The English Football Belt · season
The 1979–80 season
36 belt games · 11 title changesLiverpool carried the belt into the 1979–80 season. It changed hands 11 times among 11 franchises, and Norwich City finished the season with it. Most defenses: Aston Villa, 8.
Who held it, in order
LiverpoolSouthamptonAston VillaLiverpoolCoventryTottenhamForestBrightonBristol CityMan CityDerbyNorwich
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,117 | Aug 21, 1979 | Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,118 | Aug 25, 1979 | Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,119 | Sep 1, 1979 | Southampton beat Liverpool 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,120 | Sep 8, 1979 | Southampton beat Manchester City 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,121 | Sep 15, 1979 | Southampton beat Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 | Defense |
| 3,122 | Sep 22, 1979 | Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,123 | Sep 29, 1979 | Southampton beat Derby County 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,124 | Oct 6, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Southampton 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,125 | Oct 13, 1979 | Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,126 | Oct 20, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,127 | Oct 27, 1979 | Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,128 | Nov 3, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,129 | Nov 10, 1979 | Aston Villa and Ipswich Town tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,130 | Nov 17, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Stoke City 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,131 | Nov 24, 1979 | Aston Villa and Leeds United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,132 | Dec 1, 1979 | Aston Villa and Norwich City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,133 | Dec 8, 1979 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,134 | Dec 15, 1979 | Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,135 | Dec 22, 1979 | Liverpool beat Derby County 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,136 | Dec 26, 1979 | Liverpool beat Manchester United 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,137 | Dec 29, 1979 | Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,138 | Jan 12, 1980 | Liverpool and Southampton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,139 | Jan 19, 1980 | Coventry City beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,140 | Feb 9, 1980 | Coventry City and Manchester City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,141 | Feb 23, 1980 | Coventry City beat Southampton 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,142 | Feb 27, 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Coventry City 4–3 | Title change |
| 3,143 | Mar 1, 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds United 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,144 | Mar 11, 1980 | Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,145 | Mar 22, 1980 | Nottingham Forest beat Southampton 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,146 | Mar 29, 1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,147 | Apr 5, 1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,148 | Apr 7, 1980 | Bristol City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,149 | Apr 12, 1980 | Bristol City beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,150 | Apr 19, 1980 | Manchester City beat Bristol City 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,151 | Apr 26, 1980 | Derby County beat Manchester City 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,152 | May 3, 1980 | Norwich City beat Derby County 4–2 | Title change |