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

Derby County–Leicester City rivalry
Other names	East Midlands derby
Location	Derby; Leicester (England)
Teams	Derby County; Leicester City
First meeting	10 February 1894
Latest meeting	Leicester City 3–1 Derby County; FA Cup; Fourth round replay; (8 February 2017)
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	108
Most wins	Derby County (46)
All-time series	Derby: 46; Draw: 28; Leicester City: 34
Largest victory	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

Derby County: 46 wins
28 draws
Leicester City 34 wins

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

Johnny McMillan
Jack Bowers
Tommy Eggleston
David McCulloch
Johnny Morris
Willie Carlin
Gerry Daly
Dave Langan
Gary Mills, also played for Nottingham Forest and Notts County
Bobby Davison
Ian Ormondroyd
Phil Gee
Gary Rowett
Dean Sturridge
Jacob Laursen
Lee Morris
Steve Howard
Matt Oakley^[2]
Chris Powell
Marc Edworthy
James Vaughan

Leicester then Derby

Mick O'Brien
John Summers
David Nish
David Webb
Trevor Christie, also played for Nottingham Forest and Notts County.
Mark Wallington
Mark Grew
Peter Shilton, also played for Nottingham Forest.
Ian Wilson
Paul Kitson
Gary Charles also played for Nottingham Forest.
Russell Hoult
Ashley Ward
Spencer Prior
Chris Makin
Kevin Poole
Ryan Smith
Robbie Savage – played for Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers in between.
Paul Dickov – loaned to Derby County from Leicester in 2009.^[3]
Jordan Stewart
Lee Hendrie
DJ Campbell
David Martin
Zak Whitbread
Michael Keane – loaned to Leicester City, and later Derby County, from Manchester United
Jesse Lingard – loaned to Leicester City, and later Derby County, from Manchester United
David Nugent
Martyn Waghorn – played for Rangers, Wigan Athletic and Ipswich Town in between.
Tom Lawrence
Andy King – loaned to Derby County from Leicester in January 2019.
Richard Stearman

Managers and staff

Nigel Pearson – managed Leicester in 2 separate spells, left Derby by mutual consent on 8 October 2016
Kevin Phillips – Player and coach at Leicester, later first team coach at Derby

Results since 2006

Derby County win Leicester City win Draw

Date	Competition	Stadium	Score	Derby scorers	Leicester scorers	Attendance	Ref
Leicester promted 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 2017	FA Cup	King Power Stadium	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Abdoul Camara	Andy King, Wilfred Ndidi, Demarai Gray	31,648	^[4]
27 January 2017	FA Cup	Pride Park Stadium	2–2	Darren Bent, Craig Bryson	Darren Bent (o.g.), Wes Morgan	25,079	^[5]
Leicester promoted to Premier League 2013–14
10 January 2014	Championship	King Power Stadium	4–1	Ritchie De Laet (o.g.)	Ritchie De Laet, David Nugent (2), Jamie Vardy	23,140	^[6]
24 September 2013	League Cup	King Power Stadium	2–1	Chris Martin	Anthony Knockaert, Danny Drinkwater	14,043
17 August 2013	Championship	Pride Park Stadium	0–1		Lee Grant (o.g.)	23,437	^[7]
16 March 2013	Championship	Pride Park Stadium	2–1	Richard Keogh, Chris Martin	Jeff Schlupp	23,123	^[8]
1 December 2012	Championship	King Power Stadium	4–1	Theo Robinson	Zak Whitbread, Martyn Waghorn, David Nugent (two)	20,806	^[9]
23 February 2012	Championship	Pride Park Stadium	0–1		Neil Danns	28,205	^{[citation needed]}
1 October 2011	Championship	King Power Stadium	4–0		David Nugent, Darius Vassell, Jeff Schlupp, Lloyd Dyer	22,496	^[10]
12 February 2011	Championship	Pride Park Stadium	0–2		Yakubu, Andy King	26,142	^[11]
13 November 2010	Championship	Walkers Stadium	2–0		Andy King, Steve Howard (pen.)	25,930	^[12]
27 March 2010	Championship	Pride Park Stadium	1–0	Andy King (o.g.)		30,259	^[13]
17 October 2009	Championship	Walkers Stadium	0–0			28,875	^[14]
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 2007	Championship	Walkers Stadium	1–1	Craig Fagan	Matty Fryatt	24,704	^[15]
25 November 2006	Championship	Pride Park Stadium	1–0	Jon Stead		28,315	^[16]
14 February 2006	Championship	Walkers Stadium	2–2	Mounir El Hamdaoui, Richard Stearman (o.g.)	Iain Hume, Alan Maybury	23,246	^[17]

