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. [6] [7] However, the matches and the rivalries they encompass are frequently listed among the best in the sport. [8] [9] A 2008 report showed that West Bromwich Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers was the number one rivalry in English football. [10] 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". [11] The first football derby played was between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield F.C. in December 1860. [12]
There are six clubs that have played in every season of the Premier League, the highest level of the English football pyramid, since 1992 so far: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. These matches are the notable derbies between each other.
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.
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.
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.
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