Humber derby explained

Humber derby
Other Names:Humberside derby
City Or Region:Humberside, England
Teams:Grimsby Town
Hull City
Scunthorpe United
Firstmeeting:16 December 1905
Hull v Grimsby
27 November 1937
Hull v Scunthorpe[1]
25 December 1951
Scunthorpe v Grimsby
Mostrecent:23 January 2021
Scunthorpe 3–0 Grimsby[2]
Total:151
Most Wins:Grimsby Town (48)
Largestvictory:7 September 1966
Grimsby 7–1 Scunthorpe

The Humber derby is an association football rivalry between Grimsby Town, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. It is a geographical rivalry as all three clubs are based on the banks of the Humber Estuary, England. Hull is situated on the northern bank in the East Riding of Yorkshire, whilst Grimsby and Scunthorpe are both situated on the southern bank in Lincolnshire. Between 1 April 1974 and 31 March 1996, this entire area was a ceremonial county in its own right, known as Humberside.

The derby was first contested in a competitive fixture on 16 December 1905 when Hull City hosted Grimsby Town in the league, with the match ending 1–0 to Grimsby. As of the 2024–25 season, Hull compete in the EFL Championship,[3] Grimsby compete in EFL League Two[4] and Scunthorpe compete in the National League North.[5]

History

Foundations

Out of the three clubs, Grimsby were founded first in 1878 under the name 'Grimsby Pelham Football Club'. A year later, they dropped the Pelham name and became 'Grimsby Town'. They moved into their current stadium, Blundell Park, in 1898.[6] [7] The following year, Scunthorpe United were formed and began play at the Old Show Ground as a semi-professional side.[8] In 1904, Hull City were founded[9] and played at several home grounds before moving into their first permanent home, Anlaby Road, upon its opening in 1906.[10]

It was whilst Hull were playing at temporary grounds that the first Humber derby was contested. On 16 December 1905, the Tigers hosted Grimsby in the Second Division and lost 1–0. By this time, Grimsby had been playing in the Football League since 1892.[11] [12] In their short history, the Mariners had been quite a successful team, winning the Second Division in 1901[13] and enjoying two consecutive seasons in the First Division before relegation.[14] Hull had only just been admitted to the Football League, having joined at the start of the 1905–06 season.[15] Scunthorpe were still a semi-professional club at this point. The Iron would soon merge with local rivals North Lindsey United in 1910 to become 'Scunthorpe & Lindsey United'.[8] They eventually turned professional in 1912 when they joined the Midland League,[8] which acted as a feeder division for the Football League.

Inter-war period

For the next 30 years, Grimsby–Hull would be a semi-regular fixture in the Second Division, whilst Scunthorpe continued to remain outside the Football League. Hull were the dominant side before the First World War but Grimsby won the majority of fixtures in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Scunthorpe's first Humber derby came on 27 November 1937, when they travelled to Hull in the first round of the FA Cup. The visitors would succumb to a heavy defeat and lose 4–0.[1] After their eventual admission to the Football League in 1950,[8] Scunthorpe's first derby against Grimsby was on 25 December 1951 in the Third Division North. They lost 3–2 at Blundell Park. Uniquely, the reverse fixture was played the following day at the Old Show Ground, but again Scunthorpe lost, this time 3–1.

By the 1950s, all three sides had endured success to some extent. Grimsby had been the most successful, being crowned champions of the Second Division twice and champions of the Third Division North once.[16] The Mariners also managed to reach the FA Cup semi-finals in both 1936[17] and 1939,[18] but lost to Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively. Hull had been champions of the Third Division North in 1933 and 1949 but were still yet to reach the top flight.[19] However, the Tigers did reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1930, but coincidentally lost to Arsenal, much like Grimsby would six years later.[15] [20] Additionally, Hull had now moved into their second permanent home, Boothferry Park, doing so in 1946.[21] Considering that Scunthorpe had only played in non-league up to this point, it is unsurprising that their biggest achievements at this time were their title winning seasons of 1926–27 and 1938–39 in the Midland League.[22]

1950s–1970s

There were no Grimsby–Hull games from 1951 until 1960 due to the two sides fluctuating between the second and third tier, always managing to avoid each other when doing so. Instead, Grimsby–Scunthorpe games and Hull–Scunthorpe games were much more frequent. Scunthorpe won five consecutive fixtures against Grimsby between 1953 and 1956, including a 4–1 win away at Blundell Park on 24 August 1954. The Iron also prevailed more often than not against Hull, winning three times and drawing twice out of the six games the fixture was played in the 1950s.[1] Scunthorpe were not only successful against their rivals during this time as they won the Third Division North in the 1957–58 season.[23] Following promotion, the club decided to drop the '& Lindsey' from its name and returned to being called 'Scunthorpe United'.[24]

The 1960s was when the Humber derby was most frequent between all three sides. Between 1960 and 1966, Grimsby–Hull was played eight times, all in the Third Division. Grimsby won five of these fixtures whilst Hull won just once as the Mariners continued to get the better of the Tigers in the derby. Grimsby–Scunthorpe was a similar story in the 1960s too. Between 1962 and 1969, there were 16 fixtures. Grimsby won eight compared to Scunthorpe's three. The highlight of this period for the Mariners came on 7 September 1966, when they thrashed the Iron 7–1 at Blundell Park. This remains the largest ever victory in the Humber derby. Hull–Scunthorpe was only played four times in the 1960s, with Hull's 3–2 victory at Boothferry Park on 21 August 1965 starting a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Iron which ran until 1984.[1]

After the 1965–66 season, Hull did not play a Humber derby game again until 25 March 1980 when they faced Grimsby at Boothferry Park, drawing 2–2.[1] This was due to them being at least one division, and occasionally two divisions, above both Grimsby and Scunthorpe throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. The league title win at the end of the 1965–66 season[19] would be Hull's last league title for another 55 years, until they eventually won one again in 2021.[25] Meanwhile, Grimsby would have the upper hand over Scunthorpe in the 1970s, recording six straight wins against them between 1970 and 1972. However, Scunthorpe would win back-to-back 2–1 victories in 1978, either side of two low-scoring draws.

1980s–2000s

All three teams started the 1980s well. Grimsby won the Football League Trophy in 1982[16] and climbed into the Second Division[26] alongside Hull.[27] Elsewhere, Scunthorpe achieved promotion to the Third Division in 1983.[28] This was about as good as it got for the Humberside clubs in the 1980s. Scunthorpe were immediately relegated and settled for mid-table mediocrity in the Fourth Division for the rest of the decade,[28] whilst Grimsby suffered consecutive relegations back to the fourth tier in 1988.[26] As for Hull, the Tigers stagnated in the Second Division until their eventual relegation in 1991.[27] Scunthorpe also moved into Glanford Park upon its opening in 1988, leaving behind the Old Show Ground after 89 years.[29]

The 1990s were much better for Grimsby who returned to the second tier on two occasions[26] and won the Football League Trophy in 1998.[16] Scunthorpe maintained their place in the Fourth Division until their promotion via the play-offs in 1999.[28] That same year, Hull narrowly avoided relegation from the Football League in dramatic fashion having seen a steady decline since the start of the decade.[27] There were almost no Humber derby matches contested throughout the decade, with a single Grimsby–Scunthorpe fixture in 1990 and seven further Hull–Scunthorpe fixtures between 1993 and 1999.[1] None of these games were particularly noteworthy, except Scunthorpe did win more derbies than Hull during this period.[1]

Hull left Boothferry Park for the new KC Stadium in the middle of the 2002–03 season, setting in motion one of the quickest rises to the top flight from the fourth tier in English football history.[30] Back-to-back promotions in 2003–04 and 2004–05 saw the Tigers in the second tier for the first time since 1991. Hull achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history via the play-offs at the end of the 2007–08 season.[19] [27] Hull played 11 Humber derby games in the 2000s. All of them came against Scunthorpe, with the Tigers winning six to the Iron's four.[1] This was the first decade where the three sides spent the majority of the ten years apart. As Hull were ascending the pyramid, Grimsby started in League One before being relegated to League Two[26] whilst Scunthorpe did the opposite.[28] Only the 2004–05 season saw Grimsby face Scunthorpe whilst the two sides were sat in the fourth tier.[26] [28] Scunthorpe won the home fixture 2–0 before the teams played out a goalless draw at Blundell Park. The Iron did eventually reach the Championship after winning League One in 2006–07, their first league title since 1958.[23]

Present day

In recent years the Humber derby has not been anywhere near as frequent as it used to be. Hull have exceeded their traditional habits of being stuck in the lower divisions by playing in the Premier League for five seasons across three separate periods since their initial promotion in 2008.[27] They have only spent one season back in the third tier since then, the 2020–21 season.[27] Following their relegation the year before, the Tigers won League One,[19] ending their 55-year title drought.[31] They have since competed in the Championship.[27] They did also manage to reach the FA Cup final in 2014 but lost to Arsenal. This achievement meant that Hull then had a foray into European football,[32] but they failed to qualify for the Europa League group stages after losing to Belgian side K.S.C. Lokeren on the away goals rule.[33] The Tigers last competed in the Premier League in the 2016–17 season.[27]

Scunthorpe flitted between the second and third tier for a few seasons but soon found themselves in the latter.[28] They had a slow demise beginning in the 2018–19 season where they were relegated to League Two, before finally succumbing to non-league football after a disastrous 2021–22 campaign.[28] In the National League they were faced with administration,[34] and despite avoiding that they were relegated to the National League North at the end of the 2022–23 season.[28] Grimsby spent the 2010s in and out of the Football League.[26] They most recently won promotion back to League Two via the play-offs at the end of the 2021–22 season. The Mariners are currently still in the fourth tier.[26] The most recent Humber derby to be contested was on 23 January 2021 when Scunthorpe hosted and thrashed Grimsby 3–0 at Glanford Park.[2]

Overall table

[1]

TeamPldWDLFA%
Grimsby Town
Hull City
Scunthorpe United
Total153 115 38 383

All-time results

Grimsby Town v Hull City

[35]

SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome TeamResultAway Team
11905–06 16 December 1905Hull City 0–1 Grimsby Town
221 April 1906Grimsby Town 1–0 Hull City
31906–07 1 December 1906Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–3 Hull City
46 April 1907Hull City 4–2 Grimsby Town
51907–08 21 December 1907Anlaby Road Hull City 4–2 Grimsby Town
618 April 1908Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Hull City
71908–09 5 December 1908Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–0 Hull City
810 April 1909Anlaby Road Hull City 0–1 Grimsby Town
91909–10 25 September 1909Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–3 Hull City
101 January 1910Anlaby Road Hull City 5–1 Grimsby Town
111911–12 25 November 1911Anlaby Road Hull City 1–0 Grimsby Town
1230 March 1912Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Hull City
131912–13 9 November 1912Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–0 Hull City
1415 March 1913Anlaby Road Hull City 5–0 Grimsby Town
151913–14 27 September 1913Anlaby Road Hull City 2–1 Grimsby Town
1624 January 1914Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–3 Hull City
171914–15 24 October 1914Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Hull City
1829 April 1915Anlaby Road Hull City 4–1 Grimsby Town
191919–20 25 October 1919Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–1 Hull City
201 November 1919Anlaby Road Hull City 4–1 Grimsby Town
211926–27 16 October 1926Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–1 Hull City
225 March 1927Anlaby Road Hull City 2–3 Grimsby Town
231927–28 15 October 1927Anlaby Road Hull City 0–1 Grimsby Town
2425 February 1928Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Hull City
251928–29 29 September 1928Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–1 Hull City
269 February 1929Anlaby Road Hull City 2–3 Grimsby Town
271933–34 25 November 1933Blundell Park Grimsby Town 4–1 Hull City
287 April 1934Anlaby Road Hull City 0–1 Grimsby Town
291948–49 29 January 1949Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–3 Hull City
301949–50 1 October 1949Hull City 2–2 Grimsby Town
3118 February 1950Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Hull City
321950–51 2 September 1950Boothferry Park Hull City 2–1 Grimsby Town
3330 December 1950Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Hull City
341960–61 27 August 1960Boothferry Park Hull City 2–3 Grimsby Town
3531 December 1960Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–0 Hull City
361961–62 2 December 1961Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Hull City
3721 April 1962Boothferry Park Hull City 2–1 Grimsby Town
381964–65 31 October 1964Blundell Park Grimsby Town 3–0 Hull City
3913 March 1965Boothferry Park Hull City 3–3 Grimsby Town
401965–66 27 November 1965Boothferry Park Hull City 1–1 Grimsby Town
4123 April 1966Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Hull City
421979–80 25 March 1980Boothferry Park Hull City 2–2 Grimsby Town
437 April 1980Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Hull City
441985–86 26 December 1985Boothferry Park Hull City 2–0 Grimsby Town
451 April 1986Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–1 Hull City
461986–87 23 September 1986Boothferry Park Hull City 1–0 Grimsby Town
477 October 1986Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Hull City
4821 October 1986Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–3 Hull City
496 December 1986Boothferry Park Hull City 1–1 Grimsby Town
505 May 1987Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–2 Hull City
511989–90 22 August 1989Boothferry Park Hull City 1–0 Grimsby Town
5229 August 1989Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–0 Hull City
531997–98 6 January 1998Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Hull City
542020–21 17 November 2020Hull City 3–0 Grimsby Town
Overall statistics
CompetitionGrimsby winsDrawsHull winsGrimsby goalsHull goals
League17 12 17 60 69
FA Cup0 0 1 4 4
League Cup1 1 2 3 3
Football League Trophy1 0 1 1 3
Full Members' Cup0 0 1 1 3
Total19 13 22 69 82

