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The 1931–32 season

43 belt games · 22 title changes

Chelsea carried the belt into the 1931–32 season. It changed hands 22 times among 14 franchises, and Arsenal finished the season with it. Most defenses: Everton, 7.

Who held it, in order

ChelseaWest HamMiddlesbroughLiverpoolEvertonArsenalGrimsby TownChelseaSunderlandHuddersfieldMan CityLiverpoolArsenalSheffield UtdPortsmouthBlackburnBirmingham CityPortsmouthSunderlandHuddersfieldEvertonMiddlesbroughArsenal

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,392Aug 29, 1931Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2–0Defense
1,393Aug 31, 1931West Ham United beat Chelsea 3–1Title change
1,394Sep 5, 1931Middlesbrough beat West Ham United 2–0Title change
1,395Sep 9, 1931Middlesbrough beat Liverpool 4–1Defense
1,396Sep 12, 1931Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Wednesday 4–0Defense
1,397Sep 16, 1931Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 7–2Title change
1,398Sep 19, 1931Everton beat Liverpool 3–1Title change
1,399Sep 23, 1931Everton beat Derby County 2–1Defense
1,400Sep 26, 1931Arsenal beat Everton 3–2Title change
1,401Oct 3, 1931Grimsby Town beat Arsenal 3–1Title change
1,402Oct 10, 1931Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 2–1Title change
1,403Oct 17, 1931Sunderland beat Chelsea 2–1Title change
1,404Oct 24, 1931Huddersfield Town beat Sunderland 4–1Title change
1,405Oct 31, 1931Manchester City beat Huddersfield Town 3–0Title change
1,406Nov 7, 1931Manchester City and Middlesbrough tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,407Nov 14, 1931Manchester City beat Grimsby Town 4–1Defense
1,408Nov 21, 1931Liverpool beat Manchester City 4–3Title change
1,409Nov 28, 1931Arsenal beat Liverpool 6–0Title change
1,410Dec 5, 1931Arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1Defense
1,411Dec 12, 1931Arsenal and Huddersfield Town tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,412Dec 19, 1931Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 5–2Defense
1,413Dec 25, 1931Sheffield United beat Arsenal 4–1Title change
1,414Dec 26, 1931Sheffield United beat Arsenal 2–0Defense
1,415Jan 1, 1932Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–2Defense
1,416Jan 2, 1932Portsmouth beat Sheffield United 2–1Title change
1,417Jan 16, 1932Blackburn Rovers beat Portsmouth 5–3Title change
1,418Jan 27, 1932Blackburn Rovers and Derby County tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,419Jan 30, 1932Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0Defense
1,420Feb 6, 1932Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1Title change
1,421Feb 17, 1932Portsmouth beat Birmingham City 2–1Title change
1,422Feb 20, 1932Sunderland beat Portsmouth 5–1Title change
1,423Mar 2, 1932Sunderland and Chelsea tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,424Mar 5, 1932Huddersfield Town beat Sunderland 3–1Title change
1,425Mar 19, 1932Everton beat Huddersfield Town 4–1Title change
1,426Mar 25, 1932Everton beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1Defense
1,427Mar 26, 1932Everton and Chelsea tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,428Mar 28, 1932Everton and West Bromwich Albion tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,429Apr 2, 1932Everton beat Grimsby Town 4–2Defense
1,430Apr 9, 1932Everton beat Leicester City 1–0Defense
1,431Apr 16, 1932Everton beat West Ham United 6–1Defense
1,432Apr 23, 1932Middlesbrough beat Everton 1–0Title change
1,433Apr 30, 1932Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 5–0Title change
1,434May 7, 1932Arsenal beat Blackburn Rovers 4–0Defense

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