The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Burnley
9Belt meetings
6Aston Villa wins
3Burnley wins
5Title changes
Aston Villa and Burnley have met 9 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from December 22, 1888 to March 19, 1956. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 6–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Dec 22, 1888 | Aston Villa beat Burnley 4–2 | Title change |
| 18 | Jan 5, 1889 | Burnley beat Aston Villa 4–0 | Title change |
| 50 | Sep 20, 1890 | Burnley beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 138 | Oct 28, 1893 | Aston Villa beat Burnley 4–0 | Title change |
| 198 | Nov 2, 1895 | Aston Villa beat Burnley 5–1 | Defense |
| 338 | Mar 31, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Burnley 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,250 | Feb 8, 1928 | Aston Villa beat Burnley 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,033 | Nov 21, 1953 | Burnley beat Aston Villa 3–2 | Title change |
| 2,131 | Mar 19, 1956 | Aston Villa beat Burnley 2–0 | Defense |