Grimsby Town v Scunthorpe United

[36]

SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome TeamResultAway Team
11951–52 25 December 1951Grimsby Town 3–2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
226 December 1951Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1–3 Grimsby Town
31952–53 28 August 1952Old Show Ground Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 0–1 Grimsby Town
43 September 1952Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
51953–54 22 August 1953Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
619 December 1953Old Show Ground Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 2–1 Grimsby Town
71954–55 24 August 1954Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–4 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
82 September 1954Old Show Ground Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1–0 Grimsby Town
91955–56 30 March 1956Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
102 April 1956Old Show Ground Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 0–1 Grimsby Town
111958–59 25 October 1958Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Scunthorpe United
1214 March 1959Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–3 Grimsby Town
131962–63 25 August 1962Blundell Park Grimsby Town 3–0 Scunthorpe United
1421 December 1962Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–1 Grimsby Town
151963–64 30 November 1963Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–2 Grimsby Town
1611 April 1964Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United
171964–65 26 December 1964Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town
186 April 1965Blundell Park Grimsby Town 3–0 Scunthorpe United
191965–66 8 April 1966Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–3 Scunthorpe United
2012 April 1966Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–2 Grimsby Town
211966–67 7 September 1966Blundell Park Grimsby Town 7–1 Scunthorpe United
2227 September 1966Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 0–0 Grimsby Town
231967–68 16 September 1967Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United
2420 January 1968Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 0–3 Grimsby Town
251968–69 6 November 1968Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–2 Grimsby Town
2625 January 1969Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–1 Scunthorpe United
271969–70 13 September 1969Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Scunthorpe United
2813 December 1969Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–1 Grimsby Town
291970–71 3 October 1970Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–2 Grimsby Town
309 April 1971Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United
311971–72 14 August 1971Blundell Park Grimsby Town 4–1 Scunthorpe United
3216 October 1971Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–2 Grimsby Town
331972–73 23 September 1972Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–2 Grimsby Town
3426 December 1972Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United
351977–78 8 October 1977Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–0 Scunthorpe United
363 March 1978Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town
371978–79 26 December 1978Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town
3814 April 1979Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Scunthorpe United
391979–80 11 August 1979Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United
4014 August 1979Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 0–0 Grimsby Town
411982–83 31 August 1982Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–2 Grimsby Town
4214 September 1982Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–0 Scunthorpe United
438 January 1983Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 0–0 Grimsby Town
4411 January 1983Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United
451987–88 13 October 1987Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–0 Grimsby Town
465 December 1987Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–2 Scunthorpe United
471988–89 10 September 1988Scunthorpe United 1–1 Grimsby Town
4818 March 1989Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–1 Scunthorpe United
491989–90 26 December 1989Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 2–2 Grimsby Town
5017 April 1990Blundell Park Grimsby Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United
511997–98 27 January 1998Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 0–2 Grimsby Town
522004–05 6 November 2004Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 2–0 Grimsby Town
5323 April 2005Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–0 Scunthorpe United
542008–09 7 October 2008Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town
552013–14 9 November 2013Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–0 Scunthorpe United
5619 November 2013Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 1–2 Grimsby Town
572017–18 3 October 2017Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 2–1 Grimsby Town
582019–20 3 September 2019 Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–2 Scunthorpe United
5921 December 2019Blundell Park Grimsby Town 0–1 Scunthorpe United
6007 March 2020Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 0–2 Grimsby Town
612020–21 19 December 2020Blundell Park Grimsby Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United
6223 January 2021Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 3–0 Grimsby Town
Overall statistics
CompetitionGrimsby winsDrawsScunthorpe winsGrimsby goalsScunthorpe goals
League22 13 13 59 38
FA Cup2 2 0 4 1
League Cup2 2 0 4 1
Football League Trophy1 0 5 6 10
Total27 17 18 73 50

