The English Football Belt · rivalry
Bolton Wanderers vs. Sunderland
10Belt meetings
5Bolton wins
2Sunderland wins
2Title changes
Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland have met 10 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 19, 1891 to December 26, 2005. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Bolton Wanderers lead the belt series 5–2, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Sep 19, 1891 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sunderland 4–3 | Defense |
| 537 | Feb 17, 1906 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sunderland 6–2 | Defense |
| 743 | Nov 4, 1911 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sunderland 3–0 | Title change |
| 948 | Dec 25, 1920 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sunderland 6–2 | Title change |
| 949 | Dec 27, 1920 | Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,147 | Oct 24, 1925 | Sunderland beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,575 | Dec 7, 1935 | Sunderland beat Bolton Wanderers 7–2 | Defense |
| 2,124 | Jan 21, 1956 | Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,191 | Sep 18, 1957 | Bolton Wanderers beat Sunderland 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,175 | Dec 26, 2005 | Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |