List of association football rivalries in the United Kingdom

This article lists the association football rivalries in the UK.

Football derby matches in the United Kingdom are often heated affairs, and violence 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 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers was the number one rivalry in English football, while Old Firm derby matches between Scottish clubs Rangers and Celtic 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. and Sheffield F.C. in December 1860.

England and Wales

Central England Aylesbury derby: Aylesbury United vs. Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Bedford derby: Bedford Town vs. Real Bedford Berkshire derby: Any games featuring Reading, Maidenhead United or Slough Town Buckinghamshire derby: Milton Keynes Dons vs. Wycombe Wanderers Cambridge derby: Cambridge City vs. Cambridge United Cambridgeshire derby: Cambridge United vs. Peterborough United Colney derby: Colney Heath vs. London Colney Didcot Triangle derbies: A420 derby: Oxford United vs. Swindon Town M4 derby: Reading vs. Swindon Town Thames Valley derby: Oxford United vs. Reading Dunstable derby: AFC Dunstable vs. Dunstable Town Hertfordshire derby: Any games featuring Boreham Wood, Hemel Hempstead Town or St Albans City Luton–Stevenage rivalry: Luton Town vs. Stevenage M1 derby: Luton Town vs. Watford M40 Derby: Oxford United vs. Wycombe Wanderers Maidenhead derby: Maidenhead Town vs. Maidenhead United Milton Keynes–Northampton rivalry: Milton Keynes Dons vs. Northampton Town Milton Keynes–Peterborough rivalry: Milton Keynes Dons vs. Peterborough United Nene derby: Northampton Town vs. Peterborough United Northamptonshire derby: Kettering Town vs. Rushden & Diamonds – can also refer to any of the two against Corby Town or Northampton Town Northampton–Oxford rivalry: Northampton Town vs. Oxford United Oxford derby: Oxford City vs. Oxford United Oxfordshire derby: Didcot Town vs. Oxford City Small Cambridgeshire derby: Cambridge City or Cambridge United vs. Histon Thames River derby: Slough Town vs. Windsor & Eton Windsor derby: Windsor vs. Windsor & Eton

Eastern England Basildon Borough derby: Any games featuring Basildon United, Billericay Town and Bowers & Pitsea Canvey Island derby: Canvey Island vs. Concord Rangers Colchester–Ipswich rivalry: Colchester United vs. Ipswich Town East Anglian derby (also known as the Old Farm derby): Ipswich Town vs. Norwich City Essex derby: Colchester United vs. Southend United M11 derby: Bishop's Stortford vs. Harlow TownBen Dellow, "Local Derby | Harlow Town vs Bishop's Stortford | Bostik Premier Division", Published on 28 August 2018, Video match report and highlights Maldon derby: Heybridge Swifts vs. Maldon & Tiptree Norfolk derby: Gorleston vs. Great Yarmouth Town Suffolk derby: Bury Town vs. Sudbury Leiston vs. Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town vs. Needham Market

Greater London

These matches involve at least one football club in the second pyramid level and lower, and/or that have experienced at least one relegation and one promotion, especially from the first pyramid level. Barnet–Wealdstone rivalry: Barnet vs. Wealdstone Chelsea-Crystal Palace rivalry: Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace Chelsea-Millwall rivalry: Chelsea vs. Millwall Chelsea–West Ham United rivalry: Chelsea vs. West Ham United Croydon derby: Croydon vs. Croydon Athletic{ Dockers derby: Millwall vs. West Ham United Dulwich–Tooting derby: Dulwich Hamlet vs. Tooting & Mitcham East London derby: Leyton Orient vs. West Ham United, also may include a match between either of those and Dagenham & Redbridge Enfield derby: Enfield 1893 vs. Enfield Town Harrow derby: Harrow Borough vs. Wealdstone North London derby: Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur South London derby: any match between Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Millwall and AFC Wimbledon. Sutton derby: Carshalton Athletic vs. Sutton United Tottenham Hotspur–West Ham United rivalry: Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Ham United West London derby: any match between Brentford, Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers

Midlands A5 derby: Nuneaton Town vs. Tamworth Bassetlaw derby: Any games featuring Retford, Retford United or Worksop Town Buxton–Leek rivalry: Buxton vs. Leek Town East Midlands derby: Derby–Leicester rivalry: Derby County vs. Leicester City Derby–Nottingham Forest rivalry: Derby County vs. Nottingham Forest Leicester–Nottingham Forest rivalry: Leicester City vs. Nottingham Forest Lincoln–Mansfield rivalry: Lincoln City vs. Mansfield Town Derbyshire derby: Chesterfield vs. Derby County Hereford–Kidderminster rivalry: Hereford vs. Kidderminster Harriers Hinckley derby: Hinckley vs. Hinckley Leicester Road Nottingham derby: Nottingham Forest vs. Notts County Lincolnshire derby: Any game featuring Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United, although games solely between Grimsby and Scunthorpe are usually referred to as the Humber derby. Nottinghamshire derby: Mansfield Town vs. Notts County Number Nine derby: Halesowen Town vs. Stourbridge M69 derby: Coventry City vs. Leicester City Miners' strike derby: Chesterfield vs. Mansfield Town Potteries derby: Port Vale vs. Stoke City Retford derby: Retford vs. Retford United Second City derby: Aston Villa vs. Birmingham City Shrewsbury–Walsall rivalry: Shrewsbury Town vs. Walsall Shrewsbury–Wolves rivalry: Shrewsbury Town vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Shropshire derby: Shrewsbury Town vs. A.F.C. Telford United South Holland derby: Spalding United vs. Stamford Staffordshire derby: Burton Albion vs. Port Vale Burton Albion vs. Tamworth Chasetown vs. Hednesford Town Hednesford Town vs. Stafford Rangers Port Vale vs. Walsall Stoke City vs. West Bromwich Albion Stoke City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers West Midlands derby: Aston Villa–Coventry rivalry: Aston Villa vs. Coventry City Aston Villa–West Bromwich rivalry: Aston Villa vs. West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa–Wolves rivalry: Aston Villa vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Black Country derby: West Bromwich Albion vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham–West Bromwich rivalry: Birmingham City vs. West Bromwich Albion Birmingham–Wolves rivalry: Birmingham City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall–Wolves rivalry: Walsall vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers

North-Eastern England Auckland derby: Bishop Auckland vs. West Auckland Town Billingham derby: Billingham Synthonia vs. Billingham Town Blyth–Gateshead rivalry: Blyth Spartans vs. Gateshead Coast Road derby: Heaton Stannington vs. Newcastle Benfield Darlington–Spennymoor rivalry: Darlington vs. Spennymoor Town Darlington–York rivalry: Darlington vs. York City East Durham derby: refers to matches between Easington Colliery, Horden Community Welfare and Seaham Red Star Humber derby: refers to any match between Grimsby Town, Hull City, and Scunthorpe United River Wear Derby: Durham Women vs. Sunderland Women Teesside derby: Darlington vs. Hartlepool United or Guisborough Town vs. Redcar Athletic Tees–Wear derby: Middlesbrough vs. Sunderland The Shields derby: North Shields vs. South Shields Tyne–Tees derby: Middlesbrough vs. Newcastle United Tyne–Wear derby: Newcastle United vs. Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne derby: Newcastle United vs. Newcastle Benfield vs. Newcastle Blue Star vs. Newcastle University vs. Heaton Stannington vs. Team Northumbria vs. West Allotment Celtic Sunderland derby: Sunderland vs. Sunderland RCA vs. Sunderland West End vs. Washington

