Angus derby

The Angus derby is a football rivalry that is based in Angus, Scotland. Matches are contested between any two SPFL clubs from Arbroath, Montrose, Forfar Athletic and Brechin City. All four sides regularly compete within the same leagues and therefore often face each other, and it is rare to find a season without a matchup between at least two of the Angus teams.

LocaleAngus, Scotland
TeamsArbroath
Montrose
Forfar Athletic
Brechin City
First meeting3 October 1885
Arbroath 9–1 Forfar Athletic
1885–86 Scottish Cup 2nd round
Statistics
Meetings total859 (As of May 2020)
Most winsForfar Athletic (183)
All-time record
  • Forfar Athletic (183)
  • Arbroath (167)
  • Brechin City (156)
  • Montrose (151)
  • Draw (202)

Arbroath vs Montrose

This is traditionally the fiercest and most anticipated of the Angus derbies. The most recent meeting between the two teams was in the Scottish League One in April 2019, with Arbroath winning 1–0.[1] The teams often compete in the same league, but as of 2019 Arbroath play in the Scottish Championship, the league above Montrose.

Despite the relatively smaller scale of the two teams, the intense nature of the rivalry has led to several clashes between supporters over the years.[2]

Some examples of players who have played for both sides include Simon Murray and Ian Stewart (who also managed both teams and played for all 4 Angus sides).

As of: end of 2018–19 season[3]

Competition[lower-alpha 1] GP ARB Dr MNT ARBG MNTG
League[lower-alpha 2] 130 57 32 41 222 171
Scottish Cup 10 4 3 3 18 13
League Cup 3 2 0 1 10 2
Total 143 63 35 45 250 186

Arbroath vs Forfar

These two sides have also often shared the same league, and compete with each other often for either promotion or survival. Two of the most significant games in the history of the fixture came in the 2009–10 Scottish Second Division Play-offs, where after a first leg goalless draw at Gayfield, Forfar came out in the 2nd leg as 2–0 winners and would take Arbroath's place in the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division.[4]

As of: end of 2018–19 season[5]

Competition[lower-alpha 1] GP ARB Dr FOR ARBG FORG
League[lower-alpha 2] 140[lower-alpha 3] 53 38 49 261 223
Scottish Cup 4 3 0 1 17 7
League Cup 9 4 2 3 14 11
Challenge Cup 4 2 0 2 7 7
Total 157 62 40 55 299 248

Forfar vs Montrose

The towns of Forfar and Montrose are nearly 18 miles apart, making them the furthest apart of any of the Angus sides. They most recently met at the end of 2019 in the Scottish League One in Forfar, where Montrose would walk away 2–3 winners.[6]

As of: end of 2019–20 season[7]

Competition[lower-alpha 1] GP FOR Dr MNT FORG MNTG
League[lower-alpha 2] 133 56 27 50 245 238
Scottish Cup 3 2 0 1 7 8
League Cup 8 5 1 2 22 14
Challenge Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2
Total 146 64 28 54 276 262

Brechin vs Montrose

At just 9 miles apart, these teams are the closest of any of the Angus sides, and the two share a very even rivalry. Their most recent encounter came in 2019 in the group stages of the League Cup, where the teams drew 1–1 at Glebe Park, with Montrose winning the bonus point through a penalty shoot-out.[8]

As of: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup group stage[9]

Competition[lower-alpha 1] GP BRE Dr MNT BREG MNTG
League[lower-alpha 2] 117 49 19 49 190 191
Scottish Cup 8 3 3 2 15 14
League Cup 4 1 2 1 6 6
Challenge Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1
Total 130 54 24 52 213 212

Brechin vs Arbroath

The least played of any of the Angus derbies, the two sides are separated by 14 miles. Their most recent matchup occurred at the end of the 2018–19 season in the Scottish League One and proved to be hugely consequential for both sides. The game, which finished 1–1, gave Arbroath enough points to be declared champions which saw them promoted to the Scottish Championship (the 2nd tier of Scottish football) for the first time since 2003. For Brechin meanwhile, the result continued a downward spiral for the club that led to them suffering their second consecutive relegation.[10]

As of: end of 2018–19 season[11]

Competition[lower-alpha 1] GP BRE Dr ARB BREG ARBG
League[lower-alpha 2] 100 37 27 36 155 162
Scottish Cup 5 2 1 2 6 6
League Cup 3 0 0 3 2 8
Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2
Total 109 39 28 42 164 178

Brechin vs Forfar

This is the most played of any of the Angus derbies, as both sides have traditionally remained as close to each other in leagues as they are geographically, being separated by just over 13 miles. They most recently met in the League Cup group stages in 2019, where Forfar ran out 3–0 winners at Station Park.[12]

As of: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup group stage[13]

Competition[lower-alpha 1] GP BRE Dr FOR BREG FORG
League[lower-alpha 2] 151 54 38 59 224 250
Scottish Cup 7 2 3 2 13 15
League Cup 16 7 6 3 26 24
Total 174 63 47 64 263 289

Totals for four teams

As of: end of 2019–20 season[3][5][7][9][11][13]

Competition[lower-alpha 1] GP ARB BRE FOR MNT Dr ARBG BREG FORG MNTG
League[lower-alpha 2] 771[lower-alpha 3] 146 140 164 140 181 645 569 718 600
Scottish Cup 37 9 7 5 6 10 41 34 29 35
League Cup 43 9 8 11 4 11 32 34 57 22
Challenge Cup 8 3 1 3 1 0 9 3 9 3
Total 859 167 156 183 151 202 727 640 813 660
Total goals: 2840

Achievements by Angus clubs
Club Top tier

seasons[14]

 Scottish League (level 1)[15] Scottish League (level 2)[16] Scottish League (level 3)[17] Scottish League (level 4)[18] Scottish Cup[19] League Cup[20] Challenge Cup[21]
W RU 3rd W RU W RU W RU W RU W RU W RU
Arbroath 9 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brechin City 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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  1. Does not include unofficial wartime competitions, or regional tournaments like the Fife Cup.
  2. Includes matches in different divisions, and from the different eras: SFL, SPL, SPFL.
  3. Includes two matches in the 2010 playoffs (0–0, Forfar 2–0 Arbroath).
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