The English Football Belt · season
The 1983–84 season
41 belt games · 14 title changesBirmingham City carried the belt into the 1983–84 season. It changed hands 14 times among 12 franchises, and Ipswich Town finished the season with it. Most defenses: Leicester City, 5.
Who held it, in order
West HamWest BromMan UnitedAston VillaNotts CountyQueens Park RangersLeicesterBirmingham CityStokeWest BromForestCoventryMan UnitedIpswich
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,280 | Aug 27, 1983 | West Ham United beat Birmingham City 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,281 | Aug 29, 1983 | West Ham United beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,282 | Sep 3, 1983 | West Ham United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,283 | Sep 6, 1983 | West Ham United beat Leicester City 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,284 | Sep 10, 1983 | West Ham United beat Coventry City 5–2 | Defense |
| 3,285 | Sep 17, 1983 | West Bromwich Albion beat West Ham United 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,286 | Sep 24, 1983 | West Bromwich Albion beat Ipswich Town 4–3 | Defense |
| 3,287 | Oct 1, 1983 | West Bromwich Albion beat Watford 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,288 | Oct 15, 1983 | Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,289 | Oct 22, 1983 | Manchester United beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,290 | Oct 29, 1983 | Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,291 | Nov 5, 1983 | Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,292 | Nov 12, 1983 | Aston Villa and Stoke City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,293 | Nov 19, 1983 | Aston Villa beat Leicester City 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,294 | Nov 26, 1983 | Notts County beat Aston Villa 5–2 | Title change |
| 3,295 | Dec 3, 1983 | Queens Park Rangers beat Notts County 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,296 | Dec 10, 1983 | Queens Park Rangers beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,297 | Dec 17, 1983 | Queens Park Rangers beat Everton 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,298 | Dec 26, 1983 | Leicester City beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,299 | Dec 27, 1983 | Leicester City and Liverpool tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,300 | Dec 31, 1983 | Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,301 | Jan 2, 1984 | Leicester City beat Stoke City 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,302 | Jan 14, 1984 | Leicester City beat Notts County 5–2 | Defense |
| 3,303 | Jan 21, 1984 | Leicester City and Coventry City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,304 | Feb 4, 1984 | Birmingham City beat Leicester City 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,305 | Feb 7, 1984 | Birmingham City and Manchester United tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,306 | Feb 11, 1984 | Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,307 | Feb 25, 1984 | Birmingham City beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,308 | Feb 28, 1984 | Birmingham City beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,309 | Mar 3, 1984 | Birmingham City beat Coventry City 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,310 | Mar 17, 1984 | Stoke City beat Birmingham City 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,311 | Mar 24, 1984 | West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke City 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,312 | Mar 31, 1984 | West Bromwich Albion beat Manchester United 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,313 | Apr 7, 1984 | Nottingham Forest beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,314 | Apr 14, 1984 | Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,315 | Apr 17, 1984 | Coventry City beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,316 | Apr 21, 1984 | Manchester United beat Coventry City 4–1 | Title change |
| 3,317 | Apr 28, 1984 | Manchester United and West Ham United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,318 | May 5, 1984 | Manchester United and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,319 | May 7, 1984 | Ipswich Town beat Manchester United 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,320 | May 12, 1984 | Ipswich Town beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |