The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United
13Belt meetings
8Aston Villa wins
3Sheffield Utd wins
5Title changes
Aston Villa and Sheffield United have met 13 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from October 30, 1893 to March 18, 1967. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 8–3, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | Oct 30, 1893 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 4–0 | Defense |
| 171 | Nov 12, 1894 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 5–0 | Defense |
| 333 | Mar 3, 1900 | Aston Villa and Sheffield United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 397 | Jan 1, 1902 | Sheffield United beat Aston Villa 6–0 | Title change |
| 447 | Apr 18, 1903 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 4–2 | Title change |
| 507 | Mar 18, 1905 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 3–0 | Defense |
| 824 | Dec 26, 1913 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,251 | Feb 11, 1928 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,323 | Dec 14, 1929 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 5–1 | Defense |
| 1,792 | Mar 6, 1948 | Sheffield United beat Aston Villa 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,833 | Feb 26, 1949 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,521 | Aug 21, 1965 | Sheffield United beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,596 | Mar 18, 1967 | Sheffield United and Aston Villa tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |