The English Football Belt · rivalry
Blackburn Rovers vs. Sunderland
18Belt meetings
7Blackburn wins
9Sunderland wins
7Title changes
Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland have met 18 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from November 7, 1891 to January 18, 1997. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Sunderland lead the belt series 9–7, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Nov 7, 1891 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 3–1 | Title change |
| 282 | Oct 15, 1898 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 3–2 | Defense |
| 305 | Apr 3, 1899 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 321 | Nov 11, 1899 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 | Defense |
| 368 | Mar 16, 1901 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Defense |
| 770 | Sep 9, 1912 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 4–0 | Title change |
| 772 | Sep 18, 1912 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 4–2 | Defense |
| 869 | Feb 20, 1915 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 5–1 | Defense |
| 1,066 | Nov 17, 1923 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 5–1 | Title change |
| 1,067 | Nov 24, 1923 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,138 | Sep 2, 1925 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 6–2 | Defense |
| 1,141 | Sep 21, 1925 | Blackburn Rovers beat Sunderland 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,185 | Sep 20, 1926 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,506 | Mar 30, 1934 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,508 | Apr 2, 1934 | Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,564 | Sep 21, 1935 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 7–2 | Defense |
| 1,729 | Sep 28, 1946 | Sunderland beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,839 | Jan 18, 1997 | Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |