The English Football Belt · season
The 1997–98 season
40 belt games · 17 title changesAston Villa carried the belt into the 1997–98 season. It changed hands 17 times among 13 franchises, and Derby County finished the season with it. Most defenses: Arsenal, 6.
Who held it, in order
LeicesterSheffield WedLiverpoolWest HamSouthamptonBlackburnMan UnitedCoventryChelseaEvertonDerbyMan UnitedSheffield WedBoltonArsenalLiverpoolDerby
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,854 | Aug 9, 1997 | Leicester City beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,855 | Aug 13, 1997 | Leicester City beat Liverpool 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,856 | Aug 23, 1997 | Leicester City and Manchester United tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,857 | Aug 27, 1997 | Leicester City and Arsenal tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,858 | Aug 30, 1997 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Leicester City 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,859 | Sep 13, 1997 | Liverpool beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,860 | Sep 20, 1997 | Liverpool and Southampton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,861 | Sep 22, 1997 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,862 | Sep 27, 1997 | West Ham United beat Liverpool 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,863 | Oct 4, 1997 | Southampton beat West Ham United 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,864 | Oct 18, 1997 | Blackburn Rovers beat Southampton 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,865 | Oct 25, 1997 | Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,866 | Nov 1, 1997 | Blackburn Rovers and Barnsley tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,867 | Nov 8, 1997 | Blackburn Rovers beat Everton 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,868 | Nov 22, 1997 | Blackburn Rovers beat Chelsea 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,869 | Nov 30, 1997 | Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,870 | Dec 6, 1997 | Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,871 | Dec 15, 1997 | Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,872 | Dec 21, 1997 | Manchester United beat Newcastle United 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,873 | Dec 26, 1997 | Manchester United beat Everton 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,874 | Dec 28, 1997 | Coventry City beat Manchester United 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,875 | Jan 10, 1998 | Chelsea beat Coventry City 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,876 | Jan 18, 1998 | Everton beat Chelsea 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,877 | Jan 31, 1998 | Everton and West Ham United tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,878 | Feb 7, 1998 | Everton and Barnsley tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,879 | Feb 14, 1998 | Derby County beat Everton 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,880 | Feb 21, 1998 | Manchester United beat Derby County 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,881 | Feb 28, 1998 | Manchester United beat Chelsea 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,882 | Mar 7, 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,883 | Mar 14, 1998 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,884 | Mar 28, 1998 | Bolton Wanderers beat Leicester City 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,885 | Mar 31, 1998 | Arsenal beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,886 | Apr 11, 1998 | Arsenal beat Newcastle United 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,887 | Apr 13, 1998 | Arsenal beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,888 | Apr 18, 1998 | Arsenal beat Wimbledon 5–0 | Defense |
| 3,889 | Apr 25, 1998 | Arsenal beat Barnsley 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,890 | Apr 29, 1998 | Arsenal beat Derby County 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,891 | May 3, 1998 | Arsenal beat Everton 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,892 | May 6, 1998 | Liverpool beat Arsenal 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,893 | May 10, 1998 | Derby County beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |