The English Football Belt · season
The 2008–09 season
37 belt games · 6 title changesChelsea carried the belt into the 2008–09 season. It changed hands 6 times among 6 franchises, and Liverpool finished the season with it. Most defenses: Liverpool, 10.
Who held it, in order
ChelseaLiverpoolTottenhamFulhamWest HamMan UnitedLiverpool
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,273 | Aug 17, 2008 | Chelsea beat Portsmouth 4–0 | Defense |
| 4,274 | Aug 24, 2008 | Chelsea beat Wigan Athletic 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,275 | Aug 31, 2008 | Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,276 | Sep 13, 2008 | Chelsea beat Manchester City 3–1 | Defense |
| 4,277 | Sep 21, 2008 | Chelsea and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,278 | Sep 27, 2008 | Chelsea beat Stoke City 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,279 | Oct 5, 2008 | Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,280 | Oct 18, 2008 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 5–0 | Defense |
| 4,281 | Oct 26, 2008 | Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 | Title change |
| 4,282 | Oct 29, 2008 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,283 | Nov 1, 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Liverpool 2–1 | Title change |
| 4,284 | Nov 9, 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,285 | Nov 15, 2008 | Fulham beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 | Title change |
| 4,286 | Nov 22, 2008 | Fulham and Liverpool tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,287 | Nov 29, 2008 | Fulham and Aston Villa tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,288 | Dec 6, 2008 | Fulham and Manchester City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,289 | Dec 13, 2008 | Fulham and Stoke City tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,290 | Dec 20, 2008 | Fulham beat Middlesbrough 3–0 | Defense |
| 4,291 | Dec 26, 2008 | Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,292 | Dec 28, 2008 | Fulham and Chelsea tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 4,293 | Jan 18, 2009 | West Ham United beat Fulham 3–1 | Title change |
| 4,294 | Jan 28, 2009 | West Ham United beat Hull City 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,295 | Jan 31, 2009 | West Ham United and Arsenal tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,296 | Feb 8, 2009 | Manchester United beat West Ham United 1–0 | Title change |
| 4,297 | Feb 18, 2009 | Manchester United beat Fulham 3–0 | Defense |
| 4,298 | Feb 21, 2009 | Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,299 | Mar 4, 2009 | Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,300 | Mar 14, 2009 | Liverpool beat Manchester United 4–1 | Title change |
| 4,301 | Mar 22, 2009 | Liverpool beat Aston Villa 5–0 | Defense |
| 4,302 | Apr 4, 2009 | Liverpool beat Fulham 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,303 | Apr 11, 2009 | Liverpool beat Blackburn Rovers 4–0 | Defense |
| 4,304 | Apr 21, 2009 | Liverpool and Arsenal tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 4,305 | Apr 25, 2009 | Liverpool beat Hull City 3–1 | Defense |
| 4,306 | May 3, 2009 | Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3–0 | Defense |
| 4,307 | May 9, 2009 | Liverpool beat West Ham United 3–0 | Defense |
| 4,308 | May 17, 2009 | Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,309 | May 24, 2009 | Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 | Defense |