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
TeamsCambridge United
Peterborough United
First meetingCambridge 1–5 Peterborough
(22 March 1956)
Hunt's Premier Cup
Latest meetingCambridge 1–1 Peterborough
(20 Noveber 2020)
2020-21 EFL Trophy
StadiumsAbbey Stadium (Cambridge United)
London Road (Peterborough United)
Statistics
Meetings totalTotal:49
League: 30
Most winsTotal: Peterborough (20)
League: Peterborough: 11
All-time recordPeterborough: 20
Draw: 14
Cambridge United: 15
Largest victoryCambridge 1–5 Peterborough
(22 March 1956)
Hunt's Premier Cup
Peterborough 1–5 Cambridge
(3 January 1989)
1988–89 Fourth Division
Largest goal scoringCambridge 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

Cambridge United vs Peterorough United
Date Venue Score Competition Attendance
10 October 1970 Abbey Stadium 1–1 Fourth Division
19 April 1972 Abbey Stadium 2–5 Fourth Division
23 September 1972 Abbey Stadium 3–1 Fourth Division
2 January 1978 Abbey Stadium 1–0 Third Division
26 October 1985 Abbey Stadium 3–1 Fourth Division 3,234
22 November 1986 Abbey Stadium 1–1 Fourth Division 3,498
1 January 1988 Abbey Stadium 1–3 Fourth Division 3,975
25 March 1989 Abbey Stadium 2–1 Fourth Division 4,215
17 December 1989 Abbey Stadium 3–2 Fourth Division 4,811
16 March 1993 Abbey Stadium 2–2 First Division 8,077
8 April 1995 Abbey Stadium 2–0 Second Division 5,828
11 April 1998 Abbey Stadium 1–0 Third Division 5,445
24 April 1999 Abbey Stadium 1–1 Third Division 8,307
15 December 2000 Abbey Stadium 0–0 Second Division 7,505
29 December 2001 Abbey Stadium 0–0 Second Division 5,665
Cambridge wins Draws Peterborough wins
7 6 2
Peterborough United vs Cambridge United
Date Venue Score Competition Attendance
17 April 1971 London Road Stadium 2–3 Fourth Division
9 March 1972 London Road Stadium 2–0 Fourth Division
26 December 1972 London Road Stadium 1–1 Fourth Division
2 January 1978 London Road Stadium 2–0 Third Division
22 March 1986 London Road Stadium 0–0 Fourth Division 2,894
4 January 1987 London Road Stadium 2–1 Fourth Division 4,713
29 August 1987 London Road Stadium 1–0 Fourth Division 4,623
3 January 1989 London Road Stadium 1–5 Fourth Division 4,622
21 April 1990 London Road Stadium 1–2 Fourth Division 9,257
10 April 1993 London Road Stadium 1–0 First Division 10,235
31 December 1994 London Road Stadium 2–2 Second Division 7,412
2 December 1997 London Road Stadium 1–0 Third Division 10,904
10 November 1998 London Road Stadium 2–1 Third Division 10,168
31 March 2001 London Road Stadium 4–1 Second Division 10,086
9 September 2001 London Road Stadium 1–0 Second Division 8,656
Peterborough wins Draws Cambridge wins
9 3 3

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

  1. Cambridge United won 3–1 on penalties.
  2. Behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

References

  1. "Bet on Peterborough vs Cambridge United | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. (PDF). 2013-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074918/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2019-11-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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 United and Peterborough fans clash". cambridgenews. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. "Bet on Peterborough vs Cambridge U | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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