East Anglian derby

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East Anglian derby
East Anglia Derby Kits.svg
Other namesOld Farm derby
Location East Anglia
Teams
First meeting15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)
Latest meetingNorwich City 1–0 Ipswich Town
EFL Championship
(6 April 2024)
Stadiums Carrow Road
Portman Road
Statistics
Meetings total120
Most winsNorwich City: 48
Top scorer John Wark (9)
All-time seriesIpswich Town: 45
Draw: 27
Norwich City: 48
Largest victoryIpswich Town 1–6 Norwich City
(26 March 1904)
Ipswich Town 5–0 Norwich City
(21 February 1998)
Ipswich Town 5–0 Norwich City
(15 February 1977)
Ipswich Town 5–0 Norwich City
(7 September 1946)
Longest unbeaten streak14 games
Norwich City
(2010–present)
Current unbeaten streak14 games
Norwich City
(2010–present)

The East Anglian derby is a term used to describe football matches held between Norwich City and Ipswich Town, the only fully professional football clubs in the neighbouring East Anglian counties of Norfolk and Suffolk respectively. In recent years it has sometimes been humorously called the Old Farm derby, [1] a reference to the Old Firm derby played between rival Glasgow clubs Celtic and Rangers, [2] and to the prominence of agriculture in East Anglia. The derby has been described as one of the best derbies in the UK. [3] [4]

Contents

Including friendly meetings, there have been 152 instances of the derby overall, with both teams winning 60 times. In competitive meetings, the balance tips towards Norwich, having won 48 to Ipswich's 45. The series began in the early 20th century, when both clubs were amateur organisations, with the first derby between the two professional clubs taking place in 1939. The most recent derby was played on 6 April 2024 at Carrow Road, which ended in a 1-0 win for Norwich. It has been 15 years since Ipswich won the derby: their last win was on 19 April 2009, a 3–2 at Portman Road, and they have not won at Carrow Road since 5 February 2006. [5]

Winning the derby is one measure used to determine which club from the region can declare itself the "Pride of Anglia".

Style and atmosphere

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. [3] [4] The report stated, "The gap of 40 miles doesn't make those East Anglia 'Old Farm' derbies any less intense, and this, combined with the regularity and closeness of the games, and the recent fortunes of both clubs, put it ahead of all but one rivalry in League football." [4]

Former referee Keith Hackett said of the East Anglian derby:

"As for the most aggressive atmosphere that I've ever encountered, believe it or not it was at Carrow Road for Norwich v Ipswich Town. There are certain derby fixtures that you always know are going to be highly charged, but the East Anglian derby tops the lot. The players came out of the tunnel as if they were ready for a boxing match. The noise was intense and aggressive." [6]

Rob Hadgraft, who wrote The Old Farm, suggested some reasons for the intensity of the rivalry: "I think it's because each club represents the entire county ... There's only one club in Norfolk, and the same goes for Suffolk ... The people live up to 40 miles apart, so they don't mingle and have pals who support the other lot ... you've got two sets of fans who never really mingle or mix, and there's no proper friendships. They really do despise each other." [2]

History

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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 with Ipswich following in 1936. Ipswich Town was elected to the Football League in 1938, and the first fully professional league game between the two clubs took place on 2 September 1939 in the Third Division South. Played at Portman Road, the match finished 1–1, although the league was abandoned a few days later following the outbreak of the Second World War.

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Carrow Road

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 inclusive. [7] Following Norwich's promotion to the Premier League and Ipswich's relegation to League One at the end of the 2018–19 season the two teams were at least a division apart until Ipswich's promotion to the Championship at the end of the 2022–23 season, with the fixture on 16 December 2023 the first time the derby had been contested since February 2019.

