The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Derby County
11Belt meetings
6Aston Villa wins
1Derby wins
3Title changes
Aston Villa and Derby County have met 11 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from December 29, 1888 to September 26, 1998. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 6–1, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Dec 29, 1888 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 4–2 | Defense |
| 468 | Dec 28, 1903 | Derby County and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 795 | Mar 12, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 1–0 | Defense |
| 823 | Dec 25, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,384 | Mar 21, 1931 | Aston Villa and Derby County tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,454 | Dec 24, 1932 | Aston Villa and Derby County tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,539 | Jan 5, 1935 | Derby County and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,702 | Dec 31, 1938 | Derby County beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,051 | Dec 27, 1977 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 3–0 | Title change |
| 3,126 | Oct 20, 1979 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,900 | Sep 26, 1998 | Aston Villa beat Derby County 1–0 | Title change |