The English Football Belt · rivalry
Manchester United vs. Sheffield Wednesday
12Belt meetings
4Man United wins
5Sheffield Wed wins
3Title changes
Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday have met 12 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 6, 1913 to February 2, 2000. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Sheffield Wednesday lead the belt series 5–4, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 806 | Sep 6, 1913 | Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,603 | Sep 19, 1936 | Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,988 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester United tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,148 | Sep 15, 1956 | Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 | Defense |
| 2,167 | Jan 19, 1957 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,343 | Mar 25, 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 5–1 | Defense |
| 2,495 | Nov 7, 1964 | Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,377 | Nov 9, 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 1–0 | Title change |
| 3,618 | Oct 26, 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,668 | Dec 26, 1992 | Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,882 | Mar 7, 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 2–0 | Title change |
| 3,954 | Feb 2, 2000 | Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 | Defense |