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 legs. [8] 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. [9]

In the 2014–15 season there were four East Anglian derbies, because the sides met in a two legged Championship play-off semi-final in addition to the regular two league games played during the season. The first match of the season was held at Portman Road on 23 August; it finished with Norwich winning 1–0. The reverse fixture at Carrow Road was on 1 March and Norwich again won, this time 2–0. [10] The two play-off ties were held on 9 and 16 May, the first at Ipswich. The first leg finished 1–1, and the second leg finished with Norwich taking their third derby victory of the season by winning 3–1 and therefore booking their place in the play-off final at Wembley. [11]

Derby overview

An overview of derby games, as of 6th April 2024, is shown below. [12]

Simplified statistics of matches
CompetitionMatchesIpswich WinDrawNorwich Win
League101392339
Cup17638
Play-offs2011
Total120452648

All time series

Competitive matches

League games
No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamLeague
1.15 November 1902Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownNorfolk & Suffolk League
2.13 December 1902Ipswich Town1–2Norwich CityNorfolk & Suffolk League
3.26 March 1904Ipswich Town1–6Norwich CityNorfolk & Suffolk League
4.5 April 1904Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownNorfolk & Suffolk League
5.14 January 1905Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownNorfolk & Suffolk League
6.29 April 1905Ipswich Town1–0Norwich CityNorfolk & Suffolk League
7.2 September 1939Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
8.1 December 1945Norwich City4–0Ipswich TownDivision 3 South (North)
9.19 December 1945Ipswich Town0–0Norwich CityDivision 3 South (North)
10.7 September 1946Ipswich Town5–0Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
11.4 January 1947Norwich City0–1Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
12.13 September 1947Norwich City1–5Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
13.31 January 1948Ipswich Town1–2Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
14.16 October 1948Ipswich Town1–2Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
15.12 March 1949Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
16.15 October 1949Ipswich Town3–0Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
17.4 March 1950Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
18.11 April 1951Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
19.28 April 1951Norwich City1–3Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
20.25 December 1951Ipswich Town0–2Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
21.26 December 1951Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
22.28 August 1952Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
23.3 September 1952Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
24.28 November 1953Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
25.20 March 1954Norwich City1–2Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
26.30 March 1956Ipswich Town4–1Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
27.2 April 1956Norwich City3–2Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
28.19 April 1957Norwich City1–2Ipswich TownDivision 3 (South)
29.22 April 1957Ipswich Town3–1Norwich CityDivision 3 (South)
30.26 December 1960Norwich City0–3Ipswich TownDivision 2
31.27 December 1960Ipswich Town4–1Norwich CityDivision 2
32.5 September 1964Norwich City2–1Ipswich TownDivision 2
33.2 January 1965Ipswich Town3–0Norwich CityDivision 2
34.25 September 1965Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownDivision 2
35.19 March 1966Ipswich Town2–0Norwich CityDivison 2
36.3 September 1966Norwich City1–2Ipswich TownDivision 2
37.18 April 1967Ipswich Town0–2Norwich CityDivision 2
38.23 September 1967Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownDivision 2
39.3 February 1968Ipswich Town4–3Norwich CityDivision 2
40.15 August 1972Ipswich Town1–2Norwich CityDivision 1
41.11 November 1972Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
42.26 December 1973Norwich City1–2Ipswich TownDivision 1
43.2 March 1974Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityDivision 1
44.23 September 1975Ipswich Town2–0Norwich CityDivision 1
45.31 March 1976Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
46.5 February 1977Ipswich Town5–0Norwich CityDivision 1
47.9 April 1977Norwich City0–1Ipswich TownDivision 1
48.26 December 1977Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
49.23 March 1978Ipswich Town4–0Norwich CityDivision 1
50.26 December 1978Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityDivision 1
51.14 April 1979Norwich City0–1Ipswich TownDivision 1
52.26 December 1979Norwich City3–3Ipswich TownDivision 1
53.5 April 1980Ipswich Town4–2Norwich CityDivision 1
54.26 December 1980Ipswich Town2–0Norwich CityDivision 1
55.20 April 1981Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
56.27 December 1982Ipswich Town2–3Norwich CityDivision 1
57.4 April 1983Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
58.27 December 1983Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
59.23 April 1984Ipswich Town2–0Norwich CityDivision 1
60.1 January 1985Ipswich Town2–0Norwich CityDivision 1
61.8 April 1985Norwich City0–2Ipswich TownDivision 1
62.21 December 1992Norwich City0–2Ipswich TownPremier League
63.19 April 1993Ipswich Town3–1Norwich CityPremier League
64.25 August 1993Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownPremier League
65.18 December 1993Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityPremier League
66.19 September 1994Ipswich Town1–2Norwich CityPremier League
67.20 March 1995Norwich City3–0Ipswich TownPremier League
68.19 November 1995Norwich City2–1Ipswich TownDivision 1
69.14 April 1996Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityDivision 1
70.11 October 1996Norwich City3–1Ipswich TownDivision 1
71.18 April 1997Ipswich Town2–0Norwich CityDivision 1
72.26 September 1997Norwich City2–1Ipswich TownDivision 1
73.21 February 1998Ipswich Town5–0Norwich CityDivision 1
74.20 October 1998Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityDivision 1
75.11 April 1999Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
76.21 November 1999Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownDivision 1
77.19 March 2000Ipswich Town0–2Norwich CityDivision 1
78.15 September 2002Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityDivision One
79.2 March 2003Norwich City0–2Ipswich TownDivision One
80.21 December 2003Ipswich Town0–2Norwich CityDivision One
81.7 March 2004Norwich City3–1Ipswich TownDivision One
82.18 September 2005Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityChampionship
83.5 February 2006Norwich City1–2Ipswich TownChampionship
84.19 November 2006Ipswich Town3–1Norwich CityChampionship
85.22 April 2007Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownChampionship
86.4 November 2007Norwich City2–2Ipswich TownChampionship
87.13 April 2008Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityChampionship
88.7 December 2008Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownChampionship
89.19 April 2009Ipswich Town3–2Norwich CityChampionship
90.28 November 2010Norwich City4–1Ipswich TownChampionship
91.21 April 2011Ipswich Town1–5Norwich CityChampionship
92.23 August 2014Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityChampionship
93.1 March 2015Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownChampionship
94.21 August 2016Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityChampionship
95.26 February 2017Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownChampionship
96.22 October 2017Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityChampionship
97.18 February 2018Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownChampionship
98.2 September 2018Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityChampionship
99.10 February 2019Norwich City3–0Ipswich TownChampionship
100.16 December 2023Ipswich Town2–2Norwich CityChampionship
101.6 April 2024Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownChampionship
Cup games & play-offs
No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamCompetition
1.9 February 1946Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownDivision 3 South (North) Cup
2.16 February 1946Ipswich Town4–0Norwich CityDivision 3 South (North) Cup
3.22 January 1962Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownFA Cup 4th Round
4.30 January 1962Ipswich Town1–2Norwich CityFA Cup 4th Round (Replay)
5.3 September 1968Ipswich Town2–4Norwich CityLeague Cup 2nd Round
6.4 May 1973Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityTexaco Cup Final 1st Leg
7.7 May 1973Norwich City1–2Ipswich TownTexaco Cup Final 2nd Leg
8.4 September 1974Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownLeague Cup 5th Round
9.10 September 1974Ipswich Town1–2Norwich CityLeague Cup 5th Round (Replay)
10.23 September 1980Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityLeague Cup 3rd Round
11.8 October 1980Norwich City1–3Ipswich TownLeague Cup 3rd Round (Replay)
12.19 February 1983Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownFA Cup 5th Round
13.30 November 1983Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityLeague Cup 4th Round
14.23 February 1985Ipswich Town1–0Norwich CityLeague Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg
15.6 March 1985Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownLeague Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
16.20 December 1988Ipswich Town1–0Norwich CityFull Members Cup 2nd Round
17.27 February 1991Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownFull Members Cup Semi-Final
18.9 May 2015Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityChampionship Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg
19.16 May 2015Norwich City3–1Ipswich TownChampionship Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Other matches (non-competitive)

