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The English Football Belt

Cardiff City

11Reigns
181Days held
10Defenses
1921First reign

Every reign

  1. 11th reign · Cardiff CityBeat West Ham United 2–0 · lost to Chelsea
    Mar 9, 2019 – Mar 31, 201922 days · 0 def.
  2. 10th reign · Cardiff CityBeat Fulham 1–0 · lost to Leicester City
    Nov 4, 1961 – Nov 18, 196114 days · 1 def.
  3. 9th reign · Cardiff CityBeat Burnley 2–1 · lost to Nottingham Forest
    Jan 14, 1961 – Jan 21, 19617 days · 0 def.
  4. 8th reign · Cardiff CityBeat Portsmouth 3–1 · lost to Blackpool
    Nov 20, 1954 – Nov 27, 19547 days · 0 def.
  5. 7th reign · Cardiff CityBeat Manchester City 3–0 · lost to Manchester United
    Sep 18, 1954 – Oct 9, 195421 days · 2 def.
  6. 6th reign · Cardiff CityBeat Portsmouth 2–0 · lost to Newcastle United
    Nov 22, 1952 – Dec 25, 195233 days · 2 def.
  7. 5th reign · Cardiff CityBeat Newcastle United 3–1 · lost to Huddersfield Town
    Sep 24, 1927 – Oct 1, 19277 days · 0 def.
  8. 4th reign · Cardiff CityBeat Newcastle United 3–0 · lost to Tottenham Hotspur
    Feb 28, 1925 – Mar 18, 192518 days · 1 def.
  9. 3rd reign · Cardiff CityBeat Chelsea 2–0 · lost to Chelsea
    Feb 8, 1922 – Feb 25, 192217 days · 1 def.
  10. 2nd reign · Cardiff CityBeat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 · lost to Manchester City
    Oct 15, 1921 – Nov 5, 192121 days · 2 def.
  11. 1st reign · Cardiff CityBeat Middlesbrough 3–1 · lost to Bolton Wanderers
    Sep 24, 1921 – Oct 8, 192114 days · 1 def.
20,930Longest wait between reigns, days (1961–2019)
3,544Average wait, days
2,784Days since the last reign ended (2019)
4–3–4Best belt season (1921–22)

Belt record by opponent

OpponentW–LShare
Chelsea1–4–2Games →
Newcastle United3–1–2Games →
Portsmouth2–1–1Games →
Middlesbrough1–0–2Games →
Manchester City1–1–1Games →
Huddersfield Town0–2–1Games →
Burnley1–0–2Games →
Liverpool0–3Games →
Bolton Wanderers1–1Games →
West Bromwich Albion1–0–1Games →
Birmingham City0–0–2Games →
Nottingham Forest1–1Games →
Tottenham Hotspur0–1–1Games →
Arsenal0–2Games →
Sunderland1–0–1Games →

Seasons with the belt

2018–191961–621960–611954–551952–531927–281924–251921–22

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
2018–1941–311
2013–1440–2–2
1961–6252–2–111
1960–6121–111
1956–5720–2
1955–5630–1–2
1954–5573–2–222
1953–5410–0–1
1952–5382–1–511
1928–2920–1–1
1927–2821–111
1926–2710–1
1925–2620–1–1
1924–2532–111
1923–2420–1–1
1922–2320–0–2
1921–22114–3–433

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