The English Football Belt · rivalry
Liverpool vs. Sunderland
16Belt meetings
12Liverpool wins
2Sunderland wins
5Title changes
Liverpool and Sunderland have met 16 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 19, 1903 to March 26, 2014. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Liverpool lead the belt series 12–2, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453 | Sep 19, 1903 | Sunderland beat Liverpool 2–1 | Defense |
| 655 | Apr 12, 1909 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 3–0 | Title change |
| 716 | Jan 2, 1911 | Sunderland beat Liverpool 4–0 | Title change |
| 906 | Dec 25, 1919 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,105 | Oct 25, 1924 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,149 | Oct 31, 1925 | Sunderland and Liverpool tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,798 | Apr 3, 1948 | Liverpool and Sunderland tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,846 | Aug 20, 1949 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 4–2 | Title change |
| 2,051 | Apr 3, 1954 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 4–3 | Title change |
| 2,549 | Feb 12, 1966 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 4–0 | Defense |
| 2,999 | Nov 6, 1976 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,270 | Apr 2, 1983 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 3,593 | Mar 16, 1991 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,946 | Nov 20, 1999 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 2–0 | Defense |
| 4,041 | Apr 13, 2002 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,492 | Mar 26, 2014 | Liverpool beat Sunderland 2–1 | Defense |