The English Football Belt · season
The 1995–96 season
38 belt games · 10 title changesNottingham Forest carried the belt into the 1995–96 season. It changed hands 10 times among 11 franchises, and Newcastle United finished the season with it. Most defenses: Nottingham Forest, 12.
Who held it, in order
ForestBlackburnCoventryAston VillaQueens Park RangersArsenalWimbledonEvertonMan UnitedSouthamptonNewcastle
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,779 | Aug 19, 1995 | Nottingham Forest beat Southampton 4–3 | Defense |
| 3,780 | Aug 23, 1995 | Nottingham Forest and Chelsea tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,781 | Aug 26, 1995 | Nottingham Forest and West Ham United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,782 | Aug 29, 1995 | Nottingham Forest and Arsenal tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,783 | Sep 9, 1995 | Nottingham Forest and Coventry City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,784 | Sep 17, 1995 | Nottingham Forest beat Everton 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,785 | Sep 23, 1995 | Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,786 | Sep 30, 1995 | Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,787 | Oct 14, 1995 | Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,788 | Oct 21, 1995 | Nottingham Forest beat Bolton Wanderers 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,789 | Oct 28, 1995 | Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,790 | Nov 6, 1995 | Nottingham Forest beat Wimbledon 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,791 | Nov 18, 1995 | Blackburn Rovers beat Nottingham Forest 7–0 | Title change |
| 3,792 | Nov 26, 1995 | Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,793 | Dec 2, 1995 | Blackburn Rovers beat West Ham United 4–2 | Defense |
| 3,794 | Dec 9, 1995 | Coventry City beat Blackburn Rovers 5–0 | Title change |
| 3,795 | Dec 16, 1995 | Aston Villa beat Coventry City 4–1 | Title change |
| 3,796 | Dec 23, 1995 | Queens Park Rangers beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,797 | Dec 26, 1995 | Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,798 | Dec 30, 1995 | Wimbledon beat Arsenal 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,799 | Jan 1, 1996 | Everton beat Wimbledon 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,800 | Jan 13, 1996 | Everton and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,801 | Jan 20, 1996 | Everton beat Arsenal 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,802 | Feb 3, 1996 | Everton and Southampton tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,803 | Feb 10, 1996 | Everton beat Manchester City 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,804 | Feb 21, 1996 | Manchester United beat Everton 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,805 | Feb 25, 1996 | Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 6–0 | Defense |
| 3,806 | Mar 4, 1996 | Manchester United beat Newcastle United 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,807 | Mar 16, 1996 | Manchester United and Queens Park Rangers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,808 | Mar 20, 1996 | Manchester United beat Arsenal 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,809 | Mar 24, 1996 | Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,810 | Apr 6, 1996 | Manchester United beat Manchester City 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,811 | Apr 8, 1996 | Manchester United beat Coventry City 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,812 | Apr 13, 1996 | Southampton beat Manchester United 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,813 | Apr 17, 1996 | Newcastle United beat Southampton 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,814 | Apr 29, 1996 | Newcastle United beat Leeds United 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,815 | May 2, 1996 | Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,816 | May 4, 1996 | Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |