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association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

rivalries A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant o ...

in the UK. Football

derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

matches in the United Kingdom are often heated affairs, and

violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or Power (social and p ...

is not uncommon. However, the matches and the rivalries they encompass are frequently listed among the best in the sport. A 2008 report showed that

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

was the number one rivalry in English football. While

Old Firm derby The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply em ...

matches between Scottish clubs

Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

and

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

are known to go beyond the sport with its "enormous quantity of references to wider cultural and political issues". The first football derby played was between

Hallam F.C. Hallam Football Club is an English football club based in Crosspool, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Founded in 1860, Hallam is the second oldest association football club in the world. Hallam currently play in the Northern Counties East League Pr ...

and

Sheffield F.C. Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, although now based in nearby Dronfield, across the county boundary in Derbyshire. They currently compete in the . Founded in October 1857,

in December 1860.

England and Wales

Central England

*A420 derby:

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

vs.

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

*Aylesbury derby: Aylesbury Vale Dynamos vs.

Aylesbury United Aylesbury United Football Club is a football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at Chesham United's Meadow ground, having been evicted from their ...

*Bedford derby:

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

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Bedford Town Bedford Town Football Club is a football club based in the Borough of Bedford, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Eyrie in Cardington, a village on the outskirts of Bedford. They are full members of the Football As ...

Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p766 *Berkshire derby:

Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. They are currently members of and have played at York Road since 1871, making it the 'oldest senior football ground continuously ...

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Slough Town Slough Town Football Club is a semi-professional English football club based in Slough, Berkshire. Nicknamed "The Rebels", the team competes in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football, following promotion from the Sou ...

*Buckinghamshire derby:

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

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Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

*Cambridge derby: Cambridge City vs.

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

*Small Cambridgeshire derby: Cambridge City or

vs.

Histon Histon is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is immediately north of Cambridge – and is separated from the city – by the A14 road (England), A14 road which r ...

Cambridgeshire derby The Cambridgeshire derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Cambridge United and Peterborough United, the only fully professional football clubs in Cambridgeshire. The first derby took place on 22 March 1956 and has si ...

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Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

*Colney derby:

Colney Heath Colney Heath is a large village in Hertfordshire, England. The village became a civil parish in 1947 when the St. Peter Rural parish was split to form Colney Heath and London Colney. There is a converted windmill in the village. The civil paris ...

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London Colney London Colney () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the north of London, close to Junction 22 of the M25 motorway. It is near St Albans and part of the City and District of St Al ...

*Didcot Triangle derbies: **A420 derby:

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**M4 derby:

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vs.

**Thames Valley derby:

vs.

*Dunstable derby:

AFC Dunstable AFC Dunstable are a football club based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The club are members of Division One Central of the Southern League, and are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association. They play at Creasey Park. H ...

vs. Dunstable Town *Hertfordshire derby:

Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League South and pla ...

vs. St Albans City vs.

Boreham Wood F.C. Boreham Wood Football Club is a professional football club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the National League, the fifth tier of English football, and play at Meadow Park. Established in 1948, they ...

*Luton-Stevenage rivalry:

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

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Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...

* M1 derby:

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Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

*Maidenhead derby: Maidenhead Town vs.

*Milton Keynes-Northampton rivalry:

vs.

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

*Milton Keynes-Peterborough rivalry:

vs.

Nene derby The Nene derby is the name of the association football local rivalry in England between Northampton Town and Peterborough United, both of which are based along the River Nene. Fans of both clubs consider the other to be one of their main rival ...

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*Northamptonshire derby:

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

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Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town. The cl ...

- can also refer to any of the two against

Corby Town Corby Town Football Club is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Steel Park. History The club was established in 1948, taking over from Stewarts & Lloyds as the main team i ...

*Northampton-Oxford rivalry:

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*Oxford derby:

Oxford City Oxford City Football Club is a semi-professional English association football club based in Marston, Oxford. They currently compete in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, and play their home matches at Marsh Lane. ...

vs.

*Oxfordshire derby: Didcot Town vs.

* M40 Oxford-Wycombe rivalry:

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* University Oxbridge derby:

Oxford University A.F.C. Oxford University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford. The club currently plays in the BUCS Football League, the league system of British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). In 2020 ...

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Cambridge University A.F.C. Cambridge University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Cambridge. Official university publications have claimed that the club was formed in 1856,

Eastern England

*El Basico:

Basildon United F.C. Basildon United Football Club is a football club based in Basildon, Essex. They are currently members of the and play at Gardiners Close. History Basildon United's roots go back to 1955, when a club named Armada Sports was formed, joining Divis ...

vs. Bowers & Pitsea F.C. Can include

Billericay Town F.C. Billericay Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Billericay, Essex, England. The club are currently members of and play at New Lodge. They are the second most successful club in FA Vase history, having won the co ...

and

Hashtag United F.C. Hashtag United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Len Salmon Stadium. Founded in 2016 by YouTube personality Spencer Carmichael-Brown, the club original ...

*Canvey Island derby:

Canvey Island Canvey Island is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England. It has an area of and a population of 38,170.Office ...

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Concord Rangers Concord Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Canvey Island in Essex, England. The club currently compete in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, and play their home matches at Thames Road ...

East Anglian derby The East Anglian derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Norwich City and Ipswich Town, the only fully professional football clubs in the neighbouring East Anglian counties of Norfolk and Suffolk respectively. In rece ...

(also known as the Old Farm derby):

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

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Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

*Colchester-Ipswich derby:

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

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Essex derby In English football, the Essex derby is the local derby between the two professional teams in the English county of Essex – Colchester United and Southend United. The first Essex derby match that took place was a 4–2 victory for Southend ...

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Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

*M11 derby:

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

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Harlow Town Harlow Town Football Club is an English association football, football club based in Harlow, Essex. The club is a former member of the and plays at The Harlow Arena. The club is best known for its exploits in the 1979–80 FA Cup, in which it ...

*Maldon derby: Maldon & Tiptree vs.

Heybridge Swifts Heybridge Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Scraley Road. History The club was established in 1880 as Heybridge Football Club. After joining t ...

*Norfolk derby:

Gorleston F.C. Gorleston Football Club is a football club based in Gorleston, Norfolk, England. They are currently members of the and play at Crown Meadow in Lowestoft, Suffolk. History The club was established on 27 September 1887 by members of Gorlesto ...

vs. Great Yarmouth Town *Suffolk derby: **

Leiston Leiston ( ) is an English town in the East Suffolk non-metropolitan district of Suffolk, near Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, about from the North Sea coast, north-east of Ipswich and north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at the ...

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Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. They are currently members of the and play at Crown Meadow. History The club was established in 1887 as Lowestoft F.C. by a merger of East Suf ...

Needham Market Needham Market is a town in Suffolk, England. The town of Needham, Massachusetts, was named after Needham Market. History It initially grew around the wool combing industry, until the onset of the plague, which swept the town from 1663 to 1665. ...

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Bury Town Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow. History Early history The club was established by William Lake at a meetin ...

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AFC Sudbury Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury is a football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The club was formed in 1999 by the merger of Sudbury Town and Sudbury Wanderers, the process giving rise to the name Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury. ...

Greater London

East London derby The East London derby is a football match that takes place between two of either Dagenham & Redbridge, Leyton Orient and West Ham United. This derby rarely takes place because, as is the case with the Dockers Derby, the clubs are usually in diffe ...

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

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West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

, also may include a match between either of those and

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

North London derby The North London derby is the meeting of the association football clubs Arsenal F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.C., both of which are based in North London, England. Fans of both clubs consider the other to be their main rivals, and the derby is c ...

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

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Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

, *North West London derby: ** Arsenal-Chelsea rivalry:

vs.

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

** Chelsea-Tottenham Hotspur rivalry:

vs.

**Wealdstone-Barnet derby:

Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club ( ) is an English semi-professional football club based in Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon, and affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association. They currently play in the National League, the fifth tier of ...

Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is a professional football club based in Edgware, North London. The team compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in Chipping Barnet, then part of Hertfor ...

**Harrow derby:

Harrow Borough F.C. Harrow Borough Football Club is an England, English association football, football club based in London Borough of Harrow, Harrow, London. They were founded in 1933 and compete in the . Harrow Borough's home ground is Earlsmead Stadium, which h ...

South London derby The South London derby is the name given to a football derby contested by any two of Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Sutton United, and AFC Wimbledon, the five professional Football Association clubs in South London, England. It is s ...

: any match between

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building * ...

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east ...

and

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...

. *

West London derby The West London derby is the name given to a association football, football List of sports rivalries in the United Kingdom, derby played between any two of Brentford F.C., Brentford, Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Fulham F.C., Fulham and Queens Park Rang ...

: any match between

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

and

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

* Dockers derby:

vs.

*Dulwich-Tooting derby:

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

vs Tooting & Mitcham *Enfield derby: Enfield 1893 vs.

Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Highway ...

*Sutton derby:

Carshalton Athletic Carshalton Athletic Football Club is an English football club based in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. They currently play in the and are based at the War Memorial Sports Ground. The club also field a women's team playing in the Lo ...

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Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles sout ...

*Croydon derby:

Croydon F.C. Croydon Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Croydon, London. Until 2006, they played in the Isthmian League, but lost their place in that league as part of the 2006 re-structuring of non-league football, and n ...

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AFC Croydon Athletic AFC Croydon Athletic is a football club based in Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Mayfield Stadium. They are affiliated to the London Football Association. History ...

*4G Derby:

Bromley F.C. Bromley Football Club is a professional football club based in Bromley, Greater London, England. They are currently members of and play at Hayes Lane. History Established in 1892,Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton to ...

vs. Tamworth *Buxton-Leek rivalry:

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

vs. Leek Town *Coventry-Villa rivalry:

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

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Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

*East Midlands derby: ** Derby-Leicester rivalry:

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

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Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

** Derby-Nottingham Forest rivalry:

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Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

** Leicester-Nottingham Forest rivalry:

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** Lincoln-Mansfield rivalry: Lincoln City vs.

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

*Derbyshire derby:

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom * Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...

vs.

*Hinckley derby: Hinckley Leicester Road vs.

Hinckley A.F.C. Hinckley Association Football Club is a football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, who play home games at Barwell's Kirkby Road. The club was formed in January 2014 when fans of the dissolved Hinckley United formed their own Community Trust f ...

*Hereford-Kidderminster rivalry:

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

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Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

Nottingham derby The Nottingham derby is the name given to football matches contested between Nottingham Forest and Notts County. History The two clubs are amongst the oldest football clubs in the World. County were formed in 1862 and are the oldest professio ...

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Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

*Nottinghamshire derby:

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*Number Nine derby:

Halesowen Town Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground. History The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rece ...

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Stourbridge Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...

* M69 derby:

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* Miners strike derby:

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Potteries derby In Football in England, English football, the Potteries derby is the List of sports rivalries, local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Stoke-on-Trent – Port Vale F.C., Port Vale and Stoke City F.C., Stoke City, first contested i ...

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

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Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Second City derby In English football, the Second City derby or Birmingham derby, is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Birmingham – Aston Villa and Birmingham City, first contested in 1879. Villa play at Villa Park while Birmingham play ...

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Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

*Shrewsbury-Walsall rivalry:

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

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Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

*Shrewsbury-Wolves rivalry:

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*Shropshire derby:

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A.F.C. Telford United AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, the ...

*Staffordshire derby: **

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.

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Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...

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*West Midlands derby: ** Aston Villa–West Brom rivalry:

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Black Country derby The Black Country derby is the local derby between English football teams West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, apart in the Black Country of the West Midlands. The most successful side in the Black Country derby is West Bromwich Al ...

**Villa-Wolves rivalry:

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**Birmingham City-West Brom rivalry:

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**Birmingham City-Wolves rivalry:

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**Walsall-Wolves rivalry:

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North-Eastern England

*Auckland derby: West Auckland Town vs.

Bishop Auckland F.C. Bishop Auckland Football Club is a football club based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. They are one of the most successful amateur sides, having won the FA Amateur Cup ten times and reached the final on a further eight occasions. Nic ...

*Billingham derby: Billingham Synthonia vs. Billingham Town *Blyth-Gateshead derby:

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...

vs.

Gateshead F.C. Gateshead Football Club is a professional football club based in Gateshead, England. The team compete in and play at the Gateshead International Stadium. Established in 1977 after Gateshead United folded, the club are known as the "Tyneside ...

*Darlington-Spennymoor rivalry:

Darlington F.C Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League North, at the sixth tier of English football. The club was founded in 1 ...

vs.

Spennymoor Town Spennymoor Town Football Club is a football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, in the North East of England. They currently compete in and currently play their home matches at The Brewery Field. The club began playing in the Northern ...

*Darlington-York Rivalry:

Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League North, at the sixth tier of English football. The club was founded in 1 ...

