The English Football Belt · season
The 1919–20 season
42 belt games · 16 title changesNotts County carried the belt into the 1919–20 season. It changed hands 16 times among 11 franchises, and Derby County finished the season with it. Most defenses: Liverpool, 10.
Who held it, in order
Notts CountySheffield UtdMiddlesbroughBoltonWest BromNotts CountySunderlandLiverpoolSheffield UtdLiverpoolNotts CountyLiverpoolMan CityChelseaMan CityNewcastleDerby
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 886 | Aug 30, 1919 | Notts County beat Burnley 2–0 | Defense |
| 887 | Sep 1, 1919 | Sheffield United beat Notts County 3–0 | Title change |
| 888 | Sep 6, 1919 | Sheffield United beat Manchester City 3–1 | Defense |
| 889 | Sep 13, 1919 | Middlesbrough beat Sheffield United 1–0 | Title change |
| 890 | Sep 15, 1919 | Middlesbrough beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Defense |
| 891 | Sep 17, 1919 | Bolton Wanderers beat Middlesbrough 3–1 | Title change |
| 892 | Sep 20, 1919 | Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City 6–2 | Defense |
| 893 | Sep 27, 1919 | Bolton Wanderers beat Derby County 2–1 | Defense |
| 894 | Oct 4, 1919 | Bolton Wanderers beat Derby County 3–0 | Defense |
| 895 | Oct 11, 1919 | West Bromwich Albion beat Bolton Wanderers 4–1 | Title change |
| 896 | Oct 18, 1919 | West Bromwich Albion beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 897 | Oct 25, 1919 | West Bromwich Albion beat Notts County 8–0 | Defense |
| 898 | Nov 1, 1919 | Notts County beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 | Title change |
| 899 | Nov 8, 1919 | Sunderland beat Notts County 3–1 | Title change |
| 900 | Nov 15, 1919 | Sunderland and Notts County tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 901 | Nov 22, 1919 | Sunderland beat Newcastle United 2–0 | Defense |
| 902 | Nov 29, 1919 | Sunderland beat Newcastle United 3–2 | Defense |
| 903 | Dec 6, 1919 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Defense |
| 904 | Dec 13, 1919 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Defense |
| 905 | Dec 20, 1919 | Sunderland beat Manchester City 2–1 | Defense |
| 906 | Dec 25, 1919 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 3–2 | Title change |
| 907 | Dec 26, 1919 | Liverpool and Manchester United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 908 | Dec 27, 1919 | Liverpool beat Everton 3–1 | Defense |
| 909 | Jan 1, 1920 | Liverpool and Manchester United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 910 | Jan 3, 1920 | Sheffield United beat Liverpool 3–2 | Title change |
| 911 | Jan 17, 1920 | Liverpool beat Sheffield United 2–0 | Title change |
| 912 | Jan 24, 1920 | Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 | Defense |
| 913 | Feb 4, 1920 | Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers 2–0 | Defense |
| 914 | Feb 7, 1920 | Liverpool beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Defense |
| 915 | Feb 14, 1920 | Liverpool beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Defense |
| 916 | Feb 26, 1920 | Notts County beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 917 | Feb 28, 1920 | Liverpool beat Notts County 3–0 | Title change |
| 918 | Mar 10, 1920 | Liverpool beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Defense |
| 919 | Mar 13, 1920 | Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 920 | Mar 20, 1920 | Liverpool beat Manchester City 1–0 | Defense |
| 921 | Mar 27, 1920 | Manchester City beat Liverpool 2–1 | Title change |
| 922 | Apr 3, 1920 | Chelsea beat Manchester City 1–0 | Title change |
| 923 | Apr 6, 1920 | Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Defense |
| 924 | Apr 10, 1920 | Manchester City beat Chelsea 1–0 | Title change |
| 925 | Apr 17, 1920 | Newcastle United beat Manchester City 3–0 | Title change |
| 926 | Apr 24, 1920 | Newcastle United and Manchester City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 927 | May 1, 1920 | Derby County beat Newcastle United 1–0 | Title change |