East Anglian derby

The East Anglian derby is a term used to describe football matches held between Norwich City and Ipswich Town, the only Football League clubs in the neighbouring East Anglian counties of Norfolk and Suffolk respectively. In recent years it has sometimes been humorously called the Old Farm derby, a reference to the Old Firm derby played between rival Glasgow clubs Celtic and Rangers, and to the prominence of agriculture in East Anglia. The derby has been described as one of the best derbies in the UK.

Including friendly meetings, there have been 155 instances of the derby overall, with Ipswich winning 62 times and Norwich winning 60. In competitive meetings, the balance tips towards Norwich, having won 48 to Ipswich's 47. The series began in the early 20th century, when both clubs were amateur organisations, with the first derby between the two professional clubs taking place in 1939. The most recent derby was played on 11 April 2026 at Carrow Road, which ended in a 2-0 win for Ipswich. This was the third time in over 16 years that Ipswich won the derby, winning the meeting previously in the season 3-1 at Portman Road. This is the first time Ipswich have done the double in a season for 33 years. Winning the derby is one measure used to determine which club from the region can declare itself the "Pride of Anglia".