Who are Brentfords rivals?

Nicknamed "the Bees", the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to Brentford Community Stadium in 2020. Their main rivals are fellow West London based clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.

Who are Brentford's biggest rivals?

Brentford fans chose Fulham as their main rivals, QPR as their secondary rivals and Chelsea as their third.

Who is Leicester's biggest rival?

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.

Who is Chelsea's main Derby?

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 Fulham's biggest rivals?

Fulham's main rivalries are with fellow West London clubs Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Brentford. The club adopted a white shirt and black shorts as its kit in 1903, which has been used ever since.

Who are Chelsea's closest 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 Bournemouth's rivals?

Rivalries. 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 Leyton Orient rivals?

Rivalries. Among Orient's main rivals are Southend United, with whom they contest the A13 derby. The rivalry came about after a period of Southend being Orient's geographically closest league rivals between 1998 and 2005.

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 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 Southampton's rivals?

Southampton have a long-standing rivalry with Portsmouth, due in part to geographic proximity and both cities' respective maritime histories. Matches between the two clubs are known as the South Coast derby.

Are Leicester and Nottingham 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 are Leicsters rivals?

In a poll shared on Twitter by Foxes correspondent Jordan Blackwell, more than 50% of the 691 participants said Forest were Leicester's biggest rival. Coventry City (25.5%) and Derby County (10.9%) followed whilst Aston Villa and other Premier League outfits both earned mentions.

Who are Blackpool's rivals?

The West Lancashire derby (sometimes also known as the M55 derby) is a local rivalry in English football between Lancashire clubs Blackpool and Preston North End. The derby has taken place across all four tiers of English football, but not the top flight since the formation of the Premier League.

Who are Stevenage FC rivals?

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

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 West Brom 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 Millwall's rivals?

Millwall have a long-standing rivalry with West Ham United. The local derby between the two sides has been contested almost a hundred times since 1899. The club also share a rivalry with Leeds United, and contest the South London derby with local rivals Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic.

Why Arsenal and Tottenham are rivals?

Beginning of rivalry

However, a proper rivalry between the two teams did not begin until 1913, when Arsenal moved from the Manor Ground, Plumstead to Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, just four miles from Tottenham's White Hart Lane, a move resented and opposed by Tottenham as they considered Highbury their territory.

What football team does Robbie Williams support?

Video games. Williams recorded the song "It's Only Us" as the theme for the FIFA video game FIFA 2000. As part of the agreement to license the track EA Sports included Port Vale, the football club Williams supports, in the game, despite only being in the third tier of the English football league system.

Why is Leyton called Orient?

Leyton Orient

Leyton is another Anglo-Saxon name, simply meaning 'settlement on the River Lea'. The Orient part comes from the Orient Shipping Company (later acquired by P&O), employer of some of the players in the club's amateur days. The team have tumbled through a number of names (and sports) over the years.

Who are Accrington Stanley rivals?

Rivalries. According to a survey conducted in August 2019, Stanley supporters consider traditional Lancashire clubs Rochdale, Morecambe and Bury to be their biggest rivals, with near neighbours Blackburn Rovers and Burnley following.

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 Morecambe rivals?

Morecambe Football Club, nicknames as the "Shrimps", "Red and White Army" or "Seasiders" are one of the teams in Football League Two. The club main rivals in FIFA is with Accrington Stanley, Fleetwood Town and Bradford City.