The English Football Belt · season
The 1908–09 season
35 belt games · 11 title changesLiverpool carried the belt into the 1908–09 season. It changed hands 11 times among 10 franchises, and Liverpool finished the season with it. Most defenses: Everton, 8.
Who held it, in order
LiverpoolBlackburnSheffield UtdMan UnitedAston VillaEvertonNotts CountyMan UnitedPrestonNewcastleSunderlandLiverpool
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 623 | Sep 1, 1908 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3–2 | Defense |
| 624 | Sep 5, 1908 | Liverpool beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 625 | Sep 12, 1908 | Blackburn Rovers beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 626 | Sep 19, 1908 | Blackburn Rovers and Bury tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 627 | Sep 26, 1908 | Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 | Title change |
| 628 | Oct 3, 1908 | Sheffield United beat Bradford City 3–0 | Defense |
| 629 | Oct 10, 1908 | Manchester United beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Title change |
| 630 | Oct 17, 1908 | Aston Villa beat Manchester United 3–1 | Title change |
| 631 | Oct 24, 1908 | Everton beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Title change |
| 632 | Oct 31, 1908 | Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 | Defense |
| 633 | Nov 7, 1908 | Everton beat Sunderland 4–0 | Defense |
| 634 | Nov 14, 1908 | Everton and Chelsea tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 635 | Nov 21, 1908 | Everton and Blackburn Rovers tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 636 | Nov 28, 1908 | Everton and Bradford City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 637 | Dec 5, 1908 | Everton beat Manchester United 3–2 | Defense |
| 638 | Dec 12, 1908 | Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Defense |
| 639 | Dec 19, 1908 | Everton beat Leicester City 2–0 | Defense |
| 640 | Dec 25, 1908 | Notts County beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 641 | Dec 26, 1908 | Notts County and Everton tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 642 | Jan 1, 1909 | Manchester United beat Notts County 4–3 | Title change |
| 643 | Jan 2, 1909 | Preston North End beat Manchester United 2–0 | Title change |
| 644 | Jan 9, 1909 | Preston North End and Everton tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 645 | Jan 23, 1909 | Preston North End and Leicester City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 646 | Jan 30, 1909 | Preston North End and Arsenal tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 647 | Feb 13, 1909 | Newcastle United beat Preston North End 1–0 | Title change |
| 648 | Feb 27, 1909 | Newcastle United beat Manchester City 2–0 | Defense |
| 649 | Mar 13, 1909 | Newcastle United and Bury tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 650 | Mar 20, 1909 | Newcastle United beat Sheffield United 4–0 | Defense |
| 651 | Mar 23, 1909 | Newcastle United beat Bradford City 2–1 | Defense |
| 652 | Mar 31, 1909 | Newcastle United beat Middlesbrough 1–0 | Defense |
| 653 | Apr 3, 1909 | Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 654 | Apr 10, 1909 | Sunderland beat Newcastle United 3–1 | Title change |
| 655 | Apr 12, 1909 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 3–0 | Title change |
| 656 | Apr 17, 1909 | Liverpool and Bury tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 657 | Apr 30, 1909 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 1–0 | Defense |