The English Football Belt · rivalry
Middlesbrough vs. Sunderland
8Belt meetings
2Middlesbrough wins
6Sunderland wins
5Title changes
Middlesbrough and Sunderland have met 8 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 12, 1903 to April 19, 1997. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Sunderland lead the belt series 6–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | Sep 12, 1903 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 3–2 | Defense |
| 829 | Jan 24, 1914 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,038 | Feb 10, 1923 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,319 | Nov 9, 1929 | Middlesbrough beat Sunderland 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,573 | Nov 23, 1935 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,661 | Jan 1, 1938 | Middlesbrough beat Sunderland 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,012 | Feb 19, 1977 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,850 | Apr 19, 1997 | Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 1–0 | Title change |