M69 derby
M69 derby at the Ricoh Arena on 23 February 2008, which Coventry won 2–0. | |
City or region | Coventry/Leicester (England) |
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Teams involved | Coventry City, Leicester City |
First contested | 27 September 1919[1] |
Number of meetings | 86 |
Most wins | Leicester City (36) |
Most recent meeting | 3 March 2012 |
Largest victory |
Coventry 1–8 Leicester[1] (Highfield Road, Coventry; 4 December 1964) |
The M69 Derby is a football match played between Coventry City and Leicester City. It takes its name from the motorway that connects the two cities, which are only 24 miles (38 km) apart.
Although neither side is the other club's traditional 'arch rival', with Aston Villa considered Coventry's traditional rival and Nottingham Forest as Leicester's, the fixture has become increasingly significant in recent years with both clubs' traditional rivals often being in different leagues, and the disillusionment of some Coventry and Leicester fans with their traditional rivalries, which were becoming increasingly one-sided. According to a survey by The Football Pools published in 2008, this fixture is the 26th fiercest rivalry in English football.[2]
The derby has on occasion been marred by violence, the most recent in February 2008.[3] Prior to that, another took place in Coventry in October 2004 where police officers were pelted with missiles.[4]
Statistics
The first fixture between the two clubs was a Second Division game on 27 September 1919 and resulted in a 1–0 win for Leicester. The biggest victory resulted in an 8–1 to Leicester in the League Cup at Highfield Road on 4 December 1964.[1] Coventry have been heavily beaten on two other occasions at Filbert Street, with both matches ending in a 5–1 win for Leicester. The first was in 1924–25, when Arthur Chandler scored a hat-trick, and in 1984–85, when Gary Lineker scored a brace.[1]
While Leicester is undefeated on their current home turf, this ended for Coventry when they lost 1-0 at the Ricoh Arena on 6 August 2011.[5] Coventry were in the Premier League when they last won at Leicester on 7 April 2001, in a 3-1 win.[6]
Coventry wins | Draws | Leicester wins | |
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League | 23 | 22 | 35 |
FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 |
League Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 25 | 23 | 36 |
Game list
The most recent game resulted in a 2–0 win for Leicester at the King Power Stadium. The table shows matches from the 1984–85 season onwards.
Coventry City win Leicester City win Draw
Date | Competition | Stadium | Score | Leicester City Scorers | Coventry City Scorers | Att. | Ref | |
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Coventry relegated to League One 2011–12 | ||||||||
3 Mar 2012 | Championship | King Power Stadium | 2–0 | Nugent, Beckford; (Konchesky sent off) | 25,487 | [6] | ||
6 Aug 2011 | Championship | Ricoh Arena | 0–1 | Peltier | 21,102 | [5] | ||
26 Feb 2011 | Championship | Walkers Stadium | 1–1 | Naughton | King | 25,356 | [7] | |
11 Sept 2010 | Championship | Ricoh Arena | 1–1 | King | Platt | 20,060 | [8] | |
21 Mar 2010 | Championship | Walkers Stadium | 2–2 | King (2) | McPake, Deegan | 23,093 | [9] | |
03 Oct 2009 | Championship | Ricoh Arena | 1–1 | Waghorn | Clingan | 22,209 | [10] | |
Leicester promoted to Championship 2008–09 | ||||||||
Leicester relegated to League One 2007–08 | ||||||||
23 Feb 2008 | Championship | Ricoh Arena | 2–0 | Ward (pen), Best | 23,129 | [11] | ||
12 Jan 2008 | Championship | Walkers Stadium | 2–0 | Howard, Hayles | 23,905 | [12] | ||
17 Feb 2007 | Championship | Walkers Stadium | 3–0 | Horsfield (2), Johnson | 25,816 | [13] | ||
18 Aug 2006 | Championship | Ricoh Arena | 0–0 | 20,261 | [14] | |||
17 Apr 2006 | Championship | Ricoh Arena | 1–1 | Stearman; (Kisnorbo sent off) | John | 26,672 | [15] | |
23 Oct 2005 | Championship | Walkers Stadium | 2–1 | de Vries (2) | McSheffrey | 22,991 | [16] | |
08 Nov 2004 | Championship | Walkers Stadium | 3–0 | Nalis, Tiatto, Heath | 22,479 | [17] | ||
16 Oct 2004 | Championship | Highfield Road | 1–1 | Dublin | Makin (og) | 18,054 | [18] | |
Leicester relegated to Championship 2003–04 | ||||||||
Leicester promoted to Premier League 2002–03 | ||||||||
22 Mar 2003 | First Division | Highfield Road | 1–2 | McKinlay, Scowcroft | Jansen | 16,610 | [19] | |
29 Oct 2002 | First Division | Walkers Stadium | 2–1 | Taggart, Deane; (Summerbee sent off) | Partridge | 27,139 | [20] | |
Leicester relegated to First Division 2001–02 | ||||||||
Coventry relegated to First Division 2000–01 | ||||||||
07 Apr 2001 | Premier League | Filbert Street | 1–3 | Akinbiyi | Bellamy, Carsley, Hartson | 19,545 | [21] | |
