The English Football Belt · season
The 1964–65 season
41 belt games · 7 title changesBurnley carried the belt into the 1964–65 season. It changed hands 7 times among 7 franchises, and Aston Villa finished the season with it. Most defenses: Leeds United, 16.
Who held it, in order
BurnleySheffield UtdWest HamSheffield WedMan UnitedLeedsMan UnitedAston Villa
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,480 | Aug 22, 1964 | Burnley and Blackpool tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,481 | Aug 25, 1964 | Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,482 | Aug 29, 1964 | Sheffield United beat Burnley 2–0 | Title change |
| 2,483 | Sep 2, 1964 | Sheffield United beat Stoke City 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,484 | Sep 5, 1964 | Sheffield United beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Defense |
| 2,485 | Sep 9, 1964 | Sheffield United and Fulham tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,486 | Sep 12, 1964 | Sheffield United and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,487 | Sep 16, 1964 | Sheffield United beat Fulham 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,488 | Sep 19, 1964 | Sheffield United beat Birmingham City 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,489 | Sep 26, 1964 | West Ham United beat Sheffield United 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,490 | Oct 3, 1964 | West Ham United and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,491 | Oct 10, 1964 | West Ham United beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Defense |
| 2,492 | Oct 17, 1964 | West Ham United and Liverpool tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,493 | Oct 24, 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday beat West Ham United 2–1 | Title change |
| 2,494 | Oct 31, 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,495 | Nov 7, 1964 | Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,496 | Nov 14, 1964 | Manchester United beat Blackpool 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,497 | Nov 21, 1964 | Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Defense |
| 2,498 | Nov 28, 1964 | Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–2 | Defense |
| 2,499 | Dec 5, 1964 | Leeds United beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,500 | Dec 12, 1964 | Leeds United beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,501 | Dec 19, 1964 | Leeds United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,502 | Dec 26, 1964 | Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,503 | Dec 28, 1964 | Leeds United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Defense |
| 2,504 | Jan 2, 1965 | Leeds United beat Sunderland 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,505 | Jan 16, 1965 | Leeds United and Leicester City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,506 | Jan 23, 1965 | Leeds United and Chelsea tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,507 | Feb 6, 1965 | Leeds United and Nottingham Forest tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,508 | Feb 13, 1965 | Leeds United beat Arsenal 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,509 | Feb 27, 1965 | Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,510 | Mar 13, 1965 | Leeds United and Fulham tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,511 | Mar 15, 1965 | Leeds United beat Burnley 5–1 | Defense |
| 2,512 | Mar 20, 1965 | Leeds United beat Everton 4–1 | Defense |
| 2,513 | Apr 3, 1965 | Leeds United beat West Ham United 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,514 | Apr 5, 1965 | Leeds United beat Stoke City 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,515 | Apr 12, 1965 | Leeds United beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,516 | Apr 17, 1965 | Manchester United beat Leeds United 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,517 | Apr 19, 1965 | Manchester United beat Birmingham City 4–2 | Defense |
| 2,518 | Apr 24, 1965 | Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–0 | Defense |
| 2,519 | Apr 26, 1965 | Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,520 | Apr 28, 1965 | Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1 | Title change |