North-West England and Yorkshire

These matches involve at least one football club in the second pyramid level and lower, and/or that have experienced at least one relegation and one promotion, especially from the first pyramid level. A62 derby: Huddersfield Town vs. Oldham Athletic A627 derby: Oldham Athletic vs. Rochdale Accrington–Morecambe rivalry: Accrington Stanley vs. Morecambe Ashton derby: Ashton United vs. Curzon Ashton Blackburn–Preston rivalry: Blackburn Rovers vs. Preston North End Bolton–Bury rivalry: Bolton Wanderers vs. Bury Bolton–Oldham rivalry: Bolton Wanderers vs. Oldham Athletic Bolton–Tranmere rivalry: Bolton Wanderers vs. Tranmere Rovers Bolton–Wigan rivalry: Bolton Wanderers vs. Wigan Athletic Burnley–Preston rivalry: Burnley vs. Preston North End Bury–Oldham rivalry: Bury vs. Oldham Athletic Bury–Rochdale rivalry: Bury vs. Rochdale Cheshire derby: Games between Altrincham, Stockport County and Crewe Alexandra Chester–Tranmere rivalry: Chester vs. Tranmere Rovers Cumbrian derby: Games between Barrow, Carlisle United and Workington East Lancashire derby (Cotton Mills Derby): Burnley vs. Blackburn Rovers Etherow Valley Derby: Glossop North End vs. Stockport Town Fleetwood–Morecambe rivalry: Fleetwood Town vs. Morecambe Fleetwood–Southport rivalry: Fleetwood Town vs. Southport Fylde Coast derby: Blackpool vs. Fleetwood Town Manchester derby: Manchester City vs. Manchester United The Merseyside derby matches are also any combination of games between Everton/Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers/Southport Liverpool–Manchester City rivalry: Liverpool vs Manchester City Northwich derby: Games between 1874 Northwich, Northwich Victoria and Witton Albion Oldham–Stockport rivalry: Oldham Athletic vs. Stockport County Rules derby: Hallam vs. Sheffield; the oldest derby in football South Yorkshire derby: Barnsley–Doncaster rivalry: Barnsley vs. Doncaster Rovers Barnsley–Rotherham rivalry: Barnsley vs. Rotherham United Barnsley–Sheffield United rivalry: Barnsley vs. Sheffield United Barnsley–Sheffield Wednesday rivalry: Barnsley vs. Sheffield Wednesday Doncaster–Rotherham rivalry: Doncaster Rovers vs. Rotherham United Steel City derby: Sheffield United vs. Sheffield Wednesday Stockport derby: Stockport Georgians vs. Stockport Town Tameside derby: Hyde United vs. Stalybridge Celtic War of the Roses derby: Leeds United vs. Manchester United West Lancashire derby: Blackpool vs. Preston North End West Yorkshire derby: refers to any match between Bradford City, Halifax Town, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United In the Northern Premier League, there is also Liversedge vs. Ossett United. Wool City derby: Bradford City vs. Bradford Park Avenue

Southern England A33 derby: Aldershot Town vs. ReadingReading FC vs Aldershot 14/07/01. Royals.org (14 July 2001). Retrieved on 17 July 2013. A36 derby: Bath City vs. Frome Town A4 derby: Bath City vs. Chippenham Town A27 derby: Bognor Regis Town vs. Whitehawk A259 derby: Newhaven vs. Peacehaven & Telscombe Bristol derby: Bristol City vs. Bristol Rovers Cathedral City derby: Salisbury vs. Winchester City Cornwall derby: Falmouth Town vs. Truro City Coxbridge derby: Badshot Lea vs. Farnham Town Creekside derby: Fareham Town vs. Portchester Devon derby: Games between Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle or Torquay United Dockyard derby: Plymouth Argyle vs. PortsmouthFanning, Evan (28 January 2008). "Portsmouth 2 Plymouth Argyle 1: James keeps Pompey's hopes afloat". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2011. Dorset derby: Games between Dorchester Town, Poole Town, Weymouth and Wimborne Town Eastbourne derby: Games played between Eastbourne Borough, Eastbourne Town, Eastbourne United and Langney Wanderers East Sussex derby: Eastbourne Borough vs. Lewes Gloucestershire derby: Games played between Cheltenham Town, Forest Green Rovers and Gloucester City Hampshire–Surrey derby: Aldershot Town vs. Woking Kent derby: Gillingham vs. Maidstone United; M5 derby: Taunton Town vs. Tiverton Town Mid Hampshire derby: Totton vs. Winchester City, Mid-Sussex derby: Burgess Hill Town vs. Haywards Heath Town Mole Valley derby: Dorking Wanderers vs. Leatherhead New Forest derby: Bournemouth vs. Southampton North Devon derby: Games between Barnstaple Town, Bideford and Ilfracombe Town Rushmoor derby: Aldershot Town vs. Farnborough Seaside derby: Bognor Regis Town vs. Worthing Somerset derby: Bath City vs. Yeovil Town