The English Football Belt · season
The 1913–14 season
38 belt games · 18 title changesManchester United carried the belt into the 1913–14 season. It changed hands 18 times among 14 franchises, and West Bromwich Albion finished the season with it. Most defenses: Bolton Wanderers, 6.
Who held it, in order
Man UnitedBoltonLiverpoolChelseaSheffield UtdNewcastleDerbyAston VillaBradford CityMiddlesbroughSunderlandSheffield UtdEvertonDerbyWest BromBoltonBlackburnChelseaWest Brom
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 806 | Sep 6, 1913 | Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 | Defense |
| 807 | Sep 8, 1913 | Manchester United beat Sunderland 3–1 | Defense |
| 808 | Sep 13, 1913 | Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 809 | Sep 20, 1913 | Bolton Wanderers and Burnley tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 810 | Sep 27, 1913 | Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 811 | Oct 4, 1913 | Bolton Wanderers beat Newcastle United 3–1 | Defense |
| 812 | Oct 11, 1913 | Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Title change |
| 813 | Oct 18, 1913 | Chelsea beat Liverpool 3–0 | Title change |
| 814 | Oct 25, 1913 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 815 | Nov 1, 1913 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3–2 | Defense |
| 816 | Nov 8, 1913 | Sheffield United beat Chelsea 3–2 | Title change |
| 817 | Nov 15, 1913 | Sheffield United beat Oldham Athletic 2–1 | Defense |
| 818 | Nov 22, 1913 | Sheffield United beat Manchester United 2–0 | Defense |
| 819 | Nov 29, 1913 | Sheffield United and Burnley tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 820 | Dec 6, 1913 | Sheffield United beat Preston North End 2–0 | Defense |
| 821 | Dec 13, 1913 | Newcastle United beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Title change |
| 822 | Dec 20, 1913 | Derby County beat Newcastle United 2–0 | Title change |
| 823 | Dec 25, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 2–0 | Title change |
| 824 | Dec 26, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 3–0 | Defense |
| 825 | Dec 27, 1913 | Bradford City beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 826 | Jan 1, 1914 | Bradford City beat Liverpool 1–0 | Defense |
| 827 | Jan 3, 1914 | Middlesbrough beat Bradford City 3–2 | Title change |
| 828 | Jan 17, 1914 | Middlesbrough beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Defense |
| 829 | Jan 24, 1914 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 4–2 | Title change |
| 830 | Feb 7, 1914 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 831 | Feb 14, 1914 | Everton beat Sheffield United 5–0 | Title change |
| 832 | Feb 21, 1914 | Derby County beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 833 | Feb 28, 1914 | West Bromwich Albion beat Derby County 2–1 | Title change |
| 834 | Mar 7, 1914 | Bolton Wanderers beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Title change |
| 835 | Mar 14, 1914 | Bolton Wanderers beat Derby County 3–1 | Defense |
| 836 | Mar 21, 1914 | Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City 1–0 | Defense |
| 837 | Mar 28, 1914 | Bolton Wanderers beat Bradford City 3–0 | Defense |
| 838 | Apr 4, 1914 | Blackburn Rovers beat Bolton Wanderers 3–2 | Title change |
| 839 | Apr 10, 1914 | Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 840 | Apr 11, 1914 | Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Title change |
| 841 | Apr 13, 1914 | Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 842 | Apr 14, 1914 | West Bromwich Albion beat Chelsea 3–1 | Title change |
| 843 | Apr 18, 1914 | West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |