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
Main Derbies
- Birmingham derby (also known as the Second City derby) - Games between Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Occasionally used incorrectly to refer to games between the previous two clubs and West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- East Lancashire Derby - A fierce derby between Blackburn Rovers vs Burnley
- Manchester derby - Manchester United vs Manchester City
- Merseyside derby - Liverpool vs Everton. Tranmere Rovers sometimes included during cup ties.
- North London derby - Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
- North-West Derby - Manchester United vs Liverpool. Although not a local derby, this match has always been a tense encounter. Another instance of a fierce, multi city fixture is Manchester United vs Arsenal.
- Tyne-Wear derby - Newcastle United vs Sunderland
- Steel City derby - Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday
- South Coast derby - Southampton vs Portsmouth
- East London derby - West Ham United vs Millwall
- Yorkshire derby - Leeds United vs Sheffield Wednesday
- West London derby - Fulham FC vs Chelsea FC
Other derbies
- 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 Britain - name applied to games played between English and Scottish teams e.g. Liverpool vs Rangers and Manchester United vs Celtic
- Black Country derby - Primarily between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, but also including Walsall
- Bristol Derby - Bristol Rovers vs Bristol City
- Cambridgeshire Derby - Cambridge United vs Peterborough United
- Cheshire Derbies - between Chester City, Crewe Alexandra, Macclesfield Town, Stockport County and Tranmere Rovers
- 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
- Dorset Derby - Dorchester Town vs Weymouth - Football
- Durham Derby - Darlington vs Hartlepool United
- Durham - Northumberland Derby - Gateshead vs Blyth Spartans
- East Anglian Derby (occasionally known as the "Old Farm Derby") - Norwich City vs Ipswich Town
- East End derby - Any match involving West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Millwall
- East Midlands Derbies - between Derby County, Nottingham Forest, and Leicester City
- Essex derby - Colchester United vs Southend United
- Golden Valley Derby - Gloucester City vs Cheltenham Town
- Hatters Derby - Luton Town vs Stockport County
- Humberside Derby Grimsby Town or Scunthorpe United (from the south bank) vs Hull City (from the north)
- Isle of Thanet Derby - Margate vs Ramsgate
- Lincolnshire Derbies - between Grimsby Town, Boston United, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United
- London Derby - includes any of these (Greater) London teams: Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, Charlton Athletic, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Leyton Orient, Brentford, Barnet, Queen's Park Rangers.
- El Traffico Derby - Luton vs Watford
- 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
- Nottingham Derby - Nottingham Forest vs Notts County
- Potteries Derby - Stoke City vs Port Vale
- Quakers vs. Shakers - Bury vs Darlington
- Staffordshire Derbies - Between Stoke City or Port Vale vs Walsall
- Severnside Derby - Mainly Cardiff City vs Bristol City can include Bristol Rovers or Newport County
- South London Derby - any game between Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Millwall
- South Wales derby - Cardiff City vs Swansea City but also formerly Newport County
- 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
- Tyne-Tees Derby - Newcastle United vs Middlesbrough
- War of the Roses - Leeds United vs Manchester United, Huddersfield Town vs Oldham Athletic
- West Country Derbies - Any games between Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers, Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Cheltenham Town, Yeovil Town and to a lesser extent Bournemouth
- West London derby or SW6 Derby - Chelsea vs Fulham - Football
- 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 Midlands Derbies - Any game involving Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Walsall
- West Lancashire Derby - Preston North End vs Blackpool
[edit] Rugby league
- Leeds-Bradford Derby between Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls
- Calder Derbies - between Castleford Tigers, Featherstone Rovers, and Wakefield Trinity
- Heavy Wollen Derby - Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams
- Hull Derby - Hull FC v Hull KR
- North West Derbies- Any game involving St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Widnes Vikings or Warrington Wolves.
- West Cumbria Derby - Whitehaven v Workington Town
- Manchester Derby - Salford v Swinton
[edit] Rugby union
- West Country Derbies - between Bath, Bristol and Gloucester
- Royal Grammar School Worcester v The King's School, Worcester
[edit] Cricket
- War of the Roses - Lancashire v Yorkshire
- Battle of London (cross-Thames derby) - Middlesex v Surrey
- South Coast Special - Hampshire v Sussex
[edit] Field Hockey
- Stainash Derby between Ashford Hockey Club and Staines Hockey Club
[edit] Northern Ireland
[edit] Football
- Big two Derby - Linfield v 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 Derbies - Any team including Coleraine, Institute, or Limavady United
[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
- Ulster Borders - Cavan v Monaghan
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Senior Football
- Angus Derby - Any game featuring two of Arbroath, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic and Montrose
- Ayrshire Derby - Kilmarnock v Ayr United
- Central Belt Derby - Heart of Midlothian or Hibernian v Celtic or Rangers
- Central Scotland Derby - Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic
- Dumfriesshire Derby - Queen of the South v Gretna
- Dundee Derby - Dundee v Dundee United
- Edinburgh Derby - Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
- Falkirk Derby – Falkirk v East Stirlingshire
- Fife Derby - Any game featuring two of Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, East Fife and Raith Rovers
- Glasgow Derby - Any game featuring two of Celtic, Clyde (formerly from Glasgow), Partick Thistle, Queens Park and Rangers
- Highland Derby - Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
- Lanarkshire Derby - Any game featuring two of Airdrie United, Albion Rovers, Clyde, Hamilton Academical and Motherwell
- New Firm Derby - Aberdeen v Dundee United
- North of Scotland Derby - Elgin City v Peterhead
- Old Firm Derby - Celtic v Rangers
- Renfrewshire Derby - St Mirren v Greenock Morton
- Stirlingshire Derby - Any game featuring two of Alloa Athletic, East Stirlingshire, Falkirk, Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion
- Tayside Derby - St Johnstone v Dundee United or Dundee
[edit] Junior Football
- Ayrshire Junior Derby - Auchinleck Talbot v Cumnock Juniors
- Glasgow Derby - Pollok v Arthurlie
[edit] External links
- FootballDerbies.com - a list of football derbies, as well as non-derby rivalries
- Videos of football derbies
