Are Leeds and Bradford rivals?

Bradford City and Leeds United

Who are Leeds biggest rival?

Independent research by the Football Fans Census has shown that, within English football, both Leeds and Manchester United are ranked within the top three clubs based on the number of clubs that consider them to be their rivals.

Who are Bradford City's rivals?

Rivalry. Bradford City have participated in the Bradford derby with city rivals Bradford Park Avenue. The West Yorkshire derby is held between City and local rivals Leeds United and Huddersfield Town. A "friendly" rivalry also existed with now-defunct club Halifax Town.

Who are Rotherhams biggest rivals?

Rivalries. According to a survey conducted in August 2019, Rotherham supporters consider fellow Yorkshire clubs Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Leeds United their biggest rivals.

Are Barnsley and Leeds rivals?

Barnsley's rivals include fellow Yorkshire clubs Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Leeds United as their biggest rivals, with Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United also considered as rivals.

Who are Leicester's rivals?

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.

Why are Derby and Leeds rivals?

This rivalry is mainly due to the two cities' proximity to one another, which has exacerbated in later years because there has been some football fans within Bradford choosing to travel the short distance to support Leeds rather than the home town's City.

Who are Bournemouths rivals?

According to a recent poll named 'The League of Love and Hate' in August 2019, Bournemouth supporters named near neighbours Southampton to be their biggest rivals, with Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading following.

Who are Leeds rivals?

Rivalries

• Leeds United's main rivals are widely considered to be Manchester United. ...
• Although Manchester United consider Liverpool and Manchester City to be their primary rivals, Leeds usually follow close behind as traditional adversaries.

Who are Chelsea's main rivals?

- West Ham United. These London Clubs are literally known as Chelsea's biggest rivals because they are all from the same city.

Who are Colchester's rivals?

Colchester's main recent rivalry is with fellow Essex side Southend United, with whom they contest the Essex derby. The competitive head-to-head record is 34 wins to Southend, 30 wins for Colchester and 17 draws. The most recent result was a 2–0 win for the U's on 20 April 2021.

Are Chelsea and Leeds rivals?

The rivalry between Chelsea and Leeds United is a football rivalry between London-based club Chelsea and Yorkshire-based Leeds United.

What is the biggest rivalry in English football?

1. North-West derby (Manchester United and Liverpool) Top in our list of English football's fiercest rivalries features the two most successful clubs in the Premier League. Man United and Liverpool have shared their bitter rivalry for many years.

Who is Liverpool's biggest rival?

Despite this, Liverpool versus Manchester United is widely thought to be one of the biggest and most famous rivalries in football history. Read on here to find out why. During the industrial revolution in the 19th century, Manchester and Liverpool were both thriving in the North West of England.

Who is Watford's biggest rival?

South-eastern English football clubs Luton Town and Watford have been rivals since their respective formations in the late 19th century. The clubs are respectively from Luton, Bedfordshire, and Watford, Hertfordshire, and for this reason a match between the two teams is sometimes called a "Beds–Herts Derby".

Who is Tottenham biggest rival?

Chelsea F.C.–Tottenham Hotspur F.C. rivalry – is a rivalry dating back to their first meeting in 1909, between West London Chelsea and North London Tottenham Hotspur. They've played each other just over 160 times.

Who are Burnleys rivals?

Rivalries. Burnley's main rivals are Blackburn Rovers, with whom they contest the East Lancashire derby, named after the region both clubs hail from.

Who are Stevenage FC rivals?

In fact, Stevenage counts as its biggest rivals Luton Town and Barnet, now both in different leagues.

Who are West Brom's rivals?

Albion has a number of long-standing rivalries with other West Midlands clubs, with its traditional rivals being Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Who are blackburns rivals?

Main rivals

Blackburn has a long term rivalry with Burnley F.C. which dates back to the 19th century. The two clubs are 8 miles apart and on some occasions violence has broken out. When Blackburn Rovers and Burnley play each other the match is called the East Lancashire Derby.

Who are wolves rivals?

The Black Country derby is most commonly the local derby between the English association football teams West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who are located eleven miles (18 km) apart in the Black Country region of the West Midlands.

Are Forest and Leicester rivals?

The fixture between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City is a football rivalry played between the two East Midlands clubs, often referred to as an East Midlands derby. There have been a total of 104 meetings dating back to 1901.

Who is Derby County's biggest rival?

They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Nottingham Forest, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby.