The English Football Belt · season
The 1903–04 season
30 belt games · 11 title changesAston Villa carried the belt into the 1903–04 season. It changed hands 11 times among 10 franchises, and Birmingham City finished the season with it. Most defenses: Derby County, 6.
Who held it, in order
Aston VillaSunderlandBuryWest BromBlackburnBirmingham CitySunderlandDerbyMan CitySheffield WedNotts CountyBirmingham City
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 450 | Sep 2, 1903 | Aston Villa and Newcastle United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 451 | Sep 5, 1903 | Sunderland beat Aston Villa 6–1 | Title change |
| 452 | Sep 12, 1903 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 3–2 | Defense |
| 453 | Sep 19, 1903 | Sunderland beat Liverpool 2–1 | Defense |
| 454 | Sep 26, 1903 | Bury beat Sunderland 3–1 | Title change |
| 455 | Oct 3, 1903 | West Bromwich Albion beat Bury 3–2 | Title change |
| 456 | Oct 10, 1903 | Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 | Title change |
| 457 | Oct 17, 1903 | Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Title change |
| 458 | Oct 24, 1903 | Birmingham City beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 | Defense |
| 459 | Oct 31, 1903 | Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 460 | Nov 7, 1903 | Sunderland beat Birmingham City 3–1 | Title change |
| 461 | Nov 14, 1903 | Sunderland beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 462 | Nov 21, 1903 | Sunderland beat Stoke City 3–0 | Defense |
| 463 | Nov 28, 1903 | Derby County beat Sunderland 7–2 | Title change |
| 464 | Dec 14, 1903 | Derby County and West Bromwich Albion tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 465 | Dec 19, 1903 | Derby County beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 466 | Dec 25, 1903 | Derby County beat Liverpool 2–0 | Defense |
| 467 | Dec 26, 1903 | Derby County beat Stoke City 5–0 | Defense |
| 468 | Dec 28, 1903 | Derby County and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 469 | Jan 2, 1904 | Derby County and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 470 | Jan 9, 1904 | Manchester City beat Derby County 3–2 | Title change |
| 471 | Jan 23, 1904 | Manchester City beat Notts County 3–0 | Defense |
| 472 | Feb 13, 1904 | Manchester City beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 473 | Feb 27, 1904 | Manchester City and Liverpool tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 474 | Mar 12, 1904 | Manchester City beat Blackburn Rovers 5–2 | Defense |
| 475 | Mar 21, 1904 | Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 | Defense |
| 476 | Mar 26, 1904 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester City 1–0 | Title change |
| 477 | Apr 2, 1904 | Notts County beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Title change |
| 478 | Apr 4, 1904 | Notts County beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Defense |
| 479 | Apr 23, 1904 | Birmingham City beat Notts County 2–0 | Title change |