The English Football Belt · rivalry
Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough
9Belt meetings
5Liverpool wins
2Middlesbrough wins
3Title changes
Liverpool and Middlesbrough have met 9 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from February 28, 1903 to March 16, 2002. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Liverpool lead the belt series 5–2, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 440 | Feb 28, 1903 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2–0 | Title change |
| 855 | Nov 14, 1914 | Middlesbrough and Liverpool tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,395 | Sep 9, 1931 | Middlesbrough beat Liverpool 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,397 | Sep 16, 1931 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 7–2 | Title change |
| 1,856 | Oct 8, 1949 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,115 | May 11, 1979 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,989 | Dec 26, 2000 | Middlesbrough beat Liverpool 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,993 | Jan 20, 2001 | Middlesbrough and Liverpool tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,038 | Mar 16, 2002 | Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2–1 | Defense |