The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Preston North End
10Belt meetings
7Aston Villa wins
2Preston wins
5Title changes
Aston Villa and Preston North End have met 10 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from November 10, 1888 to April 1, 1939. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 7–2, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Nov 10, 1888 | Aston Villa and Preston North End tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 170 | Nov 10, 1894 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 4–1 | Title change |
| 246 | Apr 26, 1897 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 1–0 | Defense |
| 339 | Apr 7, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 3–1 | Defense |
| 343 | Sep 3, 1900 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 4–0 | Defense |
| 566 | Dec 24, 1906 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 3–0 | Title change |
| 598 | Nov 16, 1907 | Preston North End beat Aston Villa 3–0 | Title change |
| 709 | Dec 3, 1910 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 1–0 | Defense |
| 767 | Apr 13, 1912 | Preston North End beat Aston Villa 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,715 | Apr 1, 1939 | Aston Villa beat Preston North End 3–0 | Title change |