The English Football Belt · season
The 1901–02 season
39 belt games · 19 title changesManchester City carried the belt into the 1901–02 season. It changed hands 19 times among 14 franchises, and Bury finished the season with it. Most defenses: Everton, 5.
Who held it, in order
EvertonForestSunderlandBuryBirmingham CityBlackburnNotts CountyStokeBoltonEvertonAston VillaSheffield UtdBirmingham CityBuryDerbySheffield WedBlackburnBuryMan City
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 377 | Sep 2, 1901 | Everton beat Manchester City 3–1 | Title change |
| 378 | Sep 7, 1901 | Everton beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 | Defense |
| 379 | Sep 14, 1901 | Everton and Liverpool tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 380 | Sep 21, 1901 | Everton and Newcastle United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 381 | Sep 28, 1901 | Everton and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 382 | Oct 5, 1901 | Everton beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Defense |
| 383 | Oct 12, 1901 | Nottingham Forest beat Everton 4–0 | Title change |
| 384 | Oct 19, 1901 | Sunderland beat Nottingham Forest 4–0 | Title change |
| 385 | Oct 26, 1901 | Bury beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 386 | Nov 2, 1901 | Birmingham City beat Bury 1–0 | Title change |
| 387 | Nov 9, 1901 | Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City 3–1 | Title change |
| 388 | Nov 16, 1901 | Blackburn Rovers and Derby County tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 389 | Nov 23, 1901 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Defense |
| 390 | Nov 30, 1901 | Notts County beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Title change |
| 391 | Dec 7, 1901 | Stoke City beat Notts County 3–0 | Title change |
| 392 | Dec 14, 1901 | Bolton Wanderers beat Stoke City 2–1 | Title change |
| 393 | Dec 21, 1901 | Everton beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | Title change |
| 394 | Dec 25, 1901 | Aston Villa beat Everton 3–2 | Title change |
| 395 | Dec 26, 1901 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 1–0 | Defense |
| 396 | Dec 28, 1901 | Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3–0 | Defense |
| 397 | Jan 1, 1902 | Sheffield United beat Aston Villa 6–0 | Title change |
| 398 | Jan 4, 1902 | Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 399 | Jan 11, 1902 | Sheffield United beat Bury 2–1 | Defense |
| 400 | Jan 18, 1902 | Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1 | Defense |
| 401 | Feb 1, 1902 | Sheffield United and Everton tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 402 | Feb 11, 1902 | Sheffield United and Grimsby Town tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 403 | Feb 15, 1902 | Birmingham City beat Sheffield United 4–1 | Title change |
| 404 | Feb 17, 1902 | Birmingham City and Stoke City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 405 | Feb 22, 1902 | Birmingham City beat Grimsby Town 6–0 | Defense |
| 406 | Mar 1, 1902 | Bury beat Birmingham City 2–0 | Title change |
| 407 | Mar 8, 1902 | Derby County beat Bury 1–0 | Title change |
| 408 | Mar 17, 1902 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Derby County 2–0 | Title change |
| 409 | Mar 22, 1902 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Title change |
| 410 | Mar 28, 1902 | Bury beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Title change |
| 411 | Mar 29, 1902 | Bury and Bolton Wanderers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 412 | Apr 5, 1902 | Manchester City beat Bury 2–0 | Title change |
| 413 | Apr 12, 1902 | Manchester City beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1 | Defense |
| 414 | Apr 19, 1902 | Manchester City and Stoke City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 415 | Apr 26, 1902 | Bury beat Newcastle United 4–0 | Defense |