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

*East Durham Derby: refers to matches between

Easington Colliery Easington Colliery is a town in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington Village. The town suffered a significant mining accident on 29 May 195 ...

, Horden C.W. and

Seaham Red Star F.C. Seaham Red Star Football Club is a football club based in Seaham, England. They joined the Wearside League in 1979 as Seaham Colliery Welfare Red Star. In the 1978–79 season, they reached the 5th round of the FA Vase. In 1984, they changed ...

Lincolnshire derby The Lincolnshire Derby, also known as the Lincs Derby, is the footballing rivalry between the teams in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England: Lincoln City F.C., Lincoln City, Boston United F.C., Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity F.C., G ...

: refers to any match between Lincoln City,

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

and

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

Humber derby The Humber derby is a footballing rivalry between Scunthorpe United, Hull City and Grimsby Town; clubs based in the River Humber region, with Hull based on the north bank in Yorkshire and Scunthorpe and Grimsby on the south bank in Lincolnshi ...

: refers to any match between

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...

, and

*North-east derby:

vs.

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

*Ryhope Derby: Sunderland R.C.A. v Ryhope C.W. *Teesside derby:

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

vs.

*Teesside derby:

Guisborough Town Guisborough Town Football Club is a football club based in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the King George V Ground. History The club was established in 1973 and joined the Middlesbrough & D ...

vs. Redcar Athletic * Tees-Wear derby:

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

vs.

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

*The Shields derby:

North Shields F.C. North Shields Football Club is a football club based in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. They have reached the 1st round of the FA Cup twice in their history: in 1933–34 and 1982–83. Following their promotion from Northern League Di ...

vs.

South Shields F.C. South Shields Football Club is a association football, football club based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. The team competes in the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of the English football league system. The third club of th ...

* Tyne-Tees derby:

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

vs.

Tyne-Wear derby Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcas ...

vs.

North-West England and Yorkshire

*A62 derby:

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

vs.

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

*A627 derby:

vs.

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

*Accrington-Morecambe rivalry:

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

vs.

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

*Ashton derby:

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. History The club was founded in 1878 as Hurst Football Club and the earliest known match ...

vs.

Curzon Ashton Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...

*Barnsley-Leeds rivalry:

Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club is a professional football club based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in . Nicknamed "the Tykes", they were founded in 1887 by Reverend Tiverton Preedy and moved into Oakwell stadium the following yea ...

vs.

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

*Blackburn-Preston rivalry:

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

vs.

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

*Bolton-Oldham rivalry:

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

vs.

*Bolton-Tranmere rivalry:

vs.

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

*Bolton–Wigan rivalry:

vs.

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

*Burnley-Rochdale rivalry:

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

vs.

*Burnley-Preston rivalry:

vs.

*Cheshire derby:

Altrincham F.C. Altrincham Football Club is a professional football club based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1891 and nicknamed "the Robins", they are currently members of and play at Moss Lane. History Altrincham was established by ...

vs.

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

*Chester-Tranmere rivalry:

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

vs.

*Cumbrian derby:

Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...

vs.

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

*Woolyback derby:

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

vs.

East Lancashire derby The East Lancashire derby, also known as the Cotton Mills derby and El Lanclasico, is an association football rivalry between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. The nickname originates from the fact that both Blackburn and Burnley are former mill ...

vs.

*Fleetwood-Morecambe rivalry:

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

vs.

*Fleetwood-Southport rivalry:

vs.

Fylde Coast derby The Fylde Coast derby is the name given to the regional football rivalry between the two Football League clubs situated in the Fylde Coast area of Lancashire – Blackpool and Fleetwood Town, first contested in 1980. Blackpool play at Bloomfield ...

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

vs.

Manchester derby The Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881. City play at the City of Manchester Stadium in Bradford, east Manchester, while United play at Old Trafford in the borough o ...

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

vs.

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

Merseyside derby The Merseyside derby is the football matches between Everton and Liverpool, the two primary clubs in Liverpool, England. Named after the county of Merseyside, in which Liverpool is located, it is the longest running top-flight derby in England ...

: Everton vs.

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

, also includes any combination of games against

* Northwest derby:

* Liverpool F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry:

*Northwich derby: Games between

1874 Northwich 1874 Northwich Football Club is a football club based in Northwich, Cheshire, England. Established in 2012 by supporters of Northwich Victoria, they are currently members of the . Home matches are played at Barnton's Townfield ground. The ...

