The English Football Belt · rivalry
Portsmouth vs. Sunderland
7Belt meetings
3Portsmouth wins
2Sunderland wins
4Title changes
Portsmouth and Sunderland have met 7 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from February 20, 1932 to January 22, 1955. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Portsmouth lead the belt series 3–2, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,422 | Feb 20, 1932 | Sunderland beat Portsmouth 5–1 | Title change |
| 1,570 | Nov 2, 1935 | Sunderland and Portsmouth tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,730 | Oct 5, 1946 | Portsmouth beat Sunderland 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,816 | Oct 16, 1948 | Portsmouth beat Sunderland 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,835 | Mar 12, 1949 | Portsmouth beat Sunderland 4–1 | Defense |
| 2,043 | Feb 6, 1954 | Sunderland beat Portsmouth 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,082 | Jan 22, 1955 | Portsmouth and Sunderland tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |