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The 1955–56 season

43 belt games · 16 title changes

Tottenham Hotspur carried the belt into the 1955–56 season. It changed hands 16 times among 11 franchises, and Aston Villa finished the season with it. Most defenses: Blackpool, 10.

Who held it, in order

BurnleyBlackpoolMan CityChelseaBirmingham CityBlackpoolArsenalChelseaSunderlandArsenalNewcastleAston VillaLuton TownArsenalWest BromAston Villa

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,098Aug 20, 1955Burnley beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0Title change
2,099Aug 22, 1955Blackpool beat Burnley 2–0Title change
2,100Aug 27, 1955Blackpool and Portsmouth tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,101Aug 29, 1955Blackpool and Burnley tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,102Sep 3, 1955Blackpool beat Sunderland 7–3Defense
2,103Sep 5, 1955Blackpool beat Chelsea 2–1Defense
2,104Sep 10, 1955Blackpool and Aston Villa tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,105Sep 17, 1955Blackpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1Defense
2,106Sep 24, 1955Manchester City beat Blackpool 2–0Title change
2,107Oct 1, 1955Chelsea beat Manchester City 2–1Title change
2,108Oct 8, 1955Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 2–1Defense
2,109Oct 15, 1955Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0Defense
2,110Oct 22, 1955Chelsea beat Preston North End 3–2Defense
2,111Oct 29, 1955Chelsea and Burnley tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,112Nov 5, 1955Birmingham City beat Chelsea 3–0Title change
2,113Nov 12, 1955Blackpool beat Birmingham City 2–0Title change
2,114Nov 19, 1955Blackpool beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1Defense
2,115Nov 26, 1955Blackpool and Manchester United tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,116Dec 3, 1955Blackpool and Tottenham Hotspur tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,117Dec 10, 1955Blackpool beat Everton 4–0Defense
2,118Dec 17, 1955Arsenal beat Blackpool 4–1Title change
2,119Dec 24, 1955Chelsea beat Arsenal 2–0Title change
2,120Dec 26, 1955Chelsea and Cardiff City tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,121Dec 27, 1955Chelsea beat Cardiff City 2–1Defense
2,122Dec 31, 1955Chelsea and Portsmouth tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,123Jan 14, 1956Sunderland beat Chelsea 3–2Title change
2,124Jan 21, 1956Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,125Feb 4, 1956Arsenal beat Sunderland 3–1Title change
2,126Feb 11, 1956Arsenal and Aston Villa tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,127Feb 21, 1956Arsenal beat Everton 3–2Defense
2,128Feb 25, 1956Newcastle United beat Arsenal 2–0Title change
2,129Mar 7, 1956Newcastle United and Cardiff City tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,130Mar 10, 1956Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 3–2Title change
2,131Mar 19, 1956Aston Villa beat Burnley 2–0Defense
2,132Mar 24, 1956Luton Town beat Aston Villa 2–1Title change
2,133Mar 30, 1956Luton Town and Chelsea tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,134Mar 31, 1956Arsenal beat Luton Town 3–0Title change
2,135Apr 2, 1956Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2–0Defense
2,136Apr 3, 1956Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 1–0Defense
2,137Apr 7, 1956Arsenal beat Burnley 1–0Defense
2,138Apr 14, 1956Arsenal beat Birmingham City 1–0Defense
2,139Apr 21, 1956West Bromwich Albion beat Arsenal 2–1Title change
2,140Apr 28, 1956Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 3–0Title change

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