The Term “DERBY”
Posted on March 19, 2008 Filed Under Basics of Football
In football jargon the term “Derby” means a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in association football. In simple words, Its more like two teams of the same city playing a match together. So both teams have the advantage of home crowd.
Here is a list of some Derby matches played in the EPL:
* North London derby - Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
* Merseyside derby - Liverpool vs Everton. Tranmere Rovers sometimes included during cup ties
* Manchester derby - Manchester United vs Manchester City
* Tyne-Wear derby - Newcastle United vs Sunderland
* Steel City derby - Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday
* Birmingham derby - Games between Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Occasionally used incorrectly to refer to games between the previous two clubs and West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
* South Coast derby - Southampton vs Portsmouth
* East London derby - West Ham United vs Millwall
* West London derby - Fulham vs Chelsea, QPR vs Fulham, QPR vs Chelsea
* Black Country derby - Primarily between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, but also including Walsall
* East Anglian derby (occasionally known as the “Old Farm Derby”) - Ipswich Town vs Norwich City
* South Wales derby - Cardiff City vs. Swansea City (Also formerly Newport County)
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