The English Football Belt · season
The 1926–27 season
44 belt games · 18 title changesEverton carried the belt into the 1926–27 season. It changed hands 18 times among 13 franchises, and Sheffield United finished the season with it. Most defenses: Blackburn Rovers, 4.
Who held it, in order
TottenhamBlackburnSunderlandLeicesterLiverpoolBlackburnSheffield UtdSunderlandDerbyWest BromMan UnitedArsenalLiverpoolNewcastleWest BromLeedsBurySheffield Utd
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,179 | Aug 28, 1926 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Everton 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,180 | Aug 30, 1926 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield Wednesday 7–3 | Defense |
| 1,181 | Sep 4, 1926 | Blackburn Rovers beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,182 | Sep 11, 1926 | Blackburn Rovers beat West Ham United 5–1 | Defense |
| 1,183 | Sep 15, 1926 | Blackburn Rovers beat Bury 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,184 | Sep 18, 1926 | Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,185 | Sep 20, 1926 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,186 | Sep 25, 1926 | Sunderland beat West Ham United 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,187 | Oct 2, 1926 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,188 | Oct 6, 1926 | Sunderland beat Burnley 7–1 | Defense |
| 1,189 | Oct 9, 1926 | Leicester City beat Sunderland 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,190 | Oct 16, 1926 | Leicester City beat Leeds United 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,191 | Oct 23, 1926 | Liverpool beat Leicester City 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,192 | Oct 30, 1926 | Blackburn Rovers beat Liverpool 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,193 | Nov 6, 1926 | Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,194 | Nov 13, 1926 | Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–3 | Title change |
| 1,195 | Nov 20, 1926 | Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 1,196 | Nov 27, 1926 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,197 | Dec 4, 1926 | Derby County beat Sunderland 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,198 | Dec 11, 1926 | West Bromwich Albion beat Derby County 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,199 | Dec 18, 1926 | Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,200 | Dec 25, 1926 | Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,201 | Dec 27, 1926 | Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,202 | Dec 28, 1926 | Arsenal beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,203 | Jan 1, 1927 | Arsenal beat Cardiff City 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,204 | Jan 15, 1927 | Arsenal beat Derby County 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,205 | Jan 22, 1927 | Arsenal and Sheffield United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,206 | Feb 5, 1927 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,207 | Feb 7, 1927 | Liverpool beat Sheffield United 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,208 | Feb 12, 1927 | Liverpool beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,209 | Feb 23, 1927 | Liverpool and Leeds United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,210 | Feb 26, 1927 | Newcastle United beat Liverpool 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,211 | Mar 5, 1927 | Newcastle United beat Everton 7–3 | Defense |
| 1,212 | Mar 12, 1927 | Newcastle United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,213 | Mar 19, 1927 | Newcastle United beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,214 | Mar 26, 1927 | West Bromwich Albion beat Newcastle United 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,215 | Apr 2, 1927 | Leeds United beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,216 | Apr 9, 1927 | Bury beat Leeds United 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,217 | Apr 15, 1927 | Bury and Leicester City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,218 | Apr 16, 1927 | Bury and Liverpool tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,219 | Apr 18, 1927 | Bury and Leicester City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,220 | May 4, 1927 | Bury beat Arsenal 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,221 | May 5, 1927 | Sheffield United beat Bury 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,222 | May 7, 1927 | Sheffield United beat Birmingham City 3–2 | Defense |