The English Football Belt · rivalry
Chelsea vs. Middlesbrough
16Belt meetings
9Chelsea wins
3Middlesbrough wins
2Title changes
Chelsea and Middlesbrough have met 16 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from November 1, 1913 to May 8, 2017. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Chelsea lead the belt series 9–3, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 815 | Nov 1, 1913 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3–2 | Defense |
| 847 | Sep 19, 1914 | Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 3–0 | Defense |
| 966 | Apr 23, 1921 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 967 | Apr 30, 1921 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,016 | Sep 9, 1922 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,017 | Sep 16, 1922 | Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,358 | Oct 4, 1930 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 4–0 | Title change |
| 1,392 | Aug 29, 1931 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,621 | Jan 9, 1937 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 1–0 | Defense |
| 2,012 | Apr 18, 1953 | Middlesbrough and Chelsea tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,685 | Apr 3, 1993 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,847 | Mar 22, 1997 | Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,089 | Oct 5, 2003 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2–1 | Title change |
| 4,266 | Mar 30, 2008 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,280 | Oct 18, 2008 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 5–0 | Defense |
| 4,611 | May 8, 2017 | Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3–0 | Defense |