The English Football Belt · season
The 1981–82 season
44 belt games · 17 title changesBrighton & Hove Albion carried the belt into the 1981–82 season. It changed hands 17 times among 13 franchises, and Nottingham Forest finished the season with it. Most defenses: Ipswich Town, 8.
Who held it, in order
BrightonSwansea CityWest BromIpswichSouthamptonBirmingham CityStokeSouthamptonBrightonAston VillaNotts CountyLiverpoolSwansea CityIpswichTottenhamMan UnitedIpswichForest
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,193 | Aug 29, 1981 | Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,194 | Sep 1, 1981 | Swansea City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,195 | Sep 5, 1981 | West Bromwich Albion beat Swansea City 4–1 | Title change |
| 3,196 | Sep 12, 1981 | West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,197 | Sep 19, 1981 | West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,198 | Sep 22, 1981 | Ipswich Town beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,199 | Sep 26, 1981 | Ipswich Town beat Leeds United 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,200 | Oct 3, 1981 | Southampton beat Ipswich Town 4–3 | Title change |
| 3,201 | Oct 10, 1981 | Birmingham City beat Southampton 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,202 | Oct 17, 1981 | Birmingham City and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,203 | Oct 24, 1981 | Stoke City beat Birmingham City 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,204 | Oct 31, 1981 | Stoke City and Brighton & Hove Albion tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,205 | Nov 7, 1981 | Southampton beat Stoke City 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,206 | Nov 21, 1981 | Southampton beat Leeds United 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,207 | Nov 24, 1981 | Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,208 | Nov 28, 1981 | Southampton beat Liverpool 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,209 | Dec 5, 1981 | Southampton beat Manchester United 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,210 | Dec 8, 1981 | Brighton & Hove Albion beat Southampton 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,211 | Dec 28, 1981 | Aston Villa beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,212 | Jan 16, 1982 | Notts County beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,213 | Jan 23, 1982 | Notts County beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,214 | Jan 26, 1982 | Liverpool beat Notts County 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,215 | Jan 30, 1982 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,216 | Feb 6, 1982 | Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,217 | Feb 16, 1982 | Swansea City beat Liverpool 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,218 | Feb 20, 1982 | Swansea City beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,219 | Feb 27, 1982 | Swansea City beat Arsenal 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,220 | Mar 6, 1982 | Swansea City beat Stoke City 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,221 | Mar 13, 1982 | Swansea City and Coventry City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,222 | Mar 20, 1982 | Swansea City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,223 | Mar 27, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Swansea City 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,224 | Mar 30, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,225 | Apr 3, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Coventry City 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,226 | Apr 7, 1982 | Ipswich Town and Sunderland tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,227 | Apr 10, 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,228 | Apr 12, 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,229 | Apr 14, 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,230 | Apr 17, 1982 | Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,231 | Apr 20, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Manchester United 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,232 | Apr 24, 1982 | Ipswich Town and Manchester City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,233 | May 1, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Middlesbrough 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,234 | May 5, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,235 | May 8, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,236 | May 15, 1982 | Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 3–1 | Title change |