The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers
18Belt meetings
7Aston Villa wins
7Blackburn wins
7Title changes
Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers have met 18 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from October 13, 1888 to December 21, 1963. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. The belt series is level at 7–7, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Oct 13, 1888 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 6–1 | Title change |
| 11 | Nov 17, 1888 | Blackburn Rovers beat Aston Villa 5–1 | Title change |
| 140 | Nov 4, 1893 | Blackburn Rovers beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Title change |
| 196 | Oct 19, 1895 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1 | Defense |
| 244 | Apr 17, 1897 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Defense |
| 251 | Sep 25, 1897 | Blackburn Rovers beat Aston Villa 4–3 | Title change |
| 288 | Nov 19, 1898 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1 | Defense |
| 303 | Mar 18, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 360 | Dec 22, 1900 | Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 531 | Dec 30, 1905 | Blackburn Rovers beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 568 | Dec 29, 1906 | Blackburn Rovers beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Title change |
| 660 | Sep 18, 1909 | Blackburn Rovers beat Aston Villa 3–2 | Title change |
| 776 | Oct 12, 1912 | Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 793 | Feb 15, 1913 | Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,321 | Nov 30, 1929 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,382 | Mar 7, 1931 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,453 | Dec 17, 1932 | Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 4–0 | Title change |
| 2,460 | Dec 21, 1963 | Blackburn Rovers beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Defense |