The English Football Belt · season
The 1988–89 season
41 belt games · 14 title changesArsenal carried the belt into the 1988–89 season. It changed hands 14 times among 12 franchises, and Arsenal finished the season with it. Most defenses: Arsenal, 6.
Who held it, in order
ArsenalAston VillaSheffield WedCharlton AthleticSouthamptonWimbledonNewcastleTottenhamArsenalCoventryMillwallWimbledonQueens Park RangersLiverpoolArsenal
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,483 | Aug 27, 1988 | Arsenal beat Wimbledon 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,484 | Sep 3, 1988 | Aston Villa beat Arsenal 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,485 | Sep 10, 1988 | Aston Villa and Liverpool tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,486 | Sep 17, 1988 | Aston Villa and West Ham United tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,487 | Sep 24, 1988 | Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,488 | Oct 1, 1988 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,489 | Oct 22, 1988 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Southampton 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,490 | Oct 29, 1988 | Charlton Athletic beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,491 | Nov 5, 1988 | Southampton beat Charlton Athletic 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,492 | Nov 12, 1988 | Southampton beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,493 | Nov 19, 1988 | Southampton and Manchester United tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,494 | Nov 26, 1988 | Southampton and Millwall tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,495 | Dec 3, 1988 | Wimbledon beat Southampton 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,496 | Dec 10, 1988 | Newcastle United beat Wimbledon 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,497 | Dec 17, 1988 | Newcastle United and Southampton tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,498 | Dec 26, 1988 | Newcastle United beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,499 | Dec 31, 1988 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Newcastle United 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,500 | Jan 2, 1989 | Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,501 | Jan 14, 1989 | Arsenal beat Everton 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,502 | Jan 21, 1989 | Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,503 | Feb 4, 1989 | Arsenal beat West Ham United 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,504 | Feb 11, 1989 | Arsenal beat Millwall 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,505 | Feb 18, 1989 | Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,506 | Feb 21, 1989 | Coventry City beat Arsenal 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,507 | Feb 25, 1989 | Millwall beat Coventry City 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,508 | Feb 28, 1989 | Millwall and Arsenal tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,509 | Mar 11, 1989 | Millwall beat Luton Town 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,510 | Mar 18, 1989 | Millwall beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,511 | Mar 25, 1989 | Millwall and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,512 | Mar 27, 1989 | Wimbledon beat Millwall 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,513 | Apr 1, 1989 | Wimbledon beat Nottingham Forest 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,514 | Apr 5, 1989 | Wimbledon and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,515 | Apr 8, 1989 | Queens Park Rangers beat Wimbledon 4–3 | Title change |
| 3,516 | Apr 15, 1989 | Queens Park Rangers and Middlesbrough tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,517 | Apr 22, 1989 | Queens Park Rangers beat Coventry City 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,518 | Apr 29, 1989 | Queens Park Rangers beat Charlton Athletic 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,519 | May 8, 1989 | Queens Park Rangers beat Manchester United 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,520 | May 13, 1989 | Queens Park Rangers beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,521 | May 16, 1989 | Liverpool beat Queens Park Rangers 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,522 | May 23, 1989 | Liverpool beat West Ham United 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,523 | May 26, 1989 | Arsenal beat Liverpool 2–0 | Title change |