The English Football Belt · season
The 1985–86 season
38 belt games · 12 title changesTottenham Hotspur carried the belt into the 1985–86 season. It changed hands 12 times among 11 franchises, and Nottingham Forest finished the season with it. Most defenses: Liverpool, 6.
Who held it, in order
TottenhamIpswichLiverpoolQueens Park RangersMan UnitedSheffield WedIpswichMan UnitedArsenalNewcastleEvertonOxford UnitedForest
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,362 | Aug 17, 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Watford 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,363 | Aug 21, 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur and Oxford United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,364 | Aug 24, 1985 | Ipswich Town beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,365 | Aug 26, 1985 | Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 5–0 | Title change |
| 3,366 | Aug 31, 1985 | Liverpool and West Ham United tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,367 | Sep 3, 1985 | Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,368 | Sep 7, 1985 | Liverpool beat Watford 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,369 | Sep 14, 1985 | Liverpool and Oxford United tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,370 | Sep 21, 1985 | Liverpool beat Everton 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,371 | Sep 28, 1985 | Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,372 | Oct 5, 1985 | Queens Park Rangers beat Liverpool 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,373 | Oct 12, 1985 | Manchester United beat Queens Park Rangers 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,374 | Oct 19, 1985 | Manchester United and Liverpool tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,375 | Oct 26, 1985 | Manchester United beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,376 | Nov 2, 1985 | Manchester United beat Coventry City 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,377 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,378 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,379 | Nov 23, 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Southampton 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,380 | Nov 30, 1985 | Ipswich Town beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,381 | Dec 7, 1985 | Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,382 | Dec 14, 1985 | Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,383 | Dec 21, 1985 | Arsenal beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,384 | Dec 28, 1985 | Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,385 | Jan 1, 1986 | Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,386 | Jan 18, 1986 | Arsenal and Leicester City tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,387 | Feb 1, 1986 | Arsenal beat Luton Town 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,388 | Mar 1, 1986 | Newcastle United beat Arsenal 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,389 | Mar 15, 1986 | Newcastle United beat Ipswich Town 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,390 | Mar 19, 1986 | Newcastle United beat Oxford United 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,391 | Mar 22, 1986 | Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,392 | Mar 29, 1986 | Everton beat Newcastle United 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,393 | Mar 31, 1986 | Everton and Manchester United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,394 | Apr 12, 1986 | Everton beat Arsenal 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,395 | Apr 15, 1986 | Everton beat Watford 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,396 | Apr 19, 1986 | Everton beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,397 | Apr 26, 1986 | Everton and Nottingham Forest tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,398 | Apr 30, 1986 | Oxford United beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,399 | May 3, 1986 | Nottingham Forest beat Oxford United 2–1 | Title change |