Derby County F.C.–Leicester City F.C. rivalry explained

Derby County–Leicester City rivalry
Other Names:East Midlands derby
City Or Region:Derby
Leicester (England)
First Contested:10 February 1894
Teams Involved:Derby County
Leicester City
Most Wins:Derby County (46)
Mostrecent:Leicester City 3–1 Derby County
FA Cup
Fourth round replay
(8 February 2017)
Nextmeeting:TBD
Total:108
Series:Derby: 46
Draw: 28
Leicester City: 34
Largestvictory:Leicester Fosse 6–0 Derby County
1909–10 Second Division
(26 February 1910)
Leicester Fosse 0–6 Derby County
1914–15 Second Division
(28 December 1914)

The fixture between Leicester City and Derby County is a football rivalry in the East Midlands. The fixture is often called an East Midlands derby. Although both clubs have a strong mutual dislike of each other, they both consider Nottingham Forest their main rivals.[1]

Overall record

Historically, Derby has a better record against Leicester beating them 46 times in 108 meetings. Leicester has won 34 meetings with 28 ending in draws. However, in recent years Leicester have dominated the fixture, having won 8 of the last 9 meetings. In fact, a Derby player didn't score against Leicester from 2007 until Theo Robinson scored against them in the Championship game on 1 December 2012.

Crossing the divide

During both Derby and Leicester's history several players have played for both clubs and a manager has managed both.

Players

Derby then Leicester

Leicester then Derby

Managers and staff

Results since 2006

DateCompetitionStadiumScorewidth=29% Derby scorerswidth=29% Leicester scorersAttendanceRef
Leicester promoted to Premier League 2023–24
Derby promoted to Championship 2023–24
Leicester relegated to Championship 2022–23
Derby relegated to League One 2021–22
8 February 2017FA CupKing Power Stadium3–1 (a.e.t.)Abdoul CamaraAndy King, Wilfred Ndidi, Demarai Gray31,648[4]
27 January 2017FA CupPride Park Stadium2–2Darren Bent, Craig BrysonDarren Bent (o.g.), Wes Morgan25,079[5]
Leicester promoted to Premier League 2013–14
10 January 2014ChampionshipKing Power Stadium4–1Ritchie De Laet (o.g.)Ritchie De Laet, David Nugent (2), Jamie Vardy23,140[6]
24 September 2013League CupKing Power Stadium2–1Chris MartinAnthony Knockaert, Danny Drinkwater14,043
17 August 2013ChampionshipPride Park Stadium0–1Lee Grant (o.g.)23,437[7]
16 March 2013ChampionshipPride Park Stadium2–1Richard Keogh, Chris MartinJeff Schlupp23,123[8]
1 December 2012ChampionshipKing Power Stadium4–1Theo RobinsonZak Whitbread, Martyn Waghorn, David Nugent (two)20,806[9]
23 February 2012ChampionshipPride Park Stadium0–1Neil Danns28,205
1 October 2011ChampionshipKing Power Stadium4–0David Nugent, Darius Vassell, Jeff Schlupp, Lloyd Dyer22,496[10]
12 February 2011ChampionshipPride Park Stadium0–2Yakubu, Andy King26,142[11]
13 November 2010ChampionshipWalkers Stadium2–0Andy King, Steve Howard (pen.)25,930[12]
27 March 2010ChampionshipPride Park Stadium1–0Andy King (o.g.)30,259[13]
17 October 2009ChampionshipWalkers Stadium0–028,875
Leicester promoted to Championship 2008–09
Leicester relegated to League One 2007–08
Derby relegated to Championship 2007–08
Derby promoted to Premier League 2006–07
6 April 2007ChampionshipWalkers Stadium1–1Craig FaganMatty Fryatt24,704[14]
25 November 2006ChampionshipPride Park Stadium1–0Jon Stead28,315[15]
14 February 2006ChampionshipWalkers Stadium2–2Mounir El Hamdaoui, Richard Stearman (o.g.)Iain Hume, Alan Maybury23,246[16]

Notable results

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Honours

TeamLeagueFA CupLeague CupFA Charity Shield/FA Community ShieldTotal trophies
Leicester City11327
Derby County21015
Total323312

Hooliganism

Games between the two teams, like the majority of local derbies in English football, have resulted in a number of football hooliganism incidents.

After a EFL Cup game between the two sides in 1985 which saw Leicester eliminated at the hands of Derby, there was a widespread "riot".[17]

In October 2009, James Underwood, a Derby supporter aligned with the firm Derby Lunatic Fringe was involved in an incident with Leicester supporters. In May 2010, Underwood was then banned from attending football matches for three years for his role in that incident, among other separate clashes involving supporters of Everton, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday.[18]

Trivia

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manutdweb.com - Football rivalries: The ultimate consensus! . 23 January 2011 . 26 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100626111121/http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s237/st127055.htm . live .
  2. News: Oakley secures Leicester switch. 11 January 2008. BBC Sport. 4 March 2013. 15 January 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080115133104/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7182920.stm. live.
  3. News: Dickov secures Derby County move. 28 August 2009. BBC Sport. 4 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Leicester City 3–1 Derby County. BBC Sport. 8 February 2017. 9 February 2017. 9 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170209000431/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38822191. live.
  5. News: Derby 2 – 2 Leicester. 27 January 2017. BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. 27 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170127110702/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38686583. live.
  6. News: Leicester 4 – 1 Derby. 10 January 2014. BBC Sport. 10 January 2014. 23 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023093944/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25584318. live.
  7. News: Derby 0 – 1 Leicester. 17 August 2013. BBC Sport. 19 August 2013. 19 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130819010904/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23644885. live.
  8. News: Derby 2 – 1 Leicester. 16 March 2013. BBC Sport. 16 March 2013. 18 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130318065928/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21724208. live.
  9. News: Leicester 4 – 1 Derby. 1 December 2012. 16 March 2013. BBC Sport. 3 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121203074044/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20474429. live.
  10. News: Leicester 4 -0 Derby. 1 October 2011. BBC Sport. 12 February 2018. 8 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308034326/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15045690. live.
  11. News: Derby 0 – 2 Leicester. 12 February 2011. BBC Sport.
  12. News: Leicester 2 – 0 Derby. 13 November 2010. BBC Sport. 6 September 2012. 21 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201121235907/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9176196.stm. live.
  13. News: Derby 1 – 0 Leicester. 27 March 2010. BBC Sport.
  14. News: Leicester 1–1 Derby. 6 April 2007. 4 March 2013. BBC Sport. 16 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070816050243/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6513479.stm. live.
  15. News: DERBY 1–0 LEICESTER. 26 November 2006. 16 March 2013. Sunday People. 28 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028231633/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/derby-1-0-leicester-1628591. live.
  16. News: Luck deserts Kelly as Leicester are held in relegation battle. The Guardian. 15 February 2006. 16 March 2013. Richard. Rae. London. 21 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921044853/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/feb/15/match.derbycounty. live.
  17. News: British 'hooligans' riot after soccer loss. 9 October 1985. 21 January 2013. The Herald. Rock Hill. Associated Press.
  18. News: Football ban for hooligan as he is told to hand over his passport. 22 May 2010. 21 January 2013. Derby Telegraph.
  19. Web site: Derby County vs Leicester City Complete Head to Head Statistics – Footymad. LTD. Digital Sports Group. footymad.net. en. 24 April 2017. 25 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425031814/http://www.leicestercity-mad.co.uk/head-to-head/derby-county/vs/leicester-city/. live.

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