The English Football Belt · rivalry
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Sunderland
11Belt meetings
3Sheffield Wed wins
6Sunderland wins
4Title changes
Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland have met 11 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from September 2, 1893 to April 22, 2000. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Sunderland lead the belt series 6–3, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Sep 2, 1893 | Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 133 | Sep 23, 1893 | Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 487 | Oct 22, 1904 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 | Title change |
| 723 | Mar 11, 1911 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Sunderland 2–1 | Defense |
| 903 | Dec 6, 1919 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 | Defense |
| 904 | Dec 13, 1919 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,187 | Oct 2, 1926 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,348 | Apr 30, 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Sunderland 4–2 | Defense |
| 1,509 | Apr 7, 1934 | Sheffield Wednesday beat Sunderland 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,569 | Oct 26, 1935 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 | Title change |
| 3,965 | Apr 22, 2000 | Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 | Title change |