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.
| Locale | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Teams | Cambridge United Peterborough United |
| First meeting | Cambridge 1–5 Peterborough (22 March 1956) Hunt's Premier Cup |
| Latest meeting | Cambridge 1–1 Peterborough (20 Noveber 2020) 2020-21 EFL Trophy |
| Stadiums | Abbey Stadium (Cambridge United) London Road (Peterborough United) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Total:49 League: 30 |
| Most wins | Total: Peterborough (20) League: Peterborough: 11 |
| All-time record | Peterborough: 20 Draw: 14 Cambridge United: 15 |
| Largest victory | Cambridge 1–5 Peterborough (22 March 1956) Hunt's Premier Cup Peterborough 1–5 Cambridge (3 January 1989) 1988–89 Fourth Division |
| Largest goal scoring | Cambridge 2–5 Peterborough (19 April 1972) 1971–72 Fourth Division |
The first derby took place on 22 March 1956 and has since been played 48 times with Peterborough winning 20 to Cambridge United’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 United 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 United 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 United 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 United 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]
The next derby is due to be played on 10 November in the group stage of the 2020-21 EFL Trophy and will be played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Going into the match, both teams have already mathematically qualified for the next stage of the tournament.
All-time results
League
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Cup
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 November 1984 | Abbey Stadium | 0–2 | FA Cup first round | |
| 23 January 1985 | London Road Stadium | 2–1 | EFL Trophy first round first leg | 2,095 |
| 5 February 1985 | Abbey Stadium | 2–0 | EFL Trophy first round second leg | 1,740 |
| 1 December 1987 | London Road Stadium | 3–0 | EFL Trophy preliminary round group | 1,200 |
| 29 November 1988 | Abbey Stadium | 2–2 | EFL Trophy preliminary round group | 1,296 |
| 6 November 1990 | London Road Stadium | 0–2 | EFL Trophy preliminary round group | 3,279 |
| 7 December 2017 | Abbey Stadium | 0–2 | EFL Trophy group stage | 3,138 |
| 12 November 2019 | London Road Stadium | 2–1 | EFL Trophy group stage | 3,425 |
| 10 November 2020 | Abbey Stadium | 1–1[lower-alpha 1] | EFL Trophy group stage | 0[lower-alpha 2] |
| Peterborough wins | Draws | Cambridge wins |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 |
Statistics
Statistics correct as of match played on 12 November 2019.[6]
| at Cambridge Utd | at Peterborough | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Played | Cambridge Utd win | Draw | Peterborough win | Cambridge Utd goals | Peterborough goals | Played | Cambridge Utd win | Draw | Peterborough win | Cambridge Utd 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 |
Notes
- Cambridge United won 3–1 on penalties.
- Behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
References
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- "Ex-footballer's £80,000 statue unveiled". BBC News. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- Brown, Raymond (2017-11-08). "Smoke bomb let off in pub as Cambridge United and Peterborough fans clash". cambridgenews. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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