The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Bolton Wanderers
14Belt meetings
8Aston Villa wins
2Bolton wins
2Title changes
Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers have met 14 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from October 20, 1888 to December 10, 2005. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Aston Villa leads the belt series 8–2, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Oct 20, 1888 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 3–2 | Defense |
| 59 | Nov 22, 1890 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 5–0 | Defense |
| 242 | Mar 22, 1897 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 6–2 | Defense |
| 243 | Mar 27, 1897 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 361 | Dec 26, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 | Defense |
| 933 | Sep 15, 1920 | Bolton Wanderers beat Aston Villa 5–0 | Title change |
| 1,176 | Apr 26, 1926 | Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,354 | Sep 13, 1930 | Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,458 | Jan 7, 1933 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,805 | Aug 25, 1948 | Bolton Wanderers beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,113 | May 5, 1979 | Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,128 | Nov 3, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 3–1 | Defense |
| 4,133 | Nov 13, 2004 | Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,173 | Dec 10, 2005 | Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |