Derbyshire FA Centenary Cup
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The Derbyshire FA Centenary Cup is an annual friendly association football competition, primarily played between Derbyshire
's two professional clubs, Derby County
and Chesterfield
, established in 1983.
finished in a 1-1 draw for a 6–3 aggregate win for Derby.
After this, matches became single-legged. For the next two seasons, they were played at the beginning of the following season to fit in with to Derby County's touring schedules (so the 1984-1985 match was actually played at the beginning of the 1985-1986 season and the 1985-1986 match was actually played at the beginning of the 1986-1987 season), before becoming standard pre-season matches. This meant that two matches were played within six days of each other in 1986: one on 9 August for the 1985-1986 season and one on the 15 August for the 1986-1987 season. The 1996-1997 match broke the established timetable and was held in November.
Originally, the venue alternated between Chesterfield's Saltergate and Derby's Baseball Ground
but in recent years the fixture has been held solely at Chesterfield.
After several years of sending their reserve team to fulfil the fixture, Derby County declined to enter the 2003 competition and were replaced by non-league Alfreton Town
, who beat Chesterfield 2–0. Derby returned for next year's contest, but then pulled out again. This time the match was cancelled altogether for four years. It returned for the 2009-2010 season.
On 24 July 2010, Chesterfield hosted Derby in the first ever game at their new B2NET stadium. Derby won the game 5-4. However, the game was not a "Derbyshire F.A. Centenary Cup" fixture but instead a pre-season friendly. Because of this, Chesterfield are still the current champions and cup holders.
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
's two professional clubs, Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
and Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
, established in 1983.
Background and history
The Derbyshire FA Centenary Cup was founded in 1983 to celebrate the centenary of the Derbyshire Football Association and is contested in the form of a pre-season friendly. The first ever tie was a two-legged affair between Derbyshire's two Football League clubs, Derby County and Chesterfield, to earn the 'County Title'. Both matches were played mid-season, in November. The first leg, at Chesterfield's Saltergate, ended 5–2 to Derby and the return leg at the Baseball GroundBaseball Ground
The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, England. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football as the home of Derby County from 1895 until 1997. It was commonly referred to as the "BBG".As the name suggests, the stadium was...
finished in a 1-1 draw for a 6–3 aggregate win for Derby.
After this, matches became single-legged. For the next two seasons, they were played at the beginning of the following season to fit in with to Derby County's touring schedules (so the 1984-1985 match was actually played at the beginning of the 1985-1986 season and the 1985-1986 match was actually played at the beginning of the 1986-1987 season), before becoming standard pre-season matches. This meant that two matches were played within six days of each other in 1986: one on 9 August for the 1985-1986 season and one on the 15 August for the 1986-1987 season. The 1996-1997 match broke the established timetable and was held in November.
Originally, the venue alternated between Chesterfield's Saltergate and Derby's Baseball Ground
Baseball Ground
The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, England. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football as the home of Derby County from 1895 until 1997. It was commonly referred to as the "BBG".As the name suggests, the stadium was...
but in recent years the fixture has been held solely at Chesterfield.
After several years of sending their reserve team to fulfil the fixture, Derby County declined to enter the 2003 competition and were replaced by non-league Alfreton Town
Alfreton Town F.C.
Alfreton Town F.C. is an English football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The club was reformed after a merger between Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United in 1959...
, who beat Chesterfield 2–0. Derby returned for next year's contest, but then pulled out again. This time the match was cancelled altogether for four years. It returned for the 2009-2010 season.
On 24 July 2010, Chesterfield hosted Derby in the first ever game at their new B2NET stadium. Derby won the game 5-4. However, the game was not a "Derbyshire F.A. Centenary Cup" fixture but instead a pre-season friendly. Because of this, Chesterfield are still the current champions and cup holders.
Rules
Matches follow typical friendly competition rules, with a draw being decided on penalties.Total wins
| Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 18 | 1983–1984, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 1986–1987, 1987–1988, 1988–1989, 1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1993–1994, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2004–2005 |
| Chesterfield | 4 | 1994–1995, 2000–2001, 2001–2002, 2009–2010 |
| Alfreton Town | 1 | 2003–2004 |
Results
Data from Chesterfield FC.| Season | Home club | Score | Away club | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 (Two legs) |
Chesterfield | 2 – 5 | Derby County | 2,853 | |
| Derby County | 1 – 1 | Chesterfield | 1,184 | Derby County win 6–3 on aggregate | |
| 1984–1985 | Derby County | 3 – 2 aet |
Chesterfield | 2,296 | Played at the beginning of the following season |
| 1985–1986 | Chesterfield | 1 – 5 | Derby County | 1,908 | Played at the beginning of the following season |
| 1986–1987 | Derby County | 1 – 0 aet |
Chesterfield | 1,954 | Played six days after the previous encounter to 'catch up' |
| 1987–1988 | Chesterfield | 0 – 2 | Derby County | 1,944 | |
| 1988–1989 | Derby County | 2 – 1 | Chesterfield | 2,031 | |
| 1989–1990 | Chesterfield | 0 – 2 | Derby County | 1,787 | |
| 1990–1991 | Derby County | 2 – 1 | Chesterfield | 2,702 | |
| 1991–1992 | Chesterfield | 1 – 2 | Derby County | 2,369 | |
| 1992–1993 | Derby County | 4 – 1 | Chesterfield | 4,112 | |
| 1993–1994 | Chesterfield | 2 – 7 | Derby County | 3,091 | |
| 1994–1995 | Derby County | 0 – 1 | Chesterfield | 2,435 | |
| 1995–1996 | Chesterfield | 1 – 3 | Derby County | 3,030 | |
| 1996–1997 | Derby County | 3 – 1 | Chesterfield | 2,746 | |
| 1997–1998 | Chesterfield | 1 – 3 | Derby County | 2,812 | |
| 1998–1999 | Derby County | 1 – 1 | Chesterfield | 3,289 | Derby County win 4-2 on penalties |
| 1999–2000 | Chesterfield | 0 – 1 | Derby County | 1,503 | |
| 2000–2001 | Chesterfield | 1 – 1 | Derby County | 2,963 | Chesterfield win 4-3 on penalties |
| 2001–2002 | Chesterfield | 3 – 0 | Derby County | 1,369 | |
| 2002–2003 | Chesterfield | 0 – 3 | Derby County | 1,557 | |
| 2003–2004 | Alfreton Town | 2 – 0 | Chesterfield | 911 | |
| 2004–2005 | Chesterfield | 1 – 5 | Derby County | 3,114 | |
| 2005–2006 | No competition | ||||
| 2006–2007 | |||||
| 2007–2008 | |||||
| 2008–2009 | |||||
| 2009–2010 | Chesterfield | 2 – 1 | Derby County | 3,716 | |
| 2010–2011 | No competition | ||||