Northwich Victoria {{Infobox UK place , static_image_name = Northwich - Town Bridge.jpg , static_image_caption = Town Bridge, the River Weaver and the spire of Holy Trinity Church , official_name = Northwich , country ...

and

Witton Albion Witton may refer to one of several places in England: *Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire **Witton Albion F.C. *Witton Gilbert, County Durham *Witton-le-Wear, County Durham *Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire * Witton, B ...

*Oldham-Stockport rivalry:

vs.

Rules derby Rules derby (or Sheffield derby) is a football derby played in Sheffield, England between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C. It was first played on 26 December 1860 and is the oldest football fixture in the world. The name refers to the fact that t ...

: Hallam vs.

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

; the oldest derby in football *South Yorkshire derby: **Barnsley-Rotherham rivalry:

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

vs.

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

**Barnsley-Doncaster rivalry:

vs.

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

**Doncaster-Rotherham rivalry:

vs.

Steel City derby The Steel City Derby (also known as the Sheffield Derby) is a local derby that takes place between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday, the two professional football league teams based in the city of Sheffield, England. It is widely consi ...

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

vs.

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

*Tameside derby:

Hyde United Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. Formed in 1919, they were renamed Hyde F.C. between 2010 and 2015 as part of a sponsorship deal with Manchester City.Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

War of the Roses The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the throne of England, English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These w ...

vs.

West Lancashire derby The West Lancashire derby (sometimes also known as the '' M55 derby'') is a local rivalry in English football between Lancashire clubs Blackpool and Preston North End. The derby has taken place across all four tiers of English football, but not t ...

vs.

West Yorkshire derby The West Yorkshire derbies are a series of football matches or rugby league matches taking place between football or rugby league clubs from West Yorkshire. In football History Leeds United's relegation to League One in 2007 may have reignite ...

: refers to any match between

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

and

In the

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...

, there is also

Liversedge F.C. Liversedge F.C. is a football club based in Cleckheaton, England, on the border with Hightown in Liversedge. They are currently members of the . Liversedge play their home games at Clayborn, which features a clubhouse to the top west corner ...

v Ossett United. * Wool City derby:

vs.

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

Southern England

*A4 derby:

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

vs. Chippenham Town *A27 derby:

Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Nicknamed 'The Rocks',the club is an FA Chartered Standard Community club affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association. They currently compe ...

vs.

Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was originally ...

*A259 derby: Peacehaven & Telscombe vs. Newhaven *

Bristol derby The Bristol derby is the name given to football matches played between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers (a "local derby"). The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals, leading to a heated atmosphere at these matches. The ...

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

vs.

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

*Cathedral City derby:

Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...

vs. Winchester City F.C., Winchester City *Coxbridge derby: Badshot Lea F.C., Badshot Lea vs. Farnham Town F.C., Farnham Town *Devon derby: Games between Exeter City F.C., Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle or Torquay United F.C., Torquay United *Dockyard derby: Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle vs. Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth *Dorset derby: Games between Dorchester Town F.C., Dorchester Town, Poole Town F.C., Poole Town, Weymouth F.C., Weymouth and Wimborne Town F.C., Wimborne Town *Eastbourne derby: Games played between Eastbourne Borough F.C., Eastbourne Borough, Eastbourne Town F.C., Eastbourne Town, Eastbourne United F.C., Eastbourne United and Langney Wanderers F.C., Langney Wanderers *East Sussex derby: Eastbourne Borough F.C., Eastbourne Borough vs. Lewes F.C., Lewes *El Creekio: A.F.C. Portchester, AFC Portchester vs. Fareham Town F.C., Fareham Town *Gloucestershire derby: Games played between Cheltenham Town F.C., Cheltenham Town, Forest Green Rovers F.C., Forest Green Rovers and Gloucester City A.F.C., Gloucester City *Hampshire–Surrey derby: Aldershot Town F.C., Aldershot Town vs. Woking F.C., Woking *Kent derby: Gillingham F.C., Gillingham vs. Maidstone United F.C., Maidstone United;http://www.maidstoneandmedwaynews.co.uk/Pre-season-derby-Maidstone-Gillingham-called/story-26716210-detail/story.html *Mid Hampshire derby: AFC Totton, Totton vs. Winchester City F.C., Winchester City, *Mole Valley derby: Dorking Wanderers F.C., Dorking Wanderers vs Leatherhead F.C., Leatherhead *New Forest derby: A.F.C. Bournemouth, Bournemouth vs Southampton F.C., Southampton *North Devon derby: Games between Barnstaple Town F.C., Barnstaple Town Bideford F.C. and Ilfracombe Town A.F.C., Ilfracombe Town *Rushmoor derby: Aldershot Town F.C., Aldershot Town vs. Farnborough F.C., Farnborough *Seaside derby:

