East Anglian Derby
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The East Anglian derby is a sobriquet
used to describe football
matches held between Ipswich Town
and Norwich City
. In recent years it has sometimes been described humorously as the Old Farm derby, a reference to the Old Firm
derby played between Celtic
and Rangers
. According to the Football Rivalries Report 2008, the East Anglian derby is the second fiercest rivalry in England
after the Black Country derby
between West Bromwich Albion
and Wolverhampton Wanderers
.
There have been 138 instances of the derby, with Ipswich winning 59 to Norwich's 53. The most recent matches were in the 2010–11 season, when Norwich won both games, 4–1 at Carrow Road and 5–1 at Portman Road.
The first derby was held between the two clubs on 15 November 1902, when both sides were still playing at an amateur
level. The Norfolk & Suffolk League fixture was played in Norwich and finished 1–0 to Norwich City
. Norwich turned professional in 1905, Ipswich following in 1936. Ipswich were elected to the Football League in 1938 and the first league game between the two clubs (in the Third Division (South)) was on 2 September 1939. Played at Portman Road
, Ipswich
, the match finished 1–1, although the league was abandoned due to the Second World War
.
As the clubs have tended to play in the same division over the years, the derby has been contested in most seasons since this time, the longest gap being for a period of six seasons between 1986–87
and 1991–92
. Occasionally one team or the other will play in a different division resulting in the derby not being contested. This will be the case in the 2011–12 season
following Norwich's promotion to the Premier League.
Two of the more notable meetings between the two clubs have come in cup competitions. In the 1972–73 season Ipswich beat Norwich 4–2 on aggregate to win the two legged Texaco Cup
, with 2–1 wins in both games. In 1985 the clubs met in the semi-final of the League Cup
with a place in the Wembley final at stake. Ipswich won the first leg 1–0 at Portman Road, but Norwich scored early in the return leg at Carrow Road
to level the tie. With extra-time looming, Steve Bruce
scored a late winner to send Norwich to Wembley.
is 35,077 in a First Division match in September 1975 while Carrow Road
hosted 39,890 spectators in an FA Cup
match in January 1962. John Wark
is Ipswich's leading goalscorer in the derby with nine goals, while Hugh Curran
remains Norwich's top scorer with five, a record that has stood since 1968.
A summary of derby games in individual competitions, as of 11 May 2011, is shown below.
One team has scored five goals in a derby match on five occasions – Ipswich in 1946–47, 1947–48, 1976–77 and 1997–98 and Norwich in 2010–11. The highest aggregate score in a match is seven goals, Ipswich winning 3–4 in a Division 2 match at Carrow Road in 1968–69. At least six players have scored hat-trick
s in derby matches–Hugh Curran in 1968–69 and Grant Holt
in 2010–11 for Norwich and Albert Day in 1946–47, Colin Viljoen
in 1967–68, Trevor Whymark
in 1976–77 and Alex Mathie
in 1997–98 for Ipswich.
Sobriquet
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used to describe football
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matches held between Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
and Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
. In recent years it has sometimes been described humorously as the Old Farm derby, a reference to the Old Firm
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
derby played between Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
and Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
. According to the Football Rivalries Report 2008, the East Anglian derby is the second fiercest rivalry in England
England
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after the Black Country derby
Black Country derby
The Black Country derby is most commonly the local derby between the English football teams West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The term 'Black Country derby' can also be given to a match between either of these teams and Walsall F.C., though such matches are less common as a result...
between West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
and Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
.
There have been 138 instances of the derby, with Ipswich winning 59 to Norwich's 53. The most recent matches were in the 2010–11 season, when Norwich won both games, 4–1 at Carrow Road and 5–1 at Portman Road.
History
The first derby was held between the two clubs on 15 November 1902, when both sides were still playing at an amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
level. The Norfolk & Suffolk League fixture was played in Norwich and finished 1–0 to Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
. Norwich turned professional in 1905, Ipswich following in 1936. Ipswich were elected to the Football League in 1938 and the first league game between the two clubs (in the Third Division (South)) was on 2 September 1939. Played at Portman Road
Portman Road
Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...
, Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, the match finished 1–1, although the league was abandoned due to the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
1986-87 in English football
The 1986–87 season was the 107th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :The First Division championship went to Everton in their final season under the management of Howard Kendall before his departure to Athletic Bilbao. His side overcame a spate of injuries to fight off...
and 1991–92
1991-92 in English football
- First Division :The last-ever league championship before the creation of the Premier League was won by Leeds United who overhauled Manchester United thanks to the efforts of, among others, Gordon Strachan, Lee Chapman, David Batty, Gary Speed and Gary McAllister...
. Occasionally one team or the other will play in a different division resulting in the derby not being contested. This will be the case in the 2011–12 season
2011–12 in English football
The 2011–12 season is the 132nd season of competitive football in England.The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier starting eight days later, League Football Conference Starting one day before Premier League starts.The Championship, League One, and League Two...
following Norwich's promotion to the Premier League.
Two of the more notable meetings between the two clubs have come in cup competitions. In the 1972–73 season Ipswich beat Norwich 4–2 on aggregate to win the two legged Texaco Cup
Texaco Cup
The Texaco Cup was an association football competition involving clubs from England, Ireland and Scotland that had not qualified for European competitions. Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971-72 due to political pressure, and in 1973-74 and 1974-75 competed in a separate Texaco Cup...
, with 2–1 wins in both games. In 1985 the clubs met in the semi-final of the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
with a place in the Wembley final at stake. Ipswich won the first leg 1–0 at Portman Road, but Norwich scored early in the return leg at Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....
to level the tie. With extra-time looming, Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham...
scored a late winner to send Norwich to Wembley.
Statistics
The derby has been contested 107 times in competitive games, 55 of which have been played at Ipswich and 52 at Norwich. The clubs have also played each other in friendlies and testimonials. The highest attendance in the derby at Portman RoadPortman Road
Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...
is 35,077 in a First Division match in September 1975 while Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....
hosted 39,890 spectators in an FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
match in January 1962. John Wark
John Wark
John Wark is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame...
is Ipswich's leading goalscorer in the derby with nine goals, while Hugh Curran
Hugh Curran
Hugh Patrick Curran is a former Scottish international footballer, who spent the majority of his career in the English Football League.-Career:...
remains Norwich's top scorer with five, a record that has stood since 1968.
A summary of derby games in individual competitions, as of 11 May 2011, is shown below.
| at Ipswich | at Norwich | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Played | Ipswich win | Draw | Norwich win | Ipswich goals | Norwich goals | Played | Ipswich win | Draw | Norwich win | Ipswich goals | Norwich goals |
| Norfolk and Suffolk League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| League | 43 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 81 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 55 |
| Division 3 South Cup Football League Third Division South Cup The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Texaco Cup Texaco Cup The Texaco Cup was an association football competition involving clubs from England, Ireland and Scotland that had not qualified for European competitions. Irish clubs withdrew from the competition after 1971-72 due to political pressure, and in 1973-74 and 1974-75 competed in a separate Texaco Cup... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Full Members Cup Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Friendly/Testimonial Testimonial match A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club.... /Charity |
16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 |
| Total (excluding friendlies) | 55 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 97 | 65 | 52 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 65 |
| Total (including friendlies) | 71 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 126 | 82 | 74 | 21 | 16 | 32 | 81 | 98 |
One team has scored five goals in a derby match on five occasions – Ipswich in 1946–47, 1947–48, 1976–77 and 1997–98 and Norwich in 2010–11. The highest aggregate score in a match is seven goals, Ipswich winning 3–4 in a Division 2 match at Carrow Road in 1968–69. At least six players have scored hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
s in derby matches–Hugh Curran in 1968–69 and Grant Holt
Grant Holt
Grant Holt is an English footballer, currently playing in the Premier League for Norwich City. He plays as a striker and is club captain....
in 2010–11 for Norwich and Albert Day in 1946–47, Colin Viljoen
Colin Viljoen
Colin Viljoen is a South Africa-born former footballer who played in midfield for English teams Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Chelsea. He also won two caps for England.-Biography:...
in 1967–68, Trevor Whymark
Trevor Whymark
Trevor Whymark is a former English international footballer who played in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s, notably with Ipswich Town....
in 1976–77 and Alex Mathie
Alex Mathie
Alexander Mathie is a Scottish former footballer who made over 200 appearances as a striker for a number of British clubs...
in 1997–98 for Ipswich.