Local derbies in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of the main sporting local derbies in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] England and Wales
[edit] Football
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[edit] Main derbies
- Manchester derby - Manchester City vs Manchester United
- Tyne-Wear derby - Newcastle United vs Sunderland
- North London derby - Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur[1]
- Merseyside derby - Liverpool vs Everton.[2] Tranmere Rovers sometimes included during cup ties.[3]
- North-West derby - Manchester United vs Liverpool.[4]
- Steel City derby - Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday
- East Lancashire derby - Blackburn Rovers vs Burnley
- Birmingham derby (also known as the Second City derby)[5] - Aston Villa vs Birmingham City
- Tyne-Tees derby - Newcastle United vs Middlesbrough F.C. [6]
- South Coast derby - Southampton vs Portsmouth[7]
- Black Country derby - Primarily between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, but also including Walsall
- East Anglian derby (also known as the Old Farm Derby) - Norwich City vs Ipswich Town [8]
- South Wales derby - Cardiff City vs. Swansea City (Also formerly Newport County)
- East Midlands derby - Derby County vs Nottingham Forest. Since July 2007, the winners receive the Brian Clough Trophy. Derby games in the East Midlands may also include Leicester City, the other big club in the region.
- Luton–Watford derby - Luton Town vs Watford[9][10]
- Bristol derby - Bristol Rovers vs Bristol City[11]
- Essex derby - Colchester United vs Southend United
- The Derby of Shropshire Shrewsbury Town vs AFC Telford United
The "Football Rivalries Report 2008", undertaken by The New Football Pools, owners of Littlewoods, produced a league table of rivalries based on the results of a survey of fans, ranking the results using a formula based on:[12]
- the survey responses of both sets of fans
- the respective league and cup records of the two clubs
- the regularity of league and cup meetings between the rivals
- the two clubs' records when playing each other
- the impact on attendances when they meet
- transfers between the clubs, and fans' reactions to those transfers
- off-the-field factors, such as media coverage of the rivalry
The top five rivalries were between:
- Millwall and West Ham
- Cardiff and Swansea
- Birmingham and Aston Villa
- Arsenal and Tottenham
- Bristol City and Bristol Rovers
[edit] Other derbies
- London derby
- Arsenal vs Chelsea - Arsenal and Chelsea rivalry
- Chelsea vs Tottenham
- West London derby - between Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford and QPR, particularly:
- West Ham United vs Tottenham
- West Ham United vs Millwall
- Nottingham derby (sometimes known as the Lace City derby) - Nottingham Forest vs Notts County
- Potteries derby - Stoke City vs Port Vale
- Severnside derby - Mainly Cardiff City vs Bristol City can include Bristol Rovers or Newport County
- Yorkshire derbies - between Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Hull City, Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Bradford City and York City as well as other non-league Yorkshire clubs.
- A12 Derby Colchester United vs Ipswich Town
- A49 Derby (also known as The New Farm Derby) Shrewsbury Town vs Hereford United
- A5 derby - Nuneaton Borough vs Tamworth
- A23 derby - Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion ("Eagles" vs "Seagulls")
- A420 derby - Swindon Town vs Oxford United
- A45/A605 derby - Northampton Town vs Peterborough United.
- A6 derby (also known as the East Northants. derby) - Games between Rushden & Diamonds and Kettering Town. .
- Battle of Basildon (or a New Town derby) - the name given to matches between Basildon United and Bowers & Pitsea as both teams reside in the district of Basildon. Could also include Billericay Town or intermediate side Basildon Town.
- Battle of Britain - name applied to games played between English and Scottish teams e.g. Liverpool vs Rangers and Manchester United vs Celtic
- Bradford derby - Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue, also known as Wool City derby
- Bucks Derby - Milton Keynes Dons versus Wycombe Wanderers
- Cambridge derby - Cambridge City versus Cambridge United
- Cambridgeshire derby - Cambridge United vs Peterborough United, and more recently Histon.
- Cheshire derbies - between Chester City, Crewe Alexandra, Macclesfield Town, Stockport County and Tranmere Rovers
- Miners derby - Chesterfield vs Mansfield Town
- Cross-border derby - Wrexham vs Chester City, Wrexham vs Shrewsbury Town
- Devon derbies - between Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United
- Didcot Triangle derby - between Oxford United, Reading and Swindon Town
- Dockyard derby - Portsmouth vs Plymouth Argyle
- Dorset derby - Dorchester Town vs Weymouth - Football
- Durham derby - Darlington vs Hartlepool United
- Durham - Northumberland derby - Gateshead vs Blyth Spartans
- East End derby - West Ham United vs Leyton Orient
- Auld Farm Derby - Norwich City vs Ipswich Town
- Golden Valley derby - Gloucester City vs Cheltenham Town
- Humber derby - Grimsby Town or Scunthorpe United (from the south bank) vs Hull City (from the north), formally known as the Humberside derby, during the period of the county's existence.
- Lancashire derbies - between Accrington Stanley, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Bury, Morecambe, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Rochdale and Wigan Athletic, and can also include the Liverpool and Manchester clubs
- Lincolnshire derbies - between Grimsby Town, Boston United, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United
- Luneside derby - Lancaster City v Morecambe
- M69 derby - Coventry City vs Leicester City
- M4 derby - Swindon Town vs Reading
- North Lincolnshire derby - Grimsby Town vs Scunthorpe United
- North Yorkshire derby - York City FC vs Scarborough
- Staffordshire derbies - Between Stoke City or Port Vale vs Walsall, Tamworth or Stafford Rangers vs Burton Albion
- Rushmoor derby - Between Aldershot Town and Farnborough
- South Cheshire-North Staffordshire derby - Between Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City or Port Vale
- South London derby - any game between Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Millwall
- South Yorkshire/North Derbyshire derby - Any South Yorkshire side Barnsley,Doncaster Rovers,Rotherham United,Sheffield United,Sheffield Wednesday vs Chesterfield - mainly due to Chesterfield being part of BBC Radio Sheffield's football coverage
- Tayside Derby - Games Between St Johnstone, Dundee United & Dundee
- Teesside derby - Middlesbrough vs Hartlepool United
- Tees-Wear derby - Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
- Thames-Side derby- Hampton & Richmond Borough vs Staines Town
- Thames Valley derby - Reading vs Oxford United or Aldershot
- Thanet derby - Margate vs Ramsgate
- War of the Roses - Leeds United vs Manchester United, Huddersfield Town vs Oldham Athletic, Bradford City vs Burnley
- West Country derbies - Any games between Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers, Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City, Torquay United, Cheltenham Town, Yeovil Town, Dorchester Town, Weymouth and to a lesser extent Bournemouth
- A 'Borough derby' could involve any two of the following three clubs who all play in stadia in the same London borough: QPR, Fulham, Chelsea
- West Lancashire derby (also known as the M55 derby) - Blackpool vs Preston North End
- West Midlands derbies - Any game involving Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Walsall
- West Riding derby - Derby between teams that play in cities or towns originally in the West Riding of Yorkshire including Barnsley, Bradford City, Bradford (Park Avenue), Doncaster Rovers, Halifax Town, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Rotherham United, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.
- Wallingford Quadrangle - A game between Reading, Oxford United, Swindon Town or Wycombe Wanderers
A627 Derby - Oldham Athletic Vs Huddersfeild Town F.C
[edit] Rugby league
- Calder derbies - between Castleford Tigers, Featherstone Rovers, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
- Heavy Woollen derby - Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams
- Hull derby - Hull FC v Hull KR
- Leeds-Bradford derby between Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls. The two teams traditionally meet the night prior to Good Friday each year as well as doing so during Millennium Magic in 2007 and 2008.
- Leigh Centurions and Wigan Warriors known as the 'Battle of the Borough' derby[13]
- St Helens vs Wigan Warriors, established in 1897. Now routinely held on Good Fridays after historically being held on Boxing Day.
- West Cumbria derby - Whitehaven v Workington Town
- Manchester derby - Salford v Swinton
- Cheshire derby - Widnes v Warrington
- Lancashire Derby - Oldham vs Rochdale
[edit] Rugby union
- East Midlands derby - Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints
- West Country derbies - between Bath, Bristol and Gloucester and/or between Exeter Chiefs, Plymouth Albion, Cornish Pirates and the Cornish All Blacks
- Cornish derbies - Cornish Pirates, Cornish All Blacks and Redruth RFC
- Devon derby - Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Albion
- West Wales derby - Llanelli v Swansea (also Scarlets v Ospreys)
- Swansea v Cardiff (also Ospreys v Cardiff Blues)
- Cardiff v Newport (also Cardiff Blues v Newport Gwent Dragons)
- Saracens v London Wasps London derby, with one of the games played annually at Twickenham at the beginning of the season.
[edit] Cricket
- War of the Roses - Lancashire v Yorkshire - One of the fiercest Cricket rivalries that exist.
- Battle of London (cross-Thames derby) - Middlesex v Surrey
- South Coast Special - Hampshire v Sussex
- Battle of The West Country - Gloucestershire v Somerset
- West Midlands derby - Warwickshire County Cricket Club v Worcestershire County Cricket Club
- Welland Valley Derby - Northamptonshire County Cricket Club v Leicestershire County Cricket Club
- Mackem-Geordie derby - Durham County Cricket Club v Northumberland County Cricket Club
[edit] Northern Ireland
[edit] Football
- Belfast Big Two derby - Linfield v Glentoran
- Belfast derby - Cliftonville v Linfield / Glentoran
- North Belfast derby - Crusaders v Cliftonville
- Mid-Ulster derby - Portadown v Glenavon
- North Down derby - Ards v Bangor
- East Antrim derby - Carrick Rangers v Ballyclare Comrades
- North-West derby - Institute v Limavady United
- Antrim - Coleraine v Ballymena Utd
- Less Important Mid-Ulster derby - Loughgall v Armagh City
[edit] Rugby union
[edit] GAA
- University derby - Queens University Belfast v Jordanstown
- West County derby - Fermanagh v Derry
- East County derby - Down v Armagh
- Mid-Ulster derby - Armagh v Tyrone
- North Coast derby - Derry v Antrim
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Senior football
- Angus derby - Arbroath v Montrose - can also include Brechin City and Forfar Athletic
- Ayrshire derby - Ayr United v Kilmarnock
- Dumfriesshire derby - Gretna v Queen of the South
- Dundee derby - Dundee v Dundee United
- Edinburgh derby - Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
- Falkirk derby – East Stirlingshire v Falkirk
- Fife derby - Cowdenbeath v East Fife and Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers
- Glasgow derby - Clyde v Partick Thistle - can also include Queen's Park and either Celtic or Rangers
- Highland derby - Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
- Kincardine Bridge derby - Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk
- Lanarkshire derby - Airdrie United v Motherwell - can also include Albion Rovers and Hamilton Academical
- New Firm derby - Aberdeen v Dundee United
- North of Scotland derby - Elgin City v Peterhead
- Old Firm derby - Celtic v Rangers
- Renfrewshire derby - Greenock Morton v St Mirren
- Stirlingshire derbies - Alloa Athletic v Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir
- Tayside derby - St. Johnstone v either Dundee or Dundee United
[edit] Junior football
- Irvine Derby - Irvine Meadow XI v Irvine Victoria
- Ayrshire Junior derby - Auchinleck Talbot v Cumnock Juniors
- Glasgow derby - Pollok v Arthurlie
- Lothian derby - Linlithgow Rose v Bo'ness United
- Lothian derby - Whitburn Junior F.C v Fauldhouse United can include Bathgate,Shotts,Linlithgow,Bo'ness.
[edit] References
- ^ "Jenas Strike Stuns Gunners". Sky Sports. http://home.skysports.com/matchreport.aspx?fxid=298717&cpid=8. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Everton 3-0 Liverpool". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5308190.stm. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Smith's Tranmere warning". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/1133024.stm. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Man Utd 3 - 0 Liverpool". ESPN. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=235632&cc=5739. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ "The Birmingham Derby: Bruce: We're innocent". Birmingham Post. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3405364.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ http://newcastle.theoffside.com/team-news/tyne-tees-derby-match-preview.html
- ^ "Southampton Win South Coast Derby". RTÉ. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2003/1221/southampton.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ "All-square in East Anglia derby". RTÉ. http://www.rte.ie/pda/sport/story/81214.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Luton Town vs Watford". www.lutonfc.com. www.lutonfc.com. http://www.lutonfc.com/watford.asp. Retrieved on 3 April 2009.
- ^ "Luton Town vs Watford". www.lutonfc.com. www.lutonfc.com. http://www.lutonfc.com/watford.asp. Retrieved on 3 April 2009.
- ^ "Bristol City 0-0 Bristol Rovers". ESPN. http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/report?id=213571&. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Football Rivalries Report 2008". www.footballpools.com. http://www.footballpools.com/football-fever/index.html. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
- ^ Battle of the Borough - Wigan vs Leigh
[edit] External links
- FootballDerbies.com - a list of football derbies, as well as non-derby rivalries
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