Hull City v Scunthorpe United

[37]

SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome TeamResultAway Team
11937–38 27 November 1937Hull City 4–0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
21956–57 1 September 1956Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1–1 Hull City
329 December 1956Hull City 2–2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
41957–58 5 October 1957Boothferry Park Hull City 2–0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
520 February 1958Old Show Ground Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 2–0 Hull City
61959–60 19 September 1959Boothferry Park Hull City 0–2 Scunthorpe United
76 February 1959Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 3–0 Hull City
81964–65 9 September 1964Boothferry Park Hull City 1–2 Scunthorpe United
915 September 1964Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 1–1 Hull City
101965–66 21 August 1965Boothferry Park Hull City 3–2 Scunthorpe United
1129 January 1966Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–4 Hull City
121981–82 20 October 1981Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 4–4 Hull City
139 March 1982Boothferry Park Hull City 2–0 Scunthorpe United
141982–83 15 October 1982Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 0–1 Hull City
1526 February 1983Boothferry Park Hull City 1–1 Scunthorpe United
161983–84 26 December 1983Boothferry Park Hull City 1–0 Scunthorpe United
1721 April 1984Old Show Ground Scunthorpe United 2–0 Hull City
181993–94 19 October 1993Scunthorpe United 1–1 Hull City
191996–97 5 October 1996Boothferry Park Hull City 0–2 Scunthorpe United
2012 April 1997Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 2–2 Hull City
211997–98 27 September 1997Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 2–0 Hull City
2221 February 1998Boothferry Park Hull City 2–1 Scunthorpe United
231998–99 21 November 1998Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 3–2 Hull City
2417 April 1999Boothferry Park Hull City 2–3 Scunthorpe United
252000–01 2 December 2000Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 0–1 Hull City
267 April 2001Boothferry Park Hull City 2–1 Scunthorpe United
272001–02 15 December 2001Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 2–1 Hull City
289 March 2002Boothferry Park Hull City 0–1 Scunthorpe United
292002–03 2 November 2002Boothferry Park Hull City 2–0 Scunthorpe United
3015 February 2003Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 3–1 Hull City
312003–04 4 November 2003Hull City 1–3 Scunthorpe United
3213 December 2003Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 1–1 Hull City
3313 March 2004KC Stadium Hull City 2–1 Scunthorpe United
342007–08 24 November 2007Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 1–2 Hull City
358 March 2008KC Stadium Hull City 2–0 Scunthorpe United
362010–11 6 November 2010KC Stadium Hull City 0–1 Scunthorpe United
375 February 2011Glanford Park Scunthorpe United 1–5 Hull City
Overall statistics
CompetitionHull winsDrawsScunthorpe winsHull goalsScunthorpe goals
League14 7 13 50 49
FA Cup1 0 0 4 0
Football League Trophy0 1 1 2 4
Total15 8 14 56 53

See also

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