The English Football Belt · season
The 2001–02 season
37 belt games · 14 title changesSunderland carried the belt into the 2001–02 season. It changed hands 14 times among 12 franchises, and Leicester City finished the season with it. Most defenses: Liverpool, 11.
Who held it, in order
SunderlandFulhamArsenalCharlton AthleticSouthamptonEvertonFulhamTottenhamIpswichCharlton AthleticBlackburnMan UnitedLiverpoolTottenhamLeicester
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,008 | Aug 18, 2001 | Sunderland beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,009 | Aug 22, 2001 | Fulham beat Sunderland 2–0 | Title change |
| 4,010 | Aug 25, 2001 | Fulham and Derby County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,011 | Sep 9, 2001 | Fulham and Charlton Athletic tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,012 | Sep 15, 2001 | Arsenal beat Fulham 3–1 | Title change |
| 4,013 | Sep 22, 2001 | Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,014 | Sep 29, 2001 | Arsenal beat Derby County 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,015 | Oct 13, 2001 | Arsenal beat Southampton 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,016 | Oct 20, 2001 | Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 4,017 | Oct 27, 2001 | Arsenal and Sunderland tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,018 | Nov 4, 2001 | Charlton Athletic beat Arsenal 4–2 | Title change |
| 4,019 | Nov 19, 2001 | Charlton Athletic and West Ham United tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 4,020 | Nov 24, 2001 | Southampton beat Charlton Athletic 1–0 | Title change |
| 4,021 | Dec 2, 2001 | Everton beat Southampton 2–0 | Title change |
| 4,022 | Dec 8, 2001 | Fulham beat Everton 2–0 | Title change |
| 4,023 | Dec 12, 2001 | Fulham and Liverpool tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,024 | Dec 15, 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Fulham 4–0 | Title change |
| 4,025 | Dec 22, 2001 | Ipswich Town beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | Title change |
| 4,026 | Dec 26, 2001 | Ipswich Town beat Leicester City 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,027 | Dec 29, 2001 | Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 5–0 | Defense |
| 4,028 | Jan 1, 2002 | Charlton Athletic beat Ipswich Town 3–2 | Title change |
| 4,029 | Jan 12, 2002 | Blackburn Rovers beat Charlton Athletic 4–1 | Title change |
| 4,030 | Jan 19, 2002 | Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Title change |
| 4,031 | Jan 22, 2002 | Liverpool beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 4,032 | Jan 30, 2002 | Liverpool beat Leicester City 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,033 | Feb 3, 2002 | Liverpool beat Leeds United 4–0 | Defense |
| 4,034 | Feb 9, 2002 | Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 6–0 | Defense |
| 4,035 | Feb 23, 2002 | Liverpool and Everton tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,036 | Mar 2, 2002 | Liverpool beat Fulham 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,037 | Mar 6, 2002 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3–0 | Defense |
| 4,038 | Mar 16, 2002 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,039 | Mar 24, 2002 | Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,040 | Mar 30, 2002 | Liverpool beat Charlton Athletic 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,041 | Apr 13, 2002 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,042 | Apr 20, 2002 | Liverpool beat Derby County 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,043 | Apr 27, 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 4,044 | May 11, 2002 | Leicester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | Title change |