The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Birmingham City
7Belt meetings
5Aston Villa wins
2Birmingham City wins
4Title changes
Aston Villa and Birmingham City have met 7 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from October 26, 1895 to February 21, 1931. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 5–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | Oct 26, 1895 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 4–1 | Defense |
| 395 | Dec 26, 1901 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 1–0 | Defense |
| 505 | Feb 25, 1905 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 3–0 | Title change |
| 516 | Sep 16, 1905 | Birmingham City beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,043 | Mar 17, 1923 | Birmingham City beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,044 | Mar 24, 1923 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,380 | Feb 21, 1931 | Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 4–0 | Title change |