The English Football Belt · rivalry
Birmingham City vs. Sunderland
6Belt meetings
2Birmingham City wins
3Sunderland wins
4Title changes
Birmingham City and Sunderland have met 6 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from November 7, 1903 to April 5, 1958. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Sunderland lead the belt series 3–2, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 460 | Nov 7, 1903 | Sunderland beat Birmingham City 3–1 | Title change |
| 492 | Nov 26, 1904 | Birmingham City beat Sunderland 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,137 | Aug 29, 1925 | Sunderland beat Birmingham City 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,507 | Mar 31, 1934 | Sunderland beat Birmingham City 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,845 | May 7, 1949 | Sunderland and Birmingham City tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,222 | Apr 5, 1958 | Birmingham City beat Sunderland 6–1 | Title change |