The English Football Belt · season
The 1922–23 season
40 belt games · 9 title changesHuddersfield Town carried the belt into the 1922–23 season. It changed hands 9 times among 7 franchises, and Arsenal finished the season with it. Most defenses: Middlesbrough, 8.
Who held it, in order
HuddersfieldMiddlesbroughBirmingham CityArsenalHuddersfieldSunderlandSheffield UtdBirmingham CityAston VillaArsenal
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,012 | Aug 26, 1922 | Huddersfield Town and Middlesbrough tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,013 | Aug 28, 1922 | Huddersfield Town beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,014 | Sep 2, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield Town 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,015 | Sep 4, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Manchester City 5–0 | Defense |
| 1,016 | Sep 9, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,017 | Sep 16, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,018 | Sep 23, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,019 | Sep 30, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,020 | Oct 7, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Oldham Athletic tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,021 | Oct 14, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Oldham Athletic 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,022 | Oct 21, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,023 | Oct 28, 1922 | Birmingham City beat Middlesbrough 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,024 | Nov 4, 1922 | Birmingham City and Cardiff City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,025 | Nov 11, 1922 | Birmingham City and Cardiff City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,026 | Nov 18, 1922 | Birmingham City beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,027 | Nov 25, 1922 | Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,028 | Dec 2, 1922 | Birmingham City beat Arsenal 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,029 | Dec 9, 1922 | Arsenal beat Birmingham City 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,030 | Dec 16, 1922 | Arsenal and Huddersfield Town tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,031 | Dec 23, 1922 | Huddersfield Town beat Arsenal 4–0 | Title change |
| 1,032 | Dec 25, 1922 | Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,033 | Dec 26, 1922 | Huddersfield Town beat Birmingham City 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,034 | Dec 30, 1922 | Huddersfield Town beat Everton 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,035 | Jan 6, 1923 | Huddersfield Town beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,036 | Jan 20, 1923 | Huddersfield Town and Sunderland tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,037 | Jan 27, 1923 | Sunderland beat Huddersfield Town 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,038 | Feb 10, 1923 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,039 | Feb 17, 1923 | Sunderland and Oldham Athletic tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,040 | Feb 24, 1923 | Sunderland beat Oldham Athletic 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,041 | Mar 3, 1923 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,042 | Mar 12, 1923 | Birmingham City beat Sheffield United 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,043 | Mar 17, 1923 | Birmingham City beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,044 | Mar 24, 1923 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,045 | Mar 30, 1923 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,046 | Mar 31, 1923 | Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,047 | Apr 2, 1923 | Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,048 | Apr 7, 1923 | Arsenal and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,049 | Apr 14, 1923 | Arsenal and Preston North End tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,050 | Apr 21, 1923 | Arsenal beat Preston North End 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,051 | Apr 28, 1923 | Arsenal beat Sheffield United 2–0 | Defense |