The Premier League belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 1931–32: 22 title changes among 14 franchises; Arsenal finished with it.
2. 1937–38: 21 title changes among 13 franchises; Blackpool finished with it.
3. 1938–39: 21 title changes among 16 franchises; Wolverhampton Wanderers finished with it.
4. 1905–06: 20 title changes among 17 franchises; Middlesbrough finished with it.
5. 1927–28: 20 title changes among 13 franchises; Birmingham City finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 2026–27: 1 title change. AFC Bournemouth carried it in and Manchester City carried it out.
2. 2003–04: 4 title changes. Manchester United carried it in and Arsenal carried it out.
3. 1968–69: 5 title changes. Leicester City carried it in and Leeds United carried it out.
4. 2019–20: 5 title changes. Liverpool carried it in and Southampton carried it out.
5. 1978–79: 6 title changes. Nottingham Forest carried it in and Liverpool carried it out.

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