Cambridgeshire derby

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Cambridgeshire derby
Location Cambridgeshire Flag.svg Cambridgeshire
Teams Cambridge United
Peterborough United
First meetingCambridge United 1–5 Peterborough United
(22 March 1956)
Hunt's Premier Cup
Latest meetingCambridge United 0–1 Peterborough United
(24 February 2024)
2023–24 EFL League One
Stadiums Abbey Stadium (Cambridge United)
London Road (Peterborough United)
Statistics
Meetings totalTotal:50
League: 31
Most winsTotal: Peterborough (22)
League: Peterborough: 13
All-time recordPeterborough: 22
Draw: 14
Cambridge United: 15
Largest victoryPeterborough United 5–0 Cambridge United
(11 November 2023)
2023-24 League One
Largest goal scoringCambridge Utd 2–5 Peterborough
(19 April 1972)
1971–72 Fourth Division
Chart of yearly table positions for Cambridge United and Peterborough United in the Football League Cambridgeshire Derby League Performance.svg
Chart of yearly table positions for Cambridge United and Peterborough United in the Football League

The Cambridgeshire derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Cambridge United and Peterborough United, the only fully professional football clubs in Cambridgeshire.

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The first derby took place on 22 March 1956 and has since been played 50 times with Peterborough winning 22 to Cambridge United's 15. The most recent derby took place in the EFL League One on 24 February 2024, with Peterborough United winning the match 1-0.

The Cambridgeshire derby is one of 23 requited rivalries in English football. [1]

History

The first league meeting between Peterborough United and Cambridge United took place in Division Four in October 1970 at Abbey Stadium. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, however Cambridge United won the first league derby with a 3–2 away win at London Road later the same season.

Following Cambridge's relegation after the 2001-02 Second Division, the sides would not face each other in a competitive fixture for nearly 16 years.

In August 2015, a memorial match was played between the two teams in honour of Chris Turner who had died four months earlier. [2] Turner, who was born in Cambridgeshire, made 314 league appearances for Peterborough and 90 for Cambridge United before going on to manage both clubs. In September 2017, a statue of Turner was unveiled outside London Road. [3]

The drought of competitive derbies ended with an EFL Trophy match played in Cambridge on 7 November 2017. Before the game, a smoke grenade was set off in a pub near Abbey Stadium. The pub was evacuated but reopened 85 minutes later with no injuries reported. [4] Cambridge's 2020 victory on penalties in the EFL Trophy group stage was their first over Peterborough in any competition since 1998, in what was the Football League Third Division.

Since Peterborough's relegation following the 2021–22 season, both clubs now compete in EFL League One. The most recent derby took place on 24 February 2024.

All-time results

League

Cambridge United vs Peterborough United
DateVenueScoreCompetitionAttendance
10 October 1970 Abbey Stadium 1–1 Fourth Division
19 April 1972Abbey Stadium2–5Fourth Division
23 September 1972Abbey Stadium3–1Fourth Division
2 January 1978Abbey Stadium1–0 Third Division
26 October 1985Abbey Stadium3–1Fourth Division3,234
22 November 1986Abbey Stadium1–1Fourth Division3,498
1 January 1988Abbey Stadium1–3Fourth Division3,975
25 March 1989Abbey Stadium2–1Fourth Division4,215
17 December 1989Abbey Stadium3–2Fourth Division4,811
16 March 1993Abbey Stadium2–2 First Division 8,077
8 April 1995Abbey Stadium2–0 Second Division 5,828
11 April 1998Abbey Stadium1–0Third Division5,445
24 April 1999Abbey Stadium1–1Third Division8,307
15 December 2000Abbey Stadium0–0Second Division7,505
29 December 2001Abbey Stadium0–0Second Division5,665
15 April 2023Abbey Stadium2–0 EFL League One 7,711
24 February 2024Abbey Stadium0–1EFL League One7,710
Cambridge winsDrawsPeterborough wins
863
Peterborough United vs Cambridge United
DateVenueScoreCompetitionAttendance
17 April 1971 London Road Stadium 2–3 Fourth Division
9 March 1972London Road Stadium2–0Fourth Division
26 December 1972London Road Stadium1–1Fourth Division
2 January 1978London Road Stadium2–0 Third Division
22 March 1986London Road Stadium0–0Fourth Division2,894
4 January 1987London Road Stadium2–1Fourth Division4,713
29 August 1987London Road Stadium1–0Fourth Division4,623
3 January 1989London Road Stadium1–5Fourth Division4,622
21 April 1990London Road Stadium1–2Fourth Division9,257
10 April 1993London Road Stadium1–0 First Division 10,235
31 December 1994London Road Stadium2–2 Second Division 7,412
2 December 1997London Road Stadium1–0Third Division10,904
10 November 1998London Road Stadium2–1Third Division10,168
31 March 2001London Road Stadium4–1Second Division10,086
9 September 2001London Road Stadium1–0Second Division8,656
29 October 2022London Road Stadium1–0 EFL League One 12,766
11 November 2023London Road Stadium5–0EFL League One11,641
Peterborough winsDrawsCambridge wins
1133

Cup

DateVenueScoreCompetitionAttendance
17 November 1984 Abbey Stadium 0–2 FA Cup first round
23 January 1985 London Road Stadium 2–1 EFL Trophy first round first leg2,095
5 February 1985Abbey Stadium2–0EFL Trophy first round second leg1,740
1 December 1987London Road Stadium3–0EFL Trophy preliminary round group1,200
29 November 1988Abbey Stadium2–2EFL Trophy preliminary round group1,296
6 November 1990London Road Stadium0–2EFL Trophy preliminary round group3,279
7 November 2017Abbey Stadium0–2EFL Trophy group stage3,138
12 November 2019London Road Stadium2–1EFL Trophy group stage3,425
10 November 2020Abbey Stadium1–1 [lower-alpha 1] EFL Trophy group stage0 [lower-alpha 2]
Peterborough winsDrawsCambridge wins
522

Statistics

Statistics correct as of match played on 12 November 2019. [5]

at Cambridge Utdat Peterborough
CompetitionPlayedCambridge Utd winDrawPeterborough winCambridge Utd goalsPeterborough goalsPlayedCambridge Utd winDrawPeterborough winCambridge Utd goalsPeterborough goals
League1586323181533111623
FA Cup100102110020
EFL Trophy100102100112
Associate Members' Cup321083310253
Hunts Premier Cup310237101011
Cambridgeshire Professional Cup100124000000
Friendly101033201136
Total25118839392355152835

Notes

  1. ↑ Cambridge United won 3–1 on penalties.
  2. ↑ Behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

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References

  1. ↑ "RIVALRY UNCOVERED! THE RESULTS OF THE LARGEST EVER SURVEY INTO CLUB RIVALRIES" (PDF). 20 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rival fans unite to honour manager". BBC News. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ex-footballer's £80,000 statue unveiled". BBC News. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Brown, Raymond (8 November 2017). "Smoke bomb let off in pub as Cambridge United and Peterborough fans clash". cambridgenews. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bet on Peterborough vs Cambridge U | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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