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The 1968–69 season

43 belt games · 5 title changes

Leicester City carried the belt into the 1968–69 season. It changed hands 5 times among 5 franchises, and Leeds United finished the season with it. Most defenses: Leeds United, 23.

Who held it, in order

LeicesterArsenalLeedsMan CityEvertonLeeds

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,648Aug 10, 1968Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,649Aug 13, 1968Arsenal beat Leicester City 3–0Title change
2,650Aug 17, 1968Arsenal and Liverpool tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,651Aug 21, 1968Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,652Aug 24, 1968Arsenal beat Ipswich Town 2–1Defense
2,653Aug 27, 1968Arsenal beat Manchester City 4–1Defense
2,654Aug 31, 1968Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1Defense
2,655Sep 7, 1968Arsenal beat Southampton 2–1Defense
2,656Sep 14, 1968Arsenal beat Stoke City 1–0Defense
2,657Sep 21, 1968Leeds United beat Arsenal 2–0Title change
2,658Sep 28, 1968Manchester City beat Leeds United 3–1Title change
2,659Oct 5, 1968Everton beat Manchester City 2–0Title change
2,660Oct 8, 1968Everton and Liverpool tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,661Oct 12, 1968Everton beat Southampton 5–2Defense
2,662Oct 19, 1968Everton beat Stoke City 2–1Defense
2,663Oct 26, 1968Everton beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1Defense
2,664Nov 2, 1968Everton beat Sunderland 2–0Defense
2,665Nov 9, 1968Everton and Ipswich Town tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,666Nov 16, 1968Everton beat Queens Park Rangers 4–0Defense
2,667Nov 23, 1968Leeds United beat Everton 2–1Title change
2,668Nov 30, 1968Leeds United and Chelsea tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,669Dec 7, 1968Leeds United beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0Defense
2,670Dec 14, 1968Leeds United and West Ham United tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,671Dec 21, 1968Leeds United beat Burnley 6–1Defense
2,672Dec 26, 1968Leeds United beat Newcastle United 2–1Defense
2,673Jan 11, 1969Leeds United beat Manchester United 2–1Defense
2,674Jan 18, 1969Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,675Jan 24, 1969Leeds United beat Queens Park Rangers 1–0Defense
2,676Feb 1, 1969Leeds United beat Coventry City 3–0Defense
2,677Feb 12, 1969Leeds United beat Ipswich Town 2–0Defense
2,678Feb 15, 1969Leeds United beat Chelsea 1–0Defense
2,679Feb 25, 1969Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 2–0Defense
2,680Mar 1, 1969Leeds United beat Southampton 3–2Defense
2,681Mar 8, 1969Leeds United beat Stoke City 5–1Defense
2,682Mar 29, 1969Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,683Apr 1, 1969Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,684Apr 5, 1969Leeds United beat Manchester City 1–0Defense
2,685Apr 9, 1969Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,686Apr 12, 1969Leeds United beat Arsenal 2–1Defense
2,687Apr 19, 1969Leeds United beat Leicester City 2–0Defense
2,688Apr 22, 1969Leeds United and Everton tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,689Apr 28, 1969Leeds United and Liverpool tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,690Apr 30, 1969Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 1–0Defense

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