The English Football Belt · rivalry
Blackburn Rovers vs. Sheffield Wednesday
11Belt meetings
6Blackburn wins
3Sheffield Wed wins
5Title changes
Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday have met 11 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 8, 1894 to April 15, 1963. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Blackburn Rovers leads the belt series 6–3, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Sep 8, 1894 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1 | Defense |
| 164 | Sep 29, 1894 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 | Title change |
| 281 | Oct 8, 1898 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Defense |
| 389 | Nov 23, 1901 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Defense |
| 409 | Mar 22, 1902 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Title change |
| 725 | Apr 1, 1911 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,184 | Sep 18, 1926 | Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,369 | Dec 20, 1930 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 | Title change |
| 2,345 | Apr 1, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,428 | Apr 12, 1963 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 | Title change |
| 2,430 | Apr 15, 1963 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackburn Rovers 4–0 | Title change |