The English Football Belt · season
The 1978–79 season
44 belt games · 6 title changesNottingham Forest carried the belt into the 1978–79 season. It changed hands 6 times among 5 franchises, and Liverpool finished the season with it. Most defenses: Nottingham Forest, 16.
Who held it, in order
ForestLiverpoolBristol CityWest BromLiverpoolAston VillaLiverpool
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,073 | Aug 19, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,074 | Aug 22, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Coventry City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,075 | Aug 26, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,076 | Sep 2, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,077 | Sep 9, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,078 | Sep 16, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,079 | Sep 23, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,080 | Sep 30, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,081 | Oct 7, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,082 | Oct 14, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Bristol City 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,083 | Oct 21, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,084 | Oct 28, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Southampton tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,085 | Nov 4, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Everton tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,086 | Nov 11, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,087 | Nov 18, 1978 | Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,088 | Nov 25, 1978 | Nottingham Forest beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,089 | Dec 9, 1978 | Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,090 | Dec 16, 1978 | Bristol City beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,091 | Dec 23, 1978 | Bristol City and Chelsea tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,092 | Dec 26, 1978 | Bristol City beat Coventry City 5–0 | Defense |
| 3,093 | Dec 30, 1978 | Bristol City and Manchester City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,094 | Jan 1, 1979 | West Bromwich Albion beat Bristol City 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,095 | Jan 13, 1979 | West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,096 | Feb 3, 1979 | Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,097 | Feb 13, 1979 | Liverpool beat Birmingham City 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,098 | Feb 21, 1979 | Liverpool beat Norwich City 6–0 | Defense |
| 3,099 | Feb 24, 1979 | Liverpool beat Derby County 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,100 | Mar 3, 1979 | Liverpool and Chelsea tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,101 | Mar 6, 1979 | Liverpool and Coventry City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,102 | Mar 13, 1979 | Liverpool and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,103 | Mar 20, 1979 | Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,104 | Mar 24, 1979 | Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,105 | Apr 7, 1979 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,106 | Apr 10, 1979 | Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,107 | Apr 14, 1979 | Liverpool beat Manchester United 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,108 | Apr 16, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Liverpool 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,109 | Apr 21, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Norwich City 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,110 | Apr 25, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Arsenal 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,111 | Apr 28, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,112 | May 2, 1979 | Aston Villa and Ipswich Town tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,113 | May 5, 1979 | Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,114 | May 8, 1979 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,115 | May 11, 1979 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,116 | May 17, 1979 | Liverpool beat Leeds United 3–0 | Defense |