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The English Football Belt

Bradford City

8Reigns
101Days held
11Defenses
1909First reign

Every reign

  1. 8th reign · Bradford CityBeat Sunderland 1–0 · lost to Leicester City
    Apr 24, 2000 – May 6, 200012 days · 1 def.
  2. 7th reign · Bradford CityBeat Aston Villa 1–0 · lost to Middlesbrough
    Dec 27, 1913 – Jan 3, 19147 days · 1 def.
  3. 6th reign · Bradford CityBeat Manchester United 1–0 · lost to Sheffield Wednesday
    Mar 25, 1913 – Apr 5, 191311 days · 1 def.
  4. 5th reign · Bradford CityBeat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 · lost to Sheffield Wednesday
    Nov 18, 1911 – Nov 25, 19117 days · 0 def.
  5. 4th reign · Bradford CityBeat Newcastle United 2–0 · lost to Oldham Athletic
    Sep 9, 1911 – Sep 23, 191114 days · 1 def.
  6. 3rd reign · Bradford CityBeat Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 · lost to Tottenham Hotspur
    Apr 4, 1911 – Apr 15, 191111 days · 2 def.
  7. 2nd reign · Bradford CityBeat Manchester United 1–0 · lost to Liverpool
    Dec 27, 1910 – Dec 31, 19104 days · 0 def.
  8. 1st reign · Bradford CityBeat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 · lost to Manchester United
    Nov 27, 1909 – Jan 1, 191035 days · 5 def.
31,523Longest wait between reigns, days (1914–2000)
4,705Average wait, days
9,687Days since the last reign ended (2000)
4–1–2Best belt season (1909–10)

Belt record by opponent

OpponentW–LShare
Middlesbrough2–1–1Games →
Manchester United2–2Games →
Everton1–0–2Games →
Newcastle United2–1Games →
Sunderland3–0Games →
Liverpool1–2Games →
Aston Villa1–1–1Games →
Sheffield Wednesday1–2Games →
Bolton Wanderers0–1–2Games →
Sheffield United1–1Games →
Blackburn Rovers2–0Games →
Manchester City0–2Games →
Leicester City0–1–1Games →
Nottingham Forest0–0–1Games →
Tottenham Hotspur0–1Games →

Seasons with the belt

1999–001913–141912–131911–121910–111909–10

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
2000–0110–0–1
1999–0052–311
1920–2140–2–2
1914–1510–0–1
1913–1442–211
1912–1342–1–111
1911–1253–222
1910–1174–322
1909–1074–1–211
1908–0930–2–1

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