The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Sheffield Wednesday
11Belt meetings
4Aston Villa wins
4Sheffield Wed wins
4Title changes
Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday have met 11 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 1, 1897 to August 18, 1993. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. The belt series is level at 4–4, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | Sep 1, 1897 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 | Defense |
| 433 | Jan 1, 1903 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Aston Villa 4–0 | Defense |
| 594 | Oct 19, 1907 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 | Title change |
| 704 | Oct 29, 1910 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Defense |
| 722 | Mar 4, 1911 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 792 | Feb 8, 1913 | Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,351 | Sep 1, 1930 | Aston Villa beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,378 | Nov 16, 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,417 | Dec 6, 1986 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,488 | Oct 1, 1988 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,694 | Aug 18, 1993 | Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |