The English Football Belt · rivalry
Aston Villa vs. Sunderland
16Belt meetings
9Aston Villa wins
5Sunderland wins
8Title changes
Aston Villa and Sunderland have met 16 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from March 26, 1892 to March 14, 2015. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Aston Villa lead the belt series 9–5, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Mar 26, 1892 | Sunderland beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Defense |
| 131 | Sep 9, 1893 | Sunderland and Aston Villa tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 194 | Oct 5, 1895 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 2–1 | Defense |
| 199 | Nov 9, 1895 | Sunderland beat Aston Villa 2–1 | Title change |
| 289 | Dec 3, 1898 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 2–0 | Defense |
| 310 | Sep 2, 1899 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 420 | Oct 4, 1902 | Sunderland beat Aston Villa 1–0 | Defense |
| 451 | Sep 5, 1903 | Sunderland beat Aston Villa 6–1 | Title change |
| 514 | Sep 9, 1905 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 2–1 | Title change |
| 717 | Jan 7, 1911 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,252 | Feb 25, 1928 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,480 | Sep 23, 1933 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,563 | Sep 16, 1935 | Sunderland and Aston Villa tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,528 | Sep 15, 1965 | Sunderland beat Aston Villa 2–0 | Title change |
| 4,481 | Jan 1, 2014 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 4,528 | Mar 14, 2015 | Aston Villa beat Sunderland 4–0 | Defense |