The English Football Belt · rivalry
Everton vs. Sunderland
16Belt meetings
10Everton wins
5Sunderland wins
7Title changes
Everton and Sunderland have met 16 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 30, 1893 to December 26, 2013. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Everton lead the belt series 10–5, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | Sep 30, 1893 | Everton beat Sunderland 7–1 | Title change |
| 200 | Nov 16, 1895 | Everton beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 320 | Nov 4, 1899 | Sunderland beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |
| 371 | Apr 6, 1901 | Everton beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 461 | Nov 14, 1903 | Sunderland beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 491 | Nov 19, 1904 | Sunderland beat Everton 1–0 | Defense |
| 633 | Nov 7, 1908 | Everton beat Sunderland 4–0 | Defense |
| 990 | Dec 26, 1921 | Everton beat Sunderland 2–1 | Title change |
| 992 | Jan 2, 1922 | Everton beat Sunderland 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,492 | Dec 16, 1933 | Everton beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,574 | Nov 30, 1935 | Sunderland beat Everton 3–0 | Defense |
| 2,664 | Nov 2, 1968 | Everton beat Sunderland 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,247 | Oct 23, 1982 | Everton beat Sunderland 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,353 | Apr 6, 1985 | Everton beat Sunderland 4–1 | Defense |
| 4,007 | May 19, 2001 | Sunderland and Everton tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 4,479 | Dec 26, 2013 | Sunderland beat Everton 1–0 | Title change |