10 Dec 2000 | Premier League | Highfield Road | 1–0 | Bellamy | 17,283 | [22] | ||
27 Nov 1999 | Premier League | Highfield Road | 0–1 | Heskey | 22,021 | [23] | ||
11 Aug 1999 | Premier League | Filbert Street | 1–0 | Izzet (pen) | (Burrows sent off) | 19,196 | [24] | |
24 Apr 1999 | Premier League | Filbert Street | 1–0 | Marshall | 20,224 | |||
23 Jan 1999 | FA Cup | Filbert Street | 0–3 | Whelan, Froggatt, Telfer; (Boateng sent off) | 21,207 | |||
28 Nov 1998 | Premier League | Highfield Road | 1–1 | Heskey; (Sinclair sent off) | Huckerby | 19,894 | ||
4 Apr 1998 | Premier League | Filbert Street | 1–1 | Wilson | Whelan | 21,137 | ||
29 Nov 1997 | Premier League | Highfield Road | 0–2 | Fenton, Elliott (pen) | 18,309 | |||
8 Mar 1997 | Premier League | Highfield Road | 0–0 | 19,220 | ||||
21 Dec 1996 | Premier League | Filbert Street | 0–2 | Dublin (2) | 20,038 | |||
Leicester promoted to Premier League 1995–96 | ||||||||
Leicester relegated to First Division 1994–95 | ||||||||
25 Feb 1995 | Premier League | Highfield Road | 4–2 | Lowe, Roberts | Flynn (2), Marsh, Ndlovu | 20,633 | ||
3 Oct 1994 | Premier League | Filbert Street | 2–2 | Roberts (2) | Dublin, Wegerle | 19,372 | ||
Leicester City promoted to Premier League 1993–94[25] | ||||||||
Leicester City relegated to Second Division 1986–87 | ||||||||
4 May 1987 | First Division | Filbert Street | 1–1 | Ramsey | [26] | |||
6 Dec 1986 | First Division | Highfield Road | 1–0 | [26] | ||||
8 Mar 1986 | First Division | Filbert Street | 2–1 | [26] | ||||
6 Oct 1985 | First Division | Highfield Road | 3–0 | [26] | ||||
23 Dec 1985 | First Division | Filbert Street | 5–1 | Lynex, Rennie, Lineker (2), Smith | [26] | |||
1 Sept 1984 | First Division | Highfield Road | 2–0 | [26] | ||||
See also
- Leicester City and Nottingham Forest rivalry
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Head To Head: Coventry". LCFC.com. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ↑ "Rivalries League". www.footballpools.com. The New Football Pools. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ "Eleven held in football violence". BBC Sport. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Police hit with missiles in city". BBC News. 2004-10-18. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Coventry 0 - 1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 6 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 Aug 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Leicester 2-0 Coventry (2012)". BBC Sport. 3 Mar 2012. Retrieved 4 Mar 2012.
- ↑ "Leicester 1-1 Coventry (2011)". BBC Sport. 26 Feb 2011. Retrieved 27 Feb 2011.
- ↑ "Coventry 1–1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ "Leicester 2–2 Coventry". BBC Sport. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ↑ "Coventry 1 – 1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ↑ "Coventry 2–0 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Leicester 2–0 Coventry". BBC Sport. 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Leicester 3–0 Coventry (2007)". BBC Home. 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Coventry 0–0 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2006-08-16. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Coventry 1–1 Leicester (2006)". BBC Sport. 2006-04-17. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Leicester 2–1 Coventry (2005)". BBC Sport. 2005-10-23. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Leicester 3–0 Coventry (2004)". BBC Sport. 2004-11-08. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Coventry 1–1 Leicester (2004)". BBC Sport. 2004-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Coventry 1–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2003-03-21. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Leicester 2–1 Coventry (2002)". BBC News. 2002-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Foxes out-fought by Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 2001-04-07. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ↑ "Clockwatch: Coventry 1–0 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2000-12-10. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ↑ "Heskey sinks Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 1999-11-27. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ↑ "Head to head: Leicester v Coventry". BBC Sport. 2001-04-05. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ↑ The 22 clubs of the Football League First Division broke away to form the Premier League in 1992; with the remaining divisions of the Football League renumbered accordingly.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 Head-to-Head – Leicester City FC, Foxes-Mad, retrieved 2010-03-26
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