The English Football Belt · season
The 1980–81 season
40 belt games · 12 title changesNorwich City carried the belt into the 1980–81 season. It changed hands 12 times among 11 franchises, and Brighton & Hove Albion finished the season with it. Most defenses: Ipswich Town, 9.
Who held it, in order
NorwichAston VillaIpswichBrightonMan UnitedArsenalTottenhamLeicesterCoventrySunderlandIpswichLeedsBrighton
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,153 | Aug 16, 1980 | Norwich City beat Stoke City 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,154 | Aug 20, 1980 | Aston Villa beat Norwich City 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,155 | Aug 23, 1980 | Aston Villa and Manchester City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,156 | Aug 30, 1980 | Aston Villa beat Coventry City 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,157 | Sep 6, 1980 | Ipswich Town beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,158 | Sep 13, 1980 | Ipswich Town beat Crystal Palace 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,159 | Sep 20, 1980 | Ipswich Town beat Coventry City 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,160 | Sep 27, 1980 | Ipswich Town beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,161 | Oct 4, 1980 | Ipswich Town and Leeds United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,162 | Oct 11, 1980 | Ipswich Town and Liverpool tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,163 | Oct 18, 1980 | Ipswich Town and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,164 | Oct 25, 1980 | Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,165 | Nov 1, 1980 | Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,166 | Nov 8, 1980 | Ipswich Town and Southampton tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,167 | Nov 11, 1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,168 | Nov 15, 1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,169 | Nov 22, 1980 | Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 | Title change |
| 3,170 | Nov 29, 1980 | Manchester United and Southampton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,171 | Dec 6, 1980 | Manchester United and Norwich City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,172 | Dec 13, 1980 | Manchester United and Stoke City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,173 | Dec 20, 1980 | Arsenal beat Manchester United 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,174 | Dec 26, 1980 | Arsenal and Crystal Palace tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,175 | Dec 27, 1980 | Arsenal and Ipswich Town tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,176 | Jan 10, 1981 | Arsenal beat Everton 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,177 | Jan 17, 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,178 | Jan 31, 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,179 | Feb 7, 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,180 | Feb 17, 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,181 | Feb 21, 1981 | Leicester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,182 | Feb 28, 1981 | Leicester City and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,183 | Mar 7, 1981 | Leicester City beat Arsenal 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,184 | Mar 14, 1981 | Coventry City beat Leicester City 4–1 | Title change |
| 3,185 | Mar 21, 1981 | Sunderland beat Coventry City 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,186 | Mar 28, 1981 | Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 4–1 | Title change |
| 3,187 | Mar 31, 1981 | Leeds United beat Ipswich Town 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,188 | Apr 4, 1981 | Leeds United beat Coventry City 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,189 | Apr 11, 1981 | Leeds United and Arsenal tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,190 | Apr 18, 1981 | Leeds United and Liverpool tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,191 | Apr 21, 1981 | Leeds United beat Birmingham City 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,192 | May 2, 1981 | Brighton & Hove Albion beat Leeds United 2–0 | Title change |