Notable results

First Division play-off final

30 May 1994

13:30 BST

Leicester City	2–1	Derby County
Walsh 41', 84'	^[18]	Johnson 28'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,671

Referee: Roger Milford

28 December 1915

Leicester Fosse	0–6	Derby County

Filbert Street, Leicester

Referee: Unknown

26 February 1910

Leicester Fosse	6–0	Derby County

Filbert Street, Leicester

Referee: Unknown

10 February 1894

Leicester Fosse	0–0	Derby County

Filbert Street, Leicester

Referee: Unknown

Honours

Team	League	FA Cup	League Cup	FA Charity Shield/ FA Community Shield	Total trophies
Leicester City	1	1	3	2	7
Derby County	2	1	0	1	5
Total	3	2	3	3	12

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".^[19]

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.^[20]

Trivia

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 what was until their Premier League title win in 2015–16 their highest ever league finish, 2nd in Division One (now the Premier League)^[21]
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.^[21]
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.^[21]
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.^[21]
Of the two clubs, Leicester have a better record against Nottingham Forest.^[21]

References

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^ "Oakley secures Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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^ "Leicester City 3–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^ "Derby 2 – 2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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^ "Leicester 4 -0 Derby". BBC Sport. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "Derby 0 – 2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 12 February 2011.
^ "Leicester 2 – 0 Derby". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ "Derby 1 – 0 Leicester". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010.
^ Leicester 0–0 Derby, BBC News, 17 October 2009
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^ "Walsh's double does it for Leicester". The New Straits Times. 1 June 1994. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
^ "British 'hooligans' riot after soccer loss". The Herald. Rock Hill. Associated Press. 9 October 1985. Retrieved 21 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Football ban for hooligan as he is told to hand over his passport". Derby Telegraph. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e LTD, Digital Sports Group. "Derby County vs Leicester City Complete Head to Head Statistics – Footymad". footymad.net. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[1] "Manutdweb.com - Football rivalries: The ultimate consensus!". Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

[2] "Oakley secures Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[3] "Dickov secures Derby County move". BBC Sport. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[4] "Leicester City 3–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[Derby_2-2_Leicester_2017-5] "Derby 2 – 2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[Leicester_4-1_Derby_2014-6] "Leicester 4 – 1 Derby". BBC Sport. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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[Leicester_4-0_Derby-10] "Leicester 4 -0 Derby". BBC Sport. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

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[Leicester_2-0_Derby-12] "Leicester 2 – 0 Derby". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

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[16] "DERBY 1–0 LEICESTER". Sunday People. 26 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[17] Rae, Richard (15 February 2006). "Luck deserts Kelly as Leicester are held in relegation battle". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[18] "Walsh's double does it for Leicester". The New Straits Times. 1 June 1994. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[19] "British 'hooligans' riot after soccer loss". The Herald. Rock Hill. Associated Press. 9 October 1985. Retrieved 21 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[20] "Football ban for hooligan as he is told to hand over his passport". Derby Telegraph. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[footymad-21] LTD, Digital Sports Group. "Derby County vs Leicester City Complete Head to Head Statistics – Footymad". footymad.net. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

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

Overall record

Crossing the divide

Players

Managers and staff

Results since 2006

Notable results

Honours

Hooliganism

Trivia

See also

References

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