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

Derby County and Leicester City rivalry

East Midlands derby
City or region	Derby/Leicester (England)
First contested	10 February 1894
Teams involved	Derby County, Leicester City
Number of meetings	100
Most wins	45 (Derby)
Most recent meeting	Leicester City 4-0 Derby County King Power Stadium, 1st October 2011
Largest victory	Leicester Fosse 6-0 Derby County, Leicester Fosse 0-6 Derby County

The fixture between Leicester City and Derby County is a football rivalry in the East Midlands. The fixture is sometimes called an East Midlands Derby but the term is usually reserved for Derby's games against Nottingham Forest. Although both clubs have a strong mutual disliking of each other, they both consider Forest their main rivals.^[1]

In Both Camps

During both Derby and Leicester's history. Several players have played for both clubs.
Derby then Leicester

• Jack Bowers
• Johnny Morris
• Steve Howard
• Matt Oakley

Leicester then Derby

• Robbie Savage - played for Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers in between.
• Paul Dickov - loaned to Derby County from Leicester in 2009.

Notable Results

26 April 1998	Derby County	0 – 4	Leicester City	Pride Park Stadium, Derby Referee: Unknown
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30 May 1994	Leicester City	2 – 1	Derby County	Wembley Stadium, London Referee: Unknown

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28 December 1915	Leicester Fosse	0 – 6	Derby County	Filbert Street, Leicester Referee: Unknown

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26 February 1910	Leicester Fosse	6 – 0	Derby County	Filbert Street, Leicester Referee: Unknown

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10 February 1894	Leicester Fosse	0 – 0	Derby County	Filbert Street, Leicester Referee: Unknown

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Trivia

• Of the 100 competitive meetings between the clubs. Derby County have won 45% of all fixtures, Leicester have won 28% and 27% have ended as a draw.^[2]
• The Highest scoring game between the two sides ended 5-2 to Derby County in the 1928/29 English football season. The year Leicester achieved their highest ever league finish, 2nd in Division One (now the Premier League)^[3]
• Leicester have a 100% record on neutral ground beating Derby 2-1 in the 1993/94 Play-off finals for promotion to the Premier League.^[4]
• The last time Derby beat Leicester away from home was 3-0 in 2002. The year both clubs were relegated from the Premier League. Leicester won the reverse fixture 3-2.^[5]
• Leicester have never scored against Derby in the F.A. Cup losing 6-0 in 1910, 3-0 in 1894 and drawing 0-0 in the clubs first ever meeting the year before.^[6]
• According to the Football fan census, Leicester and Derby are 'traditional' rivals.
• Leicester as well as Forest refer to Derby as 'the sheep', a reference to their nickname being the Rams.^[7]
• Of the two clubs, Leicester have a better record against Nottingham Forest.^[8]

References

1. ^ http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s237/st127055.htm
2. ^ http://www.footymad.net/head-to-head-statistics/?teama=181&teamb=326
3. ^ http://www.footymad.net/head-to-head-statistics/?teama=181&teamb=326
4. ^ http://www.footymad.net/head-to-head-statistics/?teama=181&teamb=326
5. ^ http://www.footymad.net/head-to-head-statistics/?teama=181&teamb=326
6. ^ http://www.footymad.net/head-to-head-statistics/?teama=181&teamb=326
7. ^ http://www.footymad.net/head-to-head-statistics/?teama=181&teamb=326
8. ^ http://www.footymad.net/head-to-head-statistics/?teama=181&teamb=326