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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.
Gwynedd derby: Bangor City, [109] [110] Caernarfon Town [111] or Porthmadog [112] [113] A40 Derby: Haverfordwest County vs. Carmarthen Town [114] Flintshire derby: Connah's Quay Nomads vs. Flint Town United [115] North East Wales Derby: Wrexham AFC vs. Connah's Quay Nomads (Only Applys To The Women's Leagues in Wales as both men's teams play in ...
In October 2009, James Underwood, a Derby supporter aligned with the firm Derby Lunatic Fringe was involved in an incident with Leicester supporters. In May 2010, Underwood was then banned from attending football matches for three years for his role in that incident, among other separate clashes involving supporters of Everton , Nottingham ...
The fixture between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City is a football rivalry played between the two East Midlands clubs, often referred to as an East Midlands derby. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There have been a total of 108 meetings dating back to 1901.
The first London Football League derby took place at Clapton Stadium on 11 November 1905, where Chelsea beat Clapton Orient 3–0 in a Second Division match. Chelsea also won the first top-flight London derby with a 2–1 victory over Woolwich Arsenal (now Arsenal ), in a First Division game at Stamford Bridge on 9 November 1907.
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.
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Games between two rivals that are based in areas of close geographical proximity are often known as a local derby, or simply just a derby (UK: / ˈ d ɑːr b i / DAR-bee, US: / ˈ d ɜːr b i / DUR-bee); a sporting event between two teams from the same town, city or region.