Derby County F.C.–Leicester City F.C. rivalry
| Other names | East Midlands derby |
|---|---|
| Locale |
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) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 108 |
| Most wins | 46 (Derby County) |
| Largest victory | Leicester Fosse 6–0 Derby County Leicester Fosse 0–6 Derby County |
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.
Historically, Derby have a better record against Leicester beating them 46 times in 108 meetings. Leicester have 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.
During both Derby and Leicester's history several players have played for both clubs and a manager has managed both.
Derby then Leicester
Leicester then Derby
Derby County win Leicester City win Draw
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 Football League Cup game between the two sides in 1985 which saw Leicester eliminated at the hands of Derby, there was a widespread "riot".
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.
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