The English Football Belt · rivalry
Bolton Wanderers vs. Sheffield Wednesday
7Belt meetings
2Bolton wins
4Sheffield Wed wins
2Title changes
Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday have met 7 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from December 16, 1893 to March 14, 1998. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Sheffield Wednesday lead the belt series 4–2, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | Dec 16, 1893 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Title change |
| 163 | Sep 22, 1894 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 434 | Jan 3, 1903 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 | Defense |
| 540 | Mar 17, 1906 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,090 | Apr 8, 1955 | Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,342 | Mar 18, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,883 | Mar 14, 1998 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 | Title change |