The English Football Belt · season
The 1987–88 season
41 belt games · 6 title changesCoventry City carried the belt into the 1987–88 season. It changed hands 6 times among 7 franchises, and Arsenal finished the season with it. Most defenses: Liverpool, 21.
Who held it, in order
CoventryNorwichWest HamPortsmouthLiverpoolEvertonArsenal
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,442 | Aug 15, 1987 | Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,443 | Aug 18, 1987 | Coventry City beat Luton Town 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,444 | Aug 22, 1987 | Norwich City beat Coventry City 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,445 | Aug 29, 1987 | West Ham United beat Norwich City 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,446 | Aug 31, 1987 | Portsmouth beat West Ham United 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,447 | Sep 5, 1987 | Portsmouth and Derby County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,448 | Sep 12, 1987 | Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,449 | Sep 19, 1987 | Portsmouth and Watford tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,450 | Sep 26, 1987 | Portsmouth beat Wimbledon 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,451 | Oct 3, 1987 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,452 | Oct 17, 1987 | Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,453 | Oct 24, 1987 | Liverpool beat Luton Town 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,454 | Nov 1, 1987 | Liverpool beat Everton 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,455 | Nov 4, 1987 | Liverpool and Wimbledon tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,456 | Nov 15, 1987 | Liverpool and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,457 | Nov 21, 1987 | Liverpool and Norwich City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,458 | Nov 24, 1987 | Liverpool beat Watford 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,459 | Nov 28, 1987 | Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,460 | Dec 6, 1987 | Liverpool beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,461 | Dec 12, 1987 | Liverpool and Southampton tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,462 | Dec 19, 1987 | Liverpool beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,463 | Dec 26, 1987 | Liverpool beat Oxford United 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,464 | Dec 28, 1987 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,465 | Jan 1, 1988 | Liverpool beat Coventry City 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,466 | Jan 16, 1988 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,467 | Jan 23, 1988 | Liverpool beat Charlton Athletic 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,468 | Feb 6, 1988 | Liverpool and West Ham United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,469 | Feb 13, 1988 | Liverpool beat Watford 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,470 | Feb 27, 1988 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,471 | Mar 5, 1988 | Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,472 | Mar 16, 1988 | Liverpool and Derby County tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,473 | Mar 20, 1988 | Everton beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,474 | Mar 26, 1988 | Everton beat Watford 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,475 | Mar 29, 1988 | Everton and Wimbledon tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,476 | Apr 4, 1988 | Everton and West Ham United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,477 | Apr 9, 1988 | Everton beat Portsmouth 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,478 | Apr 19, 1988 | Everton beat Coventry City 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,479 | Apr 23, 1988 | Everton and Oxford United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,480 | Apr 30, 1988 | Everton and Charlton Athletic tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,481 | May 2, 1988 | Everton and Derby County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,482 | May 7, 1988 | Arsenal beat Everton 2–1 | Title change |