Friendlies, charity matches, and testimonials
No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamCompetition
1.1 November 1905Ipswich Town0–5Norwich CityFriendly
2.4 April 1937Ipswich Town3–2Norwich CityIpswich Hospital Cup
3.28 April 1937Norwich City3–1Ipswich TownTestimonial for Bernard Robinson & Jack Scott
4.20 August 1938Norwich City1–1Ipswich TownFootball League Jubilee Fund
5.19 August 1939Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityFootball League Jubilee Fund
6.27 April 1946Norwich City1–2Ipswich TownNorfolk Jubilee Cup 1st Leg
7.4 May 1946Ipswich Town3–2Norwich CityNorfolk Jubilee Cup 2nd Leg
8.25 May 1947Norwich City2–1Ipswich TownNorfolk Jubilee Cup
9.5 May 1948Norwich City2–1Ipswich TownNorfolk Jubilee Cup
10.14 May 1949Norwich City1–0Ipswich TownNorfolk Jubilee Cup
11.10 May 1950Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityNorfolk Jubilee Cup
12.19 March 1958Norwich City2–2Ipswich TownFriendly
13.28 April 1958Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityTestimonial for Adam Scott Duncan
14.4 May 1959Norwich City2–4Ipswich TownNorfolk Charities Cup
15.4 May 1960Ipswich Town1–0Norwich CityIpswich Hospital Cup
16.15 February 1964Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityFriendly
17.22 April 1964Norwich City0–0Ipswich TownTestimonial for Ron Ashman
18.25 May 1966Norwich City3–1Ipswich TownTestimonial in honour of Barry Butler
19.30 April 1969Norwich City3–1Ipswich TownTestimonial for Terry Allcock
20.4 August 1971Norwich City4–3Ipswich TownFriendly
21.3 May 1974Norwich City1–3Ipswich TownTestimonial for Kevin Keelan
22.9 May 1977Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityTestimonial for Colin Viljoen
23.8 August 1978Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityWillhire Cup
24.5 February 1979Ipswich Town2–1Norwich CityTestimonial for Trevor Whymark
25.14 August 1979Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownWillhire Cup
26.12 August 1980Ipswich Town2–2Norwich CityWillhire Cup
27.22 December 1981Ipswich Town1–5Norwich CityFriendly (neutral venue; Great Yarmouth)
28.26 March 1986Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityTestimonial for Paul Cooper
29.2 February 1988Ipswich Town2–2Norwich CityFriendly (behind closed doors)
30.19 August 1988Ipswich Town3–1Norwich CityIpswich Hospital Cup
31.12 August 1989Norwich City0–4Ipswich TownNorwich Hospital Cup
32.17 August 1990Ipswich Town1–1Norwich CityIpswich Hospital Cup
33.10 August 1991Norwich City3–0Ipswich TownNorwich Hospital Cup

