The English Football Belt · season
The 1900–01 season
35 belt games · 13 title changesAston Villa carried the belt into the 1900–01 season. It changed hands 13 times among 10 franchises, and Manchester City finished the season with it. Most defenses: Aston Villa, 7.
Who held it, in order
Aston VillaEvertonNewcastleBoltonBuryNotts CountyForestAston VillaWest BromBurySunderlandEvertonNewcastleMan City
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 342 | Sep 1, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Stoke City 2–0 | Defense |
| 343 | Sep 3, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 4–0 | Defense |
| 344 | Sep 8, 1900 | Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Defense |
| 345 | Sep 10, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Bury 1–0 | Defense |
| 346 | Sep 15, 1900 | Everton beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Title change |
| 347 | Sep 22, 1900 | Everton and Liverpool tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 348 | Sep 29, 1900 | Newcastle United beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 349 | Oct 6, 1900 | Newcastle United and Sunderland tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 350 | Oct 13, 1900 | Newcastle United beat Derby County 2–1 | Defense |
| 351 | Oct 20, 1900 | Bolton Wanderers beat Newcastle United 3–2 | Title change |
| 352 | Oct 27, 1900 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sheffield United 2–0 | Defense |
| 353 | Nov 3, 1900 | Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 354 | Nov 10, 1900 | Bury beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 | Title change |
| 355 | Nov 17, 1900 | Notts County beat Bury 1–0 | Title change |
| 356 | Nov 24, 1900 | Nottingham Forest beat Notts County 5–0 | Title change |
| 357 | Dec 1, 1900 | Nottingham Forest and Preston North End tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 358 | Dec 8, 1900 | Nottingham Forest beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 359 | Dec 15, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 | Title change |
| 360 | Dec 22, 1900 | Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 361 | Dec 26, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 | Defense |
| 362 | Dec 29, 1900 | Aston Villa and Stoke City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 363 | Jan 5, 1901 | West Bromwich Albion beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 364 | Jan 19, 1901 | West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 365 | Feb 16, 1901 | Bury beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | Title change |
| 366 | Mar 2, 1901 | Sunderland beat Bury 4–1 | Title change |
| 367 | Mar 9, 1901 | Sunderland and Nottingham Forest tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 368 | Mar 16, 1901 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Defense |
| 369 | Mar 23, 1901 | Sunderland and Stoke City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 370 | Mar 30, 1901 | Sunderland beat West Bromwich Albion 3–0 | Defense |
| 371 | Apr 6, 1901 | Everton beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 372 | Apr 8, 1901 | Newcastle United beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 373 | Apr 13, 1901 | Newcastle United beat Sheffield United 3–0 | Defense |
| 374 | Apr 17, 1901 | Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Defense |
| 375 | Apr 20, 1901 | Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2–1 | Title change |
| 376 | Apr 27, 1901 | Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4–0 | Defense |