The English Football Belt · season
The 1920–21 season
42 belt games · 13 title changesDerby County carried the belt into the 1920–21 season. It changed hands 13 times among 11 franchises, and Middlesbrough finished the season with it. Most defenses: Manchester City, 7.
Who held it, in order
DerbyTottenhamAston VillaBoltonWest BromBlackburnMan CitySunderlandBoltonBurnleyMan CityMiddlesbroughMan UnitedMiddlesbrough
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | Aug 28, 1920 | Derby County and Chelsea tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 929 | Aug 30, 1920 | Derby County and Tottenham Hotspur tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 930 | Sep 4, 1920 | Derby County and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 931 | Sep 6, 1920 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Derby County 2–0 | Title change |
| 932 | Sep 11, 1920 | Aston Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 | Title change |
| 933 | Sep 15, 1920 | Bolton Wanderers beat Aston Villa 5–0 | Title change |
| 934 | Sep 18, 1920 | West Bromwich Albion beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Title change |
| 935 | Sep 25, 1920 | West Bromwich Albion and Derby County tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 936 | Oct 2, 1920 | West Bromwich Albion beat Derby County 3–0 | Defense |
| 937 | Oct 9, 1920 | Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 5–1 | Title change |
| 938 | Oct 16, 1920 | Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 939 | Oct 23, 1920 | Manchester City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Title change |
| 940 | Oct 30, 1920 | Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 941 | Nov 6, 1920 | Manchester City beat Huddersfield Town 1–0 | Defense |
| 942 | Nov 13, 1920 | Manchester City beat Huddersfield Town 3–2 | Defense |
| 943 | Nov 20, 1920 | Manchester City and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 944 | Nov 27, 1920 | Manchester City beat Manchester United 3–0 | Defense |
| 945 | Dec 4, 1920 | Manchester City beat Bradford City 2–1 | Defense |
| 946 | Dec 11, 1920 | Manchester City beat Bradford City 1–0 | Defense |
| 947 | Dec 18, 1920 | Sunderland beat Manchester City 1–0 | Title change |
| 948 | Dec 25, 1920 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sunderland 6–2 | Title change |
| 949 | Dec 27, 1920 | Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 950 | Jan 1, 1921 | Bolton Wanderers beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Defense |
| 951 | Jan 15, 1921 | Bolton Wanderers and Oldham Athletic tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 952 | Jan 22, 1921 | Bolton Wanderers and Oldham Athletic tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 953 | Feb 5, 1921 | Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 954 | Feb 12, 1921 | Bolton Wanderers beat Preston North End 2–1 | Defense |
| 955 | Feb 16, 1921 | Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 956 | Feb 26, 1921 | Burnley beat Bolton Wanderers 3–1 | Title change |
| 957 | Mar 5, 1921 | Burnley and Bolton Wanderers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 958 | Mar 12, 1921 | Burnley beat Arsenal 1–0 | Defense |
| 959 | Mar 19, 1921 | Burnley and Arsenal tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 960 | Mar 25, 1921 | Burnley beat Manchester United 1–0 | Defense |
| 961 | Mar 26, 1921 | Manchester City beat Burnley 3–0 | Title change |
| 962 | Mar 28, 1921 | Middlesbrough beat Manchester City 3–1 | Title change |
| 963 | Apr 2, 1921 | Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 964 | Apr 9, 1921 | Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 4–2 | Title change |
| 965 | Apr 16, 1921 | Middlesbrough beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 966 | Apr 23, 1921 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 967 | Apr 30, 1921 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 968 | May 2, 1921 | Middlesbrough beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Defense |
| 969 | May 7, 1921 | Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |