The English Football Belt · season
The 1898–99 season
35 belt games · 16 title changesStoke City carried the belt into the 1898–99 season. It changed hands 16 times among 11 franchises, and Sunderland finished the season with it. Most defenses: Blackburn Rovers, 8.
Who held it, in order
StokeAston VillaBuryWest BromBlackburnWolvesSheffield WedEvertonWest BromAston VillaNotts CountyBlackburnWest BromStokeBlackburnNewcastleSunderland
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 275 | Sep 1, 1898 | Stoke City and Derby County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 276 | Sep 3, 1898 | Aston Villa beat Stoke City 3–1 | Title change |
| 277 | Sep 10, 1898 | Bury beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Title change |
| 278 | Sep 17, 1898 | West Bromwich Albion beat Bury 2–0 | Title change |
| 279 | Sep 24, 1898 | Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 4–1 | Title change |
| 280 | Oct 1, 1898 | Blackburn Rovers and Bury tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 281 | Oct 8, 1898 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Defense |
| 282 | Oct 15, 1898 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 3–2 | Defense |
| 283 | Oct 22, 1898 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Title change |
| 284 | Oct 29, 1898 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 | Title change |
| 285 | Nov 5, 1898 | Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Title change |
| 286 | Nov 7, 1898 | West Bromwich Albion beat Everton 3–0 | Title change |
| 287 | Nov 12, 1898 | Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Title change |
| 288 | Nov 19, 1898 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1 | Defense |
| 289 | Dec 3, 1898 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 2–0 | Defense |
| 290 | Dec 10, 1898 | Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 291 | Dec 17, 1898 | Aston Villa beat Everton 3–0 | Defense |
| 292 | Dec 24, 1898 | Notts County beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 293 | Dec 27, 1898 | Notts County and Liverpool tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 294 | Dec 31, 1898 | Notts County and Burnley tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 295 | Jan 2, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Notts County 6–0 | Title change |
| 296 | Jan 7, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Bolton Wanderers 2–0 | Defense |
| 297 | Jan 14, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Derby County 3–0 | Defense |
| 298 | Jan 21, 1899 | West Bromwich Albion beat Blackburn Rovers 6–2 | Title change |
| 299 | Feb 4, 1899 | West Bromwich Albion beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 300 | Feb 14, 1899 | West Bromwich Albion beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Defense |
| 301 | Mar 4, 1899 | Stoke City beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Title change |
| 302 | Mar 11, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Stoke City 1–0 | Title change |
| 303 | Mar 18, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 304 | Apr 1, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Defense |
| 305 | Apr 3, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 306 | Apr 8, 1899 | Newcastle United beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 | Title change |
| 307 | Apr 15, 1899 | Newcastle United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 | Defense |
| 308 | Apr 22, 1899 | Sunderland beat Newcastle United 1–0 | Title change |
| 309 | Apr 29, 1899 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 1–0 | Defense |