Statistics

The derby has been contested 120 times in competitive games, 61 of which have been played at Ipswich and 59 at Norwich. In these, Norwich have won 48 times and Ipswich 45, with 23 matches ending as draws. The clubs have also played each other in friendlies and testimonial matches. In total, including friendly matches, the derby has been contested 153 times, with both Ipswich and Norwich having 60 victories, with 32 matches finishing as draws. The highest attendance in the derby at Portman Road is 35,077 for a First Division match in September 1975, while Carrow Road hosted 39,890 spectators for an FA Cup match in January 1962. John Wark is Ipswich's leading goalscorer in the derby with nine goals, [13] while Hugh Curran remains Norwich's top scorer with five, a record that has stood since 1968. [14]

The most goals scored by a team in a derby match is six, with Norwich scoring six goals in a match during the 1903–04 season. Five goals have been scored by one team 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, Norwich winning 6–1 away at Ipswich in the Norfolk and Suffolk league in 1903–04, and Ipswich winning 4–3 in a Second Division match at Carrow Road in 1968–69. At least six players have scored hat-tricks in derby matches – Hugh Curran in 1968–69 and Grant Holt in 2010–11 for Norwich, [14] and Albert Day in 1946–47, [15] Colin Viljoen in 1967–68, [16] Trevor Whymark in 1976–77, [16] and Alex Mathie in 1997–98 for Ipswich. [17]

Competition breakdown of stats for competitive matches
League
CompetitionMatchesIpswich WinDrawNorwich Win
TierLeague
IDivision 1221165
Premier League6303
Total281468
IIDivision 210613
Division 110325
Division One4112
Championship20479
Total44141119
IIIDivision 3 (South)211038
Division 3 South (North)2011
Total231049
–Norfolk & Suffolk League6123
League Total101392339
Cup
CompetitionMatchesIpswich WinDrawNorwich Win
FA Cup3012
League Cup8224
Texaco Cup2200
Full Members Cup2101
Division 3 South (North) Cup2101
Cup Total17638
Play-offs
CompetitionMatchesIpswich WinDrawNorwich Win
Championship Play-offs2011
Play-offs Total2011
Competitive games total120452648
Breakdown of uncompetitive matches
CompetitionMatchesIpswich WinDrawNorwich Win
Ipswich Hospital Cup4310
Norwich Hospital Cup2101
Norfolk Charities Cup1100
Norfolk Jubilee Cup6303
Football League Jubilee Fund2110
Willhire Cup3111
Friendlies6123
Testimonials9414
Uncompetitive games total3315612
All games total153603260

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