The English Football Belt · season
The 1904–05 season
33 belt games · 14 title changesBirmingham City carried the belt into the 1904–05 season. It changed hands 14 times among 10 franchises, and Sunderland finished the season with it. Most defenses: Birmingham City, 7.
Who held it, in order
Man CityStokeBlackburnForestStokeSheffield WedSunderlandBirmingham CityDerbyMan CityBirmingham CityAston VillaNewcastleSunderland
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480 | Sep 3, 1904 | Manchester City beat Birmingham City 2–1 | Title change |
| 481 | Sep 10, 1904 | Stoke City beat Manchester City 1–0 | Title change |
| 482 | Sep 17, 1904 | Blackburn Rovers beat Stoke City 4–0 | Title change |
| 483 | Sep 24, 1904 | Nottingham Forest beat Blackburn Rovers 5–2 | Title change |
| 484 | Oct 1, 1904 | Stoke City beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 | Title change |
| 485 | Oct 8, 1904 | Stoke City beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Defense |
| 486 | Oct 15, 1904 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Stoke City 3–0 | Title change |
| 487 | Oct 22, 1904 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 | Title change |
| 488 | Oct 29, 1904 | Sunderland beat Stoke City 3–1 | Defense |
| 489 | Nov 5, 1904 | Sunderland and Arsenal tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 490 | Nov 12, 1904 | Sunderland beat Derby County 3–0 | Defense |
| 491 | Nov 19, 1904 | Sunderland beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 492 | Nov 26, 1904 | Birmingham City beat Sunderland 4–1 | Title change |
| 493 | Dec 3, 1904 | Birmingham City beat Arsenal 2–1 | Defense |
| 494 | Dec 10, 1904 | Derby County beat Birmingham City 3–0 | Title change |
| 495 | Dec 17, 1904 | Manchester City beat Derby County 6–0 | Title change |
| 496 | Dec 24, 1904 | Manchester City and Everton tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 497 | Dec 26, 1904 | Manchester City beat Preston North End 1–0 | Defense |
| 498 | Dec 31, 1904 | Birmingham City beat Manchester City 3–1 | Title change |
| 499 | Jan 2, 1905 | Birmingham City and Bury tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 500 | Jan 7, 1905 | Birmingham City and Notts County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 501 | Jan 14, 1905 | Birmingham City beat Sheffield United 2–0 | Defense |
| 502 | Jan 21, 1905 | Birmingham City beat Newcastle United 1–0 | Defense |
| 503 | Jan 28, 1905 | Birmingham City beat Preston North End 2–0 | Defense |
| 504 | Feb 11, 1905 | Birmingham City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 | Defense |
| 505 | Feb 25, 1905 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 3–0 | Title change |
| 506 | Mar 11, 1905 | Aston Villa beat Notts County 2–1 | Defense |
| 507 | Mar 18, 1905 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 3–0 | Defense |
| 508 | Apr 5, 1905 | Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Title change |
| 509 | Apr 8, 1905 | Newcastle United beat Nottingham Forest 5–1 | Defense |
| 510 | Apr 21, 1905 | Newcastle United beat Stoke City 4–1 | Defense |
| 511 | Apr 22, 1905 | Sunderland beat Newcastle United 3–1 | Title change |
| 512 | Apr 24, 1905 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Defense |