The English Football Belt · rivalry
Sheffield United vs. Sunderland
12Belt meetings
5Sheffield Utd wins
7Sunderland wins
6Title changes
Sheffield United and Sunderland have met 12 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from March 9, 1895 to August 28, 1965. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Sunderland lead the belt series 7–5.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | Mar 9, 1895 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 4–0 | Defense |
| 309 | Apr 29, 1899 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 1–0 | Defense |
| 512 | Apr 24, 1905 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 2–1 | Defense |
| 612 | Feb 22, 1908 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 4–1 | Title change |
| 663 | Oct 9, 1909 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 3–0 | Defense |
| 830 | Feb 7, 1914 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,041 | Mar 3, 1923 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,140 | Sep 12, 1925 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 6–1 | Defense |
| 1,196 | Nov 27, 1926 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,304 | May 4, 1929 | Sheffield United beat Sunderland 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,479 | Sep 16, 1933 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 5–0 | Title change |
| 2,523 | Aug 28, 1965 | Sunderland beat Sheffield United 4–1 | Title change |