vs Worthing F.C., Worthing *Somerset derby: Yeovil Town F.C., Yeovil Town vs.

*South Coast derby: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth vs. Southampton F.C., Southampton *South Hampshire derby: Gosport Borough F.C., Gosport Borough vs. Havant & Waterlooville F.C., Havant & Waterlooville *South Midlands derby: Gloucester City F.C., Gloucester City vs. Worcester City F.C., Worcester City *Sussex derby: Lewes F.C. vs. Worthing F.C. *Thanet derby: Margate F.C., Margate vs. Ramsgate F.C., Ramsgate *Walton-on-Thames, Walton derby: Walton Casuals F.C., Walton Casuals vs Walton & Hersham F.C., Walton & Hersham *Westcountry Derby, West Country derby: **

vs. Exeter City F.C., Exeter City **

vs. Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle **

vs. Torquay United F.C., Torquay United **

vs. Cheltenham Town F.C., Cheltenham Town **Cheltenham Town F.C., Cheltenham Town vs.

**Exeter City F.C., Exeter City vs. Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle **Yeovil Town F.C., Yeovil Town vs.

**Yeovil Town F.C., Yeovil Town vs. Weymouth F.C., Weymouth

Wales

*South Wales derby: Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City vs. Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City

Inter-regional

*A13 derby:

vs.

*A500 derby: Crewe Alexandra vs.

*Aldershot-Reading rivalry: Aldershot Town F.C., Aldershot Town vs.

Reading FC vs Aldershot 14/07/01
Royals.org (14 July 2001). Retrieved on 17 July 2013. *Arsenal-Stoke rivalry:

vs.

*Cambridge–Colchester rivalry:

vs.

*Chesterfield-Sheffield rivalry:

vs.

*Crewe-Walsall rivalry: Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra vs.

*AFC Wimbledon–Milton Keynes Dons F.C. rivalry, Dons Derby:

vs. Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons *England-Wales rivalries: **Cardiff City–Leeds United rivalry: Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City vs

**Cross-border derby:

vs. Wrexham F.C., Wrexham **Severnside derby: Primarily refers to

vs. Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City but may also refer to

or Newport County A.F.C., Newport County **Shrewsbury-Wrexham rivalry:

vs. Wrexham F.C., Wrexham **Tranmere-Wrexham rivalry:

vs. Wrexham F.C., Wrexham *Everton-Watford rivalry: Everton vs.

*Gillingham-London rivalries: **Gillingham-Charlton Rivalry: Gillingham F.C., Gillingham vs.

**Gillingham-Millwall Rivalry: Gillingham F.C., Gillingham vs.

*Gillingham–Southend rivalry: Gillingham F.C., Gillingham vs. Southend United *Gillingham-Swindon Rivalry: Gillingham F.C., Gillingham vs.

*Hertfordshire-London rivalries: ** QPR-Watford rivalry: Queen's Park Rangers F.C., QPR vs. Watford F.C. ** Brentford-Watford rivalry:

vs. Watford F.C. ** Crystal Palace-Watford rivalry:

vs. Watford F.C. ** Barnet-Boreham Wood rivalry:

vs.

** Boreham Wood-Wealdstone rivalry:

vs.

* London-Leeds rivalries: ** Brentford-Leeds rivalry:

vs.

** Chelsea F.C.–Leeds United F.C. rivalry, Chelsea–Leeds rivalry:

vs.

** Leeds United F.C.–Millwall F.C. rivalry, Leeds United–Millwall rivalry:

vs.

* London-Liverpool rivalries: ** Chelsea–Liverpool rivalry:

vs.

** Everton–Millwall rivalry: Everton vs.

* London-Manchester rivalries: ** Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry, Arsenal–Manchester United rivalry:

** Chelsea–Manchester United rivalry:

vs.

