The English Football Belt · season
The 1984–85 season
41 belt games · 16 title changesIpswich Town carried the belt into the 1984–85 season. It changed hands 16 times among 13 franchises, and Tottenham Hotspur finished the season with it. Most defenses: Everton, 9.
Who held it, in order
IpswichLeicesterChelseaWatfordLuton TownSunderlandWatfordWest BromArsenalNorwichIpswichAston VillaLeicesterArsenalEvertonForestTottenham
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,321 | Aug 25, 1984 | Ipswich Town and West Ham United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,322 | Aug 28, 1984 | Ipswich Town and Luton Town tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,323 | Sep 1, 1984 | Ipswich Town and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,324 | Sep 4, 1984 | Ipswich Town and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,325 | Sep 8, 1984 | Leicester City beat Ipswich Town 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,326 | Sep 15, 1984 | Leicester City and Stoke City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,327 | Sep 22, 1984 | Leicester City beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,328 | Sep 29, 1984 | Chelsea beat Leicester City 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,329 | Oct 6, 1984 | Chelsea and Norwich City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,330 | Oct 13, 1984 | Watford beat Chelsea 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,331 | Oct 20, 1984 | Luton Town beat Watford 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,332 | Oct 27, 1984 | Sunderland beat Luton Town 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,333 | Nov 3, 1984 | Sunderland beat Queens Park Rangers 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,334 | Nov 10, 1984 | Watford beat Sunderland 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,335 | Nov 17, 1984 | Watford beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,336 | Nov 24, 1984 | Watford beat Stoke City 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,337 | Dec 1, 1984 | Watford beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,338 | Dec 8, 1984 | West Bromwich Albion beat Watford 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,339 | Dec 15, 1984 | Arsenal beat West Bromwich Albion 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,340 | Dec 22, 1984 | Arsenal and Watford tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,341 | Dec 26, 1984 | Norwich City beat Arsenal 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,342 | Dec 29, 1984 | Norwich City beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,343 | Jan 1, 1985 | Ipswich Town beat Norwich City 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,344 | Feb 2, 1985 | Aston Villa beat Ipswich Town 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,345 | Feb 23, 1985 | Aston Villa beat West Ham United 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,346 | Mar 2, 1985 | Leicester City beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,347 | Mar 9, 1985 | Leicester City beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,348 | Mar 16, 1985 | Arsenal beat Leicester City 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,349 | Mar 19, 1985 | Arsenal and Ipswich Town tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,350 | Mar 23, 1985 | Everton beat Arsenal 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,351 | Mar 30, 1985 | Everton beat Southampton 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,352 | Apr 3, 1985 | Everton beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,353 | Apr 6, 1985 | Everton beat Sunderland 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,354 | Apr 16, 1985 | Everton beat West Bromwich Albion 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,355 | Apr 20, 1985 | Everton beat Stoke City 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,356 | Apr 27, 1985 | Everton beat Norwich City 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,357 | May 4, 1985 | Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,358 | May 6, 1985 | Everton beat Queens Park Rangers 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,359 | May 8, 1985 | Everton beat West Ham United 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,360 | May 11, 1985 | Nottingham Forest beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,361 | May 17, 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 | Title change |