The English Football Belt · rivalry
Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland
6Belt meetings
4Ipswich wins
1Sunderland wins
1Title changes
Ipswich Town and Sunderland have met 6 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from October 25, 1980 to December 29, 2001. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Ipswich Town lead the belt series 4–1, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,164 | Oct 25, 1980 | Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,186 | Mar 28, 1981 | Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 4–1 | Title change |
| 3,226 | Apr 7, 1982 | Ipswich Town and Sunderland tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,254 | Dec 4, 1982 | Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 3–2 | Defense |
| 4,008 | Aug 18, 2001 | Sunderland beat Ipswich Town 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,027 | Dec 29, 2001 | Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 5–0 | Defense |