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. It is also described humorously as the Old Farm derby,[1] 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.[2]
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[edit] History
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.
The first league game after the war took place on 7 September 1946. In another Third Division (South) match at Portman Road, Ipswich won 5–0 with a hat-trick from Albert Day and two from Tommy Parker. One of the most important meetings between the two clubs came in 1985, when they 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 with a powerful header to send Norwich to Wembley. They went on to win the final 1–0 against Sunderland.
Club honours for Ipswich include winning the top tier of the English league, three times champions of the second tier, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Cup[3], whereas honours for Norwich include winning the League Cup twice as well as the second tier of the English league on three occasions. [4]
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For more details on this topic, see History of Ipswich Town F.C..For more details on this topic, see Norwich City F.C..
| Honour | Ipswich Year(s) | Norwich Year(s) |
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| Football League Champions | 1961–62[5] | |
| Football League Runners-up | 1980–81, 1981–82 | |
| FA Cup Winners | 1977–78 | |
| FA Cup semi finalists | 1975 and 1981 | 1959, 1989 and 1992 |
| UEFA Cup Winners | 1980–81 | |
| First Division Play-Offs Winners | 1999–00 | |
| Old Second Division Champions | 1960–61, 1967–68, 1991–92 | 1971–72, 1985–86, 2003–04 |
| Old Third Division South Champions | 1953–54, 1956–57 | 1933–34 |
| League Cup Winners | 1962, 1985 | |
| League Cup Runners Up | 1973, 1975 | |
| League Cup semi finalists | 1982, 1985 and 2001 | |
| FA Charity Shield finalists | 1962 and 1978 | |
| Texaco Cup Winners | 1973 | |
| FA Youth Cup Winners | 1972–73, 1974–75, 2004–05 |
[edit] Statistics
In a total of 138 matches, Ipswich have a slight edge, winning 59, while Norwich have won 52, the remaining 27 being drawn. Ipswich have scored 203 goals whilst Norwich have scored 178. The highest attendance in the derby at Portman Road 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.[6]
[edit] Record by competition
Table displays the record in East Anglian derbies.
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| 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 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 40 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 51 |
| Division 3 South (North) Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| League Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Texaco Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Full Members Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Friendly/Testimonial/Charity | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 |
| Total (excluding friendlies) | 54 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 96 | 60 | 52 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 65 |
| Total (including friendlies) | 70 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 125 | 82 | 69 | 21 | 16 | 32 | 81 | 98 |
[edit] References
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (19 April 2009). "Live - Premier League & FA Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8006883.stm. Retrieved on 19 April 2009.
- ^ Anglian derby England's second greatest rivalry Evening Star, 1 March 2008
- ^ "Ipswich Town Club Honours". itfc.premiumtv.co.uk. http://www.itfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10272~347323,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Norwich City History". football-england.com. http://www.football-england.com/Norwich_City_Football_Club_NCFC_Canaries_FC.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Club honours". Ipswich Town F.C.. http://web.archive.org/web/20051213211801/www.itfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10272~347323,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Head to Head since 1878". Pride of Anglia. http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/head2head.phtml?opponent=Norwich+City. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
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