Dundee derby
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| Locale | Dundee |
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| Teams | Dundee United, Dundee |
| First meeting | 1925 |
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| Most wins | Dundee United (78) |
The Dundee derby is a football match between Dundee and Dundee United. The clubs are based yards apart in the city of Dundee, the fourth-largest city in Scotland.
Dundee is the older of the two, having been founded in 1893, compared to Dundee United, which was founded in 1909 as Dundee Hibernian following the demise of Dundee Harp, a club founded by Irish immigrants in 1879. While United's origins stem from Irish immigration the rivalry is not sectarian in the way the Old Firm is. Dundee had long been the more successful club, playing more seasons in the top flight than their rivals and winning one League title, one Scottish Cup and three League Cups before United lifted a major trophy. However, from the 1970s under Jim McLean the tide was turning in the city's footballing rivalry. United would go on to be a major force in Scottish football in the 1980s, winning the 1983 league title and their rivalry with Aberdeen being phrased the New Firm. In 2010 United won their second Scottish Cup and with it levelling Dundee's 5 major trophies.
The two grounds are the closest League grounds in Britain and with it has led a unique rivalry, though one often deemed more amicable than most, similar to the Merseyside derby, Derby della Madonnina between Inter and Milan, and the Derby della Lanterna of Genoa with many families split down the middle in support.
The two clubs even had a combined hooligan 'firm', known as the Dundee Utility, which was formed to stand up to the larger firms of the Old Firm and Edinburgh clubs.
In domestic head-to-head matches, the teams have played each other 166 times, Dundee United winning 78 compared to Dundee's 48 wins. A total of 40 matches have ended in a stalemate. Dundee United have won more league, Scottish Cup and League Cup matches.
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