The English Football Belt · rivalry
Liverpool vs. Portsmouth
9Belt meetings
5Liverpool wins
2Portsmouth wins
4Title changes
Liverpool and Portsmouth have met 9 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from April 17, 1929 to October 29, 2008. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Liverpool lead the belt series 5–2, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,301 | Apr 17, 1929 | Portsmouth and Liverpool tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,365 | Nov 22, 1930 | Portsmouth beat Liverpool 4–0 | Title change |
| 1,750 | Mar 15, 1947 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,837 | Apr 2, 1949 | Portsmouth beat Liverpool 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,864 | Dec 3, 1949 | Liverpool and Portsmouth tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,916 | Feb 10, 1951 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,451 | Oct 3, 1987 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,470 | Feb 27, 1988 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,282 | Oct 29, 2008 | Liverpool beat Portsmouth 1–0 | Defense |