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The International Football Belt · season

The 1889 season

4 belt games · 1 title change

England carried the belt into the 1889 season. It changed hands 1 time among 2 nations, and Scotland finished the season with it. Most defenses: England, 2.

Who held it, in order

EnglandScotland

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
34Feb 23, 1889England beat Wales 4–1 (British Home Championship)Defense
35Mar 2, 1889England beat Northern Ireland 6–1 (British Home Championship)Defense
36Apr 13, 1889Scotland beat England 3–2 (British Home Championship)Title change
37Apr 15, 1889Scotland and Wales tied 0–0 (British Home Championship)Tie · defense

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