 1894–95 season. It changed hands 15 times among 11 franchises, and Birmingham City finished the season with it. Most defenses: Preston North End, 3.
Who held it, in order
PrestonSheffield WedBlackburnSheffield UtdPrestonAston VillaWest BromBurnleySheffield UtdDerbyBoltonBurnleyPrestonEvertonSheffield UtdBirmingham City
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Sep 1, 1894 | Preston North End beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 | Defense |
| 160 | Sep 3, 1894 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Preston North End 3–1 | Title change |
| 161 | Sep 8, 1894 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1 | Defense |
| 162 | Sep 15, 1894 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Derby County 2–1 | Defense |
| 163 | Sep 22, 1894 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 164 | Sep 29, 1894 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 | Title change |
| 165 | Oct 6, 1894 | Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 166 | Oct 8, 1894 | Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Title change |
| 167 | Oct 13, 1894 | Preston North End beat Sheffield United 1–0 | Title change |
| 168 | Oct 20, 1894 | Preston North End beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 | Defense |
| 169 | Oct 27, 1894 | Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 170 | Nov 10, 1894 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 4–1 | Title change |
| 171 | Nov 12, 1894 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 5–0 | Defense |
| 172 | Nov 17, 1894 | West Bromwich Albion beat Aston Villa 3–2 | Title change |
| 173 | Nov 24, 1894 | Burnley beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 | Title change |
| 174 | Dec 8, 1894 | Burnley beat Preston North End 2–1 | Defense |
| 175 | Dec 12, 1894 | Burnley beat Derby County 2–0 | Defense |
| 176 | Dec 22, 1894 | Sheffield United beat Burnley 4–2 | Title change |
| 177 | Dec 25, 1894 | Derby County beat Sheffield United 4–1 | Title change |
| 178 | Dec 26, 1894 | Derby County and Bolton Wanderers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 179 | Dec 27, 1894 | Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 180 | Jan 1, 1895 | Bolton Wanderers beat Derby County 6–0 | Title change |
| 181 | Jan 5, 1895 | Burnley beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | Title change |
| 182 | Jan 12, 1895 | Burnley beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Defense |
| 183 | Jan 26, 1895 | Preston North End beat Burnley 4–0 | Title change |
| 184 | Feb 23, 1895 | Everton beat Preston North End 4–2 | Title change |
| 185 | Feb 26, 1895 | Sheffield United beat Everton 4–2 | Title change |
| 186 | Mar 9, 1895 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 4–0 | Defense |
| 187 | Apr 13, 1895 | Birmingham City beat Sheffield United 2–0 | Title change |