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The 1929–30 season

45 belt games · 20 title changes

Sheffield United carried the belt into the 1929–30 season. It changed hands 20 times among 16 franchises, and Sheffield Wednesday finished the season with it. Most defenses: Grimsby Town, 5.

Who held it, in order

Grimsby TownBlackburnSheffield UtdBurnleyHuddersfieldSunderlandMiddlesbroughAston VillaWest HamHuddersfieldBoltonDerbyEvertonArsenalDerbySheffield UtdMan CityBirmingham CityGrimsby TownSheffield Wed

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,305Aug 31, 1929Grimsby Town beat Sheffield United 3–2Title change
1,306Sep 4, 1929Grimsby Town and Portsmouth tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,307Sep 7, 1929Grimsby Town beat Newcastle United 4–0Defense
1,308Sep 11, 1929Grimsby Town and Portsmouth tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,309Sep 14, 1929Blackburn Rovers beat Grimsby Town 4–1Title change
1,310Sep 16, 1929Blackburn Rovers beat Newcastle United 4–2Defense
1,311Sep 21, 1929Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,312Sep 28, 1929Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City 7–5Defense
1,313Oct 5, 1929Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,314Oct 9, 1929Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,315Oct 12, 1929Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0Title change
1,316Oct 19, 1929Burnley beat Sheffield United 5–0Title change
1,317Oct 26, 1929Huddersfield Town beat Burnley 3–0Title change
1,318Nov 2, 1929Sunderland beat Huddersfield Town 1–0Title change
1,319Nov 9, 1929Middlesbrough beat Sunderland 3–0Title change
1,320Nov 23, 1929Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 3–2Title change
1,321Nov 30, 1929Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0Defense
1,322Dec 7, 1929Aston Villa and Newcastle United tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,323Dec 14, 1929Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 5–1Defense
1,324Dec 21, 1929West Ham United beat Aston Villa 5–2Title change
1,325Dec 25, 1929Huddersfield Town beat West Ham United 3–2Title change
1,326Dec 26, 1929Huddersfield Town beat West Ham United 3–0Defense
1,327Dec 28, 1929Huddersfield Town beat Leicester City 2–1Defense
1,328Jan 1, 1930Bolton Wanderers beat Huddersfield Town 7–1Title change
1,329Jan 4, 1930Derby County beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1Title change
1,330Jan 18, 1930Everton beat Derby County 4–0Title change
1,331Feb 1, 1930Everton and Portsmouth tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,332Feb 5, 1930Everton beat Manchester City 2–1Defense
1,333Feb 8, 1930Arsenal beat Everton 4–0Title change
1,334Feb 19, 1930Derby County beat Arsenal 4–1Title change
1,335Feb 22, 1930Derby County and Liverpool tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,336Mar 1, 1930Derby County beat Middlesbrough 3–1Defense
1,337Mar 8, 1930Derby County beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0Defense
1,338Mar 15, 1930Derby County and Manchester United tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,339Mar 22, 1930Sheffield United beat Derby County 2–0Title change
1,340Mar 29, 1930Manchester City beat Sheffield United 2–1Title change
1,341Apr 5, 1930Manchester City and Huddersfield Town tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,342Apr 12, 1930Birmingham City beat Manchester City 4–1Title change
1,343Apr 18, 1930Grimsby Town beat Birmingham City 2–1Title change
1,344Apr 19, 1930Grimsby Town beat Derby County 2–1Defense
1,345Apr 22, 1930Grimsby Town beat Birmingham City 2–0Defense
1,346Apr 26, 1930Sheffield Wednesday beat Grimsby Town 1–0Title change
1,347Apr 28, 1930Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,348Apr 30, 1930Sheffield Wednesday beat Sunderland 4–2Defense
1,349May 3, 1930Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester City 5–1Defense

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