Pride of Anglia
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Unofficially, a number of football clubs located in East Anglia vie for being the Pride of Anglia.
Fans of Norwich City, Ipswich Town and Southend United are the most likely to be heard chanting "Who's the Pride of Anglia?" (and the corollary, which is scatological) although other professional clubs in the region include Colchester United, Peterborough United and Cambridge United.
Football fans being fans, and the honour being entirely imaginary, the title is regularly claimed for a variety of more or less logical reasons, including recent victories, current league position, and club history.
The most successful East Anglian teams are Norwich and Ipswich and the winners of the East Anglian Derby, (jocularly referred to as the "Old Farm" derby) may claim to be the Pride of Anglia. Ipswich won the most recent encounter, 3-1 on November 19, 2006 at Portman Road.
Another commonly employed measure, and one that encompasses all of the East Anglian teams is to dub the side finishing as the highest placed East Anglian team in the Football League as the Pride of Anglia. Norwich City has finished highest in each of the past three seasons. However, Colchester United are currently the highest placed team, and have remained such for most of the current season.
