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The 1928–29 season

43 belt games · 18 title changes

Birmingham City carried the belt into the 1928–29 season. It changed hands 18 times among 13 franchises, and Sheffield United finished the season with it. Most defenses: Arsenal, 9.

Who held it, in order

Birmingham CityLeicesterLiverpoolEvertonBlackburnSheffield UtdArsenalBuryEvertonAston VillaHuddersfieldLeicesterBoltonEvertonPortsmouthArsenalNewcastlePortsmouthSheffield Utd

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,262Aug 25, 1928Birmingham City beat Manchester City 4–1Defense
1,263Aug 27, 1928Leicester City beat Birmingham City 5–3Title change
1,264Sep 1, 1928Leicester City and Leeds United tied 4–4Tie · defense
1,265Sep 8, 1928Liverpool beat Leicester City 6–3Title change
1,266Sep 10, 1928Liverpool beat Sheffield United 3–1Defense
1,267Sep 15, 1928Liverpool and Manchester United tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,268Sep 22, 1928Liverpool and Leeds United tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,269Sep 29, 1928Everton beat Liverpool 1–0Title change
1,270Oct 6, 1928Everton beat Arsenal 4–2Defense
1,271Oct 13, 1928Blackburn Rovers beat Everton 2–1Title change
1,272Oct 20, 1928Blackburn Rovers and Burnley tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,273Oct 27, 1928Blackburn Rovers beat West Ham United 2–0Defense
1,274Nov 3, 1928Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1Title change
1,275Nov 10, 1928Arsenal beat Sheffield United 2–0Title change
1,276Nov 17, 1928Bury beat Arsenal 1–0Title change
1,277Nov 24, 1928Everton beat Bury 1–0Title change
1,278Dec 1, 1928Aston Villa beat Everton 2–0Title change
1,279Dec 8, 1928Huddersfield Town beat Aston Villa 3–0Title change
1,280Dec 15, 1928Leicester City beat Huddersfield Town 4–1Title change
1,281Dec 22, 1928Bolton Wanderers beat Leicester City 5–0Title change
1,282Dec 25, 1928Bolton Wanderers beat Birmingham City 2–0Defense
1,283Dec 26, 1928Bolton Wanderers beat Birmingham City 6–2Defense
1,284Dec 29, 1928Everton beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0Title change
1,285Jan 1, 1929Everton beat Derby County 4–0Defense
1,286Jan 5, 1929Portsmouth beat Everton 3–0Title change
1,287Jan 19, 1929Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4–0Title change
1,288Feb 2, 1929Arsenal and Manchester City tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,289Feb 9, 1929Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 1–0Defense
1,290Feb 23, 1929Arsenal beat West Ham United 4–3Defense
1,291Mar 9, 1929Arsenal beat Liverpool 4–2Defense
1,292Mar 13, 1929Arsenal and Birmingham City tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,293Mar 16, 1929Arsenal beat Cardiff City 2–1Defense
1,294Mar 23, 1929Arsenal and Sheffield United tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,295Mar 29, 1929Arsenal beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0Defense
1,296Mar 30, 1929Arsenal beat Bury 7–1Defense
1,297Apr 2, 1929Newcastle United beat Arsenal 2–1Title change
1,298Apr 6, 1929Portsmouth beat Newcastle United 1–0Title change
1,299Apr 10, 1929Portsmouth beat Leicester City 1–0Defense
1,300Apr 13, 1929Portsmouth beat Burnley 3–1Defense
1,301Apr 17, 1929Portsmouth and Liverpool tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,302Apr 20, 1929Portsmouth and Cardiff City tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,303Apr 29, 1929Sheffield United beat Portsmouth 3–2Title change
1,304May 4, 1929Sheffield United beat Sunderland 4–0Defense

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