The English Football Belt · season
The 1899–00 season
32 belt games · 12 title changesSunderland carried the belt into the 1899–00 season. It changed hands 12 times among 10 franchises, and Aston Villa finished the season with it. Most defenses: Aston Villa, 6.
Who held it, in order
Aston VillaWest BromBurnleyEvertonSunderlandBuryBlackburnNotts CountyAston VillaNewcastleLiverpoolAston Villa
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 310 | Sep 2, 1899 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 311 | Sep 4, 1899 | Aston Villa beat Glossop North End 9–0 | Defense |
| 312 | Sep 9, 1899 | West Bromwich Albion beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Title change |
| 313 | Sep 16, 1899 | West Bromwich Albion beat Liverpool 2–0 | Defense |
| 314 | Sep 23, 1899 | Burnley beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 | Title change |
| 315 | Sep 30, 1899 | Everton beat Burnley 2–0 | Title change |
| 316 | Oct 7, 1899 | Everton and Preston North End tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 317 | Oct 14, 1899 | Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 | Defense |
| 318 | Oct 21, 1899 | Everton and Glossop North End tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 319 | Oct 28, 1899 | Everton and Stoke City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 320 | Nov 4, 1899 | Sunderland beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 321 | Nov 11, 1899 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Defense |
| 322 | Nov 25, 1899 | Bury beat Sunderland 2–0 | Title change |
| 323 | Dec 2, 1899 | Bury beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Defense |
| 324 | Dec 9, 1899 | Bury beat Everton 4–1 | Defense |
| 325 | Dec 16, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Bury 3–2 | Title change |
| 326 | Dec 23, 1899 | Notts County beat Blackburn Rovers 5–1 | Title change |
| 327 | Dec 29, 1899 | Notts County and Derby County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 328 | Jan 6, 1900 | Notts County beat Bury 1–0 | Defense |
| 329 | Jan 13, 1900 | Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 330 | Jan 20, 1900 | Notts County and Manchester City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 331 | Feb 3, 1900 | Notts County and Sheffield United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 332 | Feb 17, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Notts County 6–2 | Title change |
| 333 | Mar 3, 1900 | Aston Villa and Sheffield United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 334 | Mar 10, 1900 | Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 3–2 | Title change |
| 335 | Mar 14, 1900 | Newcastle United beat Glossop North End 1–0 | Defense |
| 336 | Mar 17, 1900 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 2–0 | Title change |
| 337 | Mar 24, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 338 | Mar 31, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Burnley 2–1 | Defense |
| 339 | Apr 7, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 3–1 | Defense |
| 340 | Apr 14, 1900 | Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 341 | Apr 16, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 | Defense |