The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Middlesbrough
14Belt meetings
7Aston Villa wins
3Middlesbrough wins
4Title changes
Aston Villa and Middlesbrough have met 14 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from April 27, 1903 to December 18, 2004. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 7–3, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 449 | Apr 27, 1903 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 5–0 | Defense |
| 708 | Nov 26, 1910 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 5–0 | Defense |
| 854 | Nov 7, 1914 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 963 | Apr 2, 1921 | Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,018 | Sep 23, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,019 | Sep 30, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,320 | Nov 23, 1929 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,357 | Sep 27, 1930 | Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,457 | Dec 31, 1932 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,803 | May 1, 1948 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,872 | Jan 21, 1950 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 4–0 | Title change |
| 2,032 | Nov 14, 1953 | Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 5–3 | Title change |
| 3,996 | Feb 10, 2001 | Middlesbrough and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 4,138 | Dec 18, 2004 | Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Defense |