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Bristol–South Wales rivalry: Bristol Aztecs vs. South Wales Warriors [6] Cheshire derby: any match between Chester Romans, Crewe Railroaders and Halton Spartans [7] East Anglian derby: Ipswich Cardinals vs. Norwich Devils [8] Essex Derby: Essex Spartans vs. East Essex Sabres. [9] Farnham–Kent rivalry: Farnham Knights vs. Kent Exiles [10]
This is a list of association football rivalries in the UK. Football derby matches in the United Kingdom are often heated affairs, and violence is not uncommon. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] However, the matches and the rivalries they encompass are frequently listed among the best in the sport.
Revie's Leeds United and Shankly's Liverpool shared an intense rivalry during the 1960s and 1970s. The rivalry began Liverpool defeated Leeds 2–1 in the 1965 FA Cup Final. The following season, Liverpool won the league title ahead of Leeds. Leeds then beat out Liverpool to the league title during the 1968–69 and 1973–74 seasons. [330 ...
[29] [32] The sporting side of the rivalry was now established, with their meetings providing considerable financial benefit as seen in the Scottish Cup finals of 1904 (which appears to be the origin of the 'Old Firm' term) [14] [30] and 1909 when they drew twice and a further replay was ordered, with supporters of both teams deciding to riot ...
Pages in category "Sports rivalries in the United Kingdom" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The rivalry also manifests itself in the fact that many Scottish people support England's opponents [88] and vice versa, [89] [90] despite the fact that England and Scotland are both countries of the United Kingdom. Whether Scots should support England against other national teams is routinely a matter of heated debate.
Louisville women’s sports rivalry MVP: Gabi Albiero, swimming. In the win over UK, the U of L star swept the 100 (51.25) and 200 (1:54.95) butterfly events and swam on the Cardinals’ winning ...
The Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Northwest derby, is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional football clubs Liverpool and Manchester United. It is considered one of the biggest fixtures in English football and one of the biggest and fiercest rivalries in world football.