Essex derby
| Locale | Essex |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | 14 October 1950 |
| Latest meeting | Southend 3–0 Colchester 6 February 2016 League One |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 77 |
| Most wins | Southend United (32) |
| All-time series | Southend United: 32 Colchester United: 28 Drawn: 17 |
| Largest victory | Colchester 3–6 Southend (1955) Southend 6–3 Colchester (1968) |
In English football, the Essex derby is the local derby between the Football League teams in the English county of Essex – Colchester United and Southend United. The first Essex derby match that took place was a 4–2 victory for Southend in a Third Division South tie on 14 October 1950. The derby has been contested in four different competitions, with Southend winning 32 of the games, Colchester winning 28 and 17 have been drawn.
Southend United were one of 24 teams that co-founded The Football League's new Third Division in 1920 for the upcoming 1920–21 season.Colchester United were promoted into The Football League, joining the Third Division South for the 1950–51 season. The first match between Colchester United and Southend United was 14 October 1950, a Third Division South game won by Southend 4–2.
From 1989 to 2004, the two clubs did not meet in any competitive fixtures. The two clubs both reached the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final, where they met for the first time in 15 years on 