The English Football Belt · season
The 1949–50 season
42 belt games · 11 title changesSunderland carried the belt into the 1949–50 season. It changed hands 11 times among 10 franchises, and Charlton Athletic finished the season with it. Most defenses: Liverpool, 18.
Who held it, in order
LiverpoolHuddersfieldBlackpoolWolvesMiddlesbroughAston VillaMan UnitedBlackpoolEvertonDerbyCharlton Athletic
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,846 | Aug 20, 1949 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,847 | Aug 22, 1949 | Liverpool and Stoke City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,848 | Aug 27, 1949 | Liverpool and Everton tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,849 | Aug 31, 1949 | Liverpool and Stoke City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,850 | Sep 3, 1949 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,851 | Sep 7, 1949 | Liverpool and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,852 | Sep 10, 1949 | Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,853 | Sep 17, 1949 | Liverpool beat Birmingham City 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,854 | Sep 24, 1949 | Liverpool beat Derby County 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,855 | Oct 1, 1949 | Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,856 | Oct 8, 1949 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,857 | Oct 15, 1949 | Liverpool and Blackpool tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,858 | Oct 22, 1949 | Liverpool and Newcastle United tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,859 | Oct 29, 1949 | Liverpool beat Fulham 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,860 | Nov 5, 1949 | Liverpool beat Manchester City 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,861 | Nov 12, 1949 | Liverpool beat Charlton Athletic 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,862 | Nov 19, 1949 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,863 | Nov 26, 1949 | Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,864 | Dec 3, 1949 | Liverpool and Portsmouth tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,865 | Dec 10, 1949 | Huddersfield Town beat Liverpool 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,866 | Dec 17, 1949 | Blackpool beat Huddersfield Town 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,867 | Dec 24, 1949 | Blackpool beat Portsmouth 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,868 | Dec 26, 1949 | Blackpool and Burnley tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,869 | Dec 27, 1949 | Blackpool beat Burnley 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,870 | Dec 31, 1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Blackpool 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,871 | Jan 14, 1950 | Middlesbrough beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,872 | Jan 21, 1950 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 4–0 | Title change |
| 1,873 | Feb 4, 1950 | Aston Villa and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,874 | Feb 18, 1950 | Aston Villa beat Huddersfield Town 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,875 | Feb 25, 1950 | Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,876 | Mar 8, 1950 | Manchester United beat Aston Villa 7–0 | Title change |
| 1,877 | Mar 11, 1950 | Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,878 | Mar 15, 1950 | Manchester United and Liverpool tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,879 | Mar 18, 1950 | Blackpool beat Manchester United 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,880 | Mar 25, 1950 | Blackpool and Birmingham City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,881 | Apr 1, 1950 | Blackpool and Derby County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,882 | Apr 7, 1950 | Everton beat Blackpool 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,883 | Apr 8, 1950 | Everton and Birmingham City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,884 | Apr 10, 1950 | Everton beat Blackpool 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,885 | Apr 15, 1950 | Derby County beat Everton 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,886 | Apr 22, 1950 | Derby County and Manchester City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,887 | Apr 29, 1950 | Charlton Athletic beat Derby County 2–1 | Title change |