Cambridgeshire derby

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.

Cambridgeshire derby
LocaleCambridgeshire
Teams
First meetingCambridge United 1-5 Peterborough United
Hunts Premier Cup
(22 March 1956)
Latest meetingPeterborough United 2-1 Cambridge United
EFL Trophy
(12 November 2019)
Next meetingTBA
StadiumsLondon Road
Abbey Stadium
Statistics
Meetings totalTotal: 48
League: 30
Most winsTotal: Peterborough United (20)
League: Peterborough (11)
All-time seriesPeterborough United: 20
Draw: 13
Cambridge United: 15
Largest victoryCambridge 1-5 Peterborough
(22 March 1956)
Peterborough 1-5 Cambridge
(3 January 1989)

The first derby took place on 22 March 1956 and has since been played 48 times with Peterborough winning 20 to Cambridge's 15. The most recent derby took place in the EFL Trophy on the 12 November 2019, a match which Peterborough won 2-1 at their home ground, London Road. It has been 22 years since the last time Cambridge won the derby on 11 April 1998 with ten matches having been played over the period.[1]

The Cambridgeshire derby is one of 23 requited rivalries in English football.[2]

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 won the first league derby with a 3-2 away win at London Road later the same season.

The two sides have not played in the same league since the 2001-02 Second Division season when Cambridge were relegated while Peterborough finished 17th.

In August 2015, a memorial match was played between the two teams in honour of Chris Turner who had died four months earlier.[3] Turner, who was born in Cambridgeshire, made 314 league appearances for Peterborough and 90 for Cambridge before going on to manage both clubs. In September 2017, a statue of Turner was unveiled outside London Road.[4]

The teams did not face each other in the 16 years between 2001 and 2017. The first derby to be played following this period was 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.[5]

Statistics

Statistics correct as of match played on 12 November 2019.[6][7]

at Cambridge at Peterborough
Competition Played Cambridge win Draw Peterborough win Cambridge goals Peterborough goals Played Cambridge win Draw Peterborough win Cambridge goals Peterborough goals
League 15 7 6 2 23 18 15 3 3 9 16 23
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0
EFL Trophy 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2
Associate Members' Cup 3 2 1 0 8 3 3 1 0 2 5 3
Hunts Premier Cup 3 1 0 2 3 7 1 0 1 0 1 1
Cambridgeshire Professional Cup 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Friendly 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 6
Total 25 10 8 7 39 39 23 5 5 13 28 35
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References
  1. "Bet on Peterborough vs Cambridge U | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2013-10-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. "Rival fans unite to honour manager". BBC News. 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. "Ex-footballer's £80,000 statue unveiled". BBC News. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  5. Brown, Raymond (2017-11-08). "Smoke bomb let off in pub as Cambridge and Peterborough fans clash". cambridgenews. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. "Cambridge Utd - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". www.uptheposh.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  7. "Bet on Peterborough vs Cambridge U | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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