* Luton-York rivalry: Luton Town F.C. vs. York City F.C., York City *M23 derby, Brighton-Crystal Palace Rivalry: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion vs.

*West Country derby: **Bristol Rovers F.C.–Swindon Town F.C. rivalry, Bristol Rovers–Swindon Town rivalry:

vs.

vs. Yeovil Town F.C., Yeovil Town **Cheltenham Town vs.

Defunct derbies

* A49 derby: Hereford United F.C., Hereford United vs

*Aldershot-Reading rivalry: Aldershot F.C., Aldershot vs.

*Bishop Auckland-Spennymoor derby:

vs. Spennymoor United F.C., Spennymoor United *Bolton-Bury rivalry:

vs. Bury F.C., Bury *Bury–Oldham rivalry: Bury F.C., Bury vs.

*Cheshire derby: **Altrincham-Macclesfield rivalry: Altrincham F.C., Altrincham vs. Macclesfield Town F.C., Macclesfield Town **Chester F.C. vs. Macclesfield Town F.C., Macclesfield Town **Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra vs. Macclesfield Town F.C., Macclesfield Town *Crystal Palace-Wimbledon derby:

vs. Wimbledon F.C., Wimbledon *South Lancashire derby: Bury F.C., Bury vs.

*Denbighshire derby: Rhyl F.C. vs. Prestatyn Town F.C., Prestatyn Town *Dorking derby: Dorking F.C., Dorking vs. Dorking Wanderers F.C., Dorking Wanderers *Halifax-York rivalry: Halifax Town A.F.C. vs. York City F.C., York City *Ossett derby: Ossett Albion vs. Ossett Town *North Yorkshire derby: Scarborough F.C. vs. York City F.C., York City *Shropshire derby:

vs Telford United F.C., Telford United *Sunderland derby: Sunderland A.F.C. vs. Sunderland Albion F.C., Sunderland AlbionDays, p. 19. *

: Only those derbies are defunct that included the now defunct club Halifax Town A.F.C., Halifax Town vs.

*Wirral derby: New Brighton A.F.C., New Brighton vs.

*Halifax-Rochdale: Halifax Town A.F.C. vs.

Northern Ireland

*Belfast derbies: **Big Two derby: Linfield F.C., Linfield v Glentoran F.C., Glentoran **North Belfast derby: Crusaders F.C., Crusaders v Cliftonville F.C., Cliftonville **Linfield F.C., Linfield v Cliftonville F.C., Cliftonville **Donegal Celtic vs. Linfield F.C., Linfield **Glentoran F.C., Glentoran vs. Crusaders F.C., Crusaders or Cliftonville F.C., Cliftonville *Mid-Ulster derby: Glenavon F.C., Glenavon vs. Portadown F.C., Portadown *A26 road (Northern Ireland), A26 derby: Ballymena United F.C., Ballymena United vs. Coleraine F.C., Coleraine *North Down derby: Ards F.C., Ards vs. Bangor F.C. *East Antrim derby: Carrick Rangers F.C., Carrick Rangers vs. Larne F.C., Larne vs. Ballyclare Comrades *Lurgan derby: Glenavon F.C., Glenavon vs. Lurgan Celtic F.C., Lurgan Celtic *North-West derby: Coleraine F.C., Coleraine vs. Limavady United F.C., Limavady United vs. Institute F.C., Institute *Mourne derby: Newry City A.F.C., Newry City vs. Warrenpoint Town F.C., Warrenpoint Town

Scotland

League

*Alloa-Falkirk derby: Alloa Athletic F.C., Alloa Athletic vs. Falkirk F.C., Falkirk *Alloa-Stirling derby: Alloa Athletic F.C., Alloa Athletic vs. Stirling Albion F.C., Stirling Albion *Angus derby: Arbroath F.C., Arbroath vs. Montrose F.C., Montrose vs. Brechin City F.C., Brechin City vs. Forfar Athletic F.C., Forfar Athletic *Ayrshire derby: Ayr United F.C., Ayr United vs. Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock *Buchan derby: Fraserburgh F.C., Fraserburgh vs. Peterhead F.C., Peterhead *Dunbartonshire derby: Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton vs. Clydebank F.C., Clydebank *Dundee derby: Dundee F.C., Dundee vs. Dundee United F.C., Dundee United *Edinburgh Derbies: **Edinburgh derby: Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian vs. Hibernian F.C., Hibernian - first played Christmas 1875 **Other Edinburgh derby: Edinburgh City F.C., Edinburgh City v Spartans F.C., Spartans *East Stirlingshire F.C.–Falkirk F.C. rivalry, Falkirk derby: East Stirlingshire F.C., East Stirlingshire vs. Falkirk F.C., FalkirkWright, Angus. "Top Teams Living Dangerously", ''The Scotsman'', 19 August 1999.Donegan, Lawrence. "Soccer: Fergie's Big Break", ''The Guardian'', London, 11 April 1997.Derek Ure Testimonial
East Stirlingshire F.C. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2013. *Falkirk (council area), Falkirk district derby: East Stirlingshire F.C., East Stirlingshire vs. Stenhousemuir F.C., StenhousemuirDerby day for Stenny and Shire
''Falkirk Herald''. 21 April 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2013. *Fife derby: any combination of Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers, Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath and East Fife F.C., East Fife *Glasgow-Renfrewshire Derby: Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton vs. Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle *Renfrewshire Derby: St Mirren F.C., St Mirren Vs. Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton *Glasgow#Football, Glasgow derbies: **Rangers -Partick Thistle derby:

vs. Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle **Clyde-Partick Thistle derby: Clyde F.C., Clyde vs. Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle **Old Firm:

vs.

**Original Glasgow derby: Queens Park F.C., Queens Park vs.

*Highland derbies: **Highland derby: Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs. Ross County F.C., Ross County **Elgin-Peterhead derby: Elgin City F.C., Elgin City vs. Peterhead F.C., Peterhead **Brora-Wick derby: Brora Rangers F.C., Brora Rangers v Wick Academy F.C., Wick Academy *Kincardine-on-Forth, Kincardine derby: Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic vs. Falkirk F.C., Falkirk *Lanarkshire derby: Motherwell F.C., Motherwell vs. Hamilton Academical F.C., Hamilton Academical vs. Airdrieonians F.C., Airdrieonians *Monklands (district), Monklands derby: Airdrieonians F.C., Airdrieonians vs. Albion Rovers F.C., Albion Rovers *New Firm (Scotland), New Firm: Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen vs. Dundee United F.C., Dundee United *North derbies: **North derby: Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Inverness Caledonian Thistle **Elgin-Peterhead rivalry: Elgin City F.C., Elgin City v Peterhead F.C., Peterhead *Renfrewshire derby: Morton F.C., Greenock Morton vs. St Mirren F.C., St Mirren *Tayside derby: **Dundee F.C., Dundee vs. St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone **Dundee United F.C., Dundee United vs. St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone *South West Scotland, South-West derby: Queen of the South F.C., Queen of the South vs. Stranraer F.C., Stranraer vs. Ayr United F.C., Ayr United vs. Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock

Non-League

* Caithness-Sutherland derby: Brora Rangers F.C., Brora Rangers vs. Wick Academy F.C., Wick Academy *South Side, Glasgow, Southside Glasgow Derby: Pollok F.C. v Arthurlie F.C. *Ayrshire Derby: Auchinleck Talbot vs. Cumnock Juniors *Caithness Derby: Thurso F.C., Thurso vs. Halkirk United F.C., Halkirk United *Western Fife derby: Hill of Beath Hawthorn F.C., Hill of Beath Hawthorn vs. Kelty Hearts F.C., Kelty Hearts *Junior old firm: St Roch's F.C., St Roch's vs. Larkhall Thistle F.C., Larkhall Thistle *Larkhall derby: Royal Albert F.C., Royal Albert vs. Larkhall Thistle F.C., Larkhall Thistle *Beith Juniors vs Kilbirnie Ladeside *Bo'ness United vs Linlithgow Rose *Cambuslang Rangers vs Rutherglen Glencairn *Calmac Cup: Uist & Barra Amateur Football Association, Eriskay vs. Barra *Marymass derby: Irvine Meadow XI F.C., Irvine Meadow vs. Irvine Victoria F.C., Irvine Victoria

Defunct

*Inverness derby: Caledonian F.C. vs. Inverness Thistle F.C.

References

External links

FootballDerbies.com
– a list of football derbies, as well as non-derby rivalries {{Association football club rivalries in Europe United Kingdom football derbies, * Sports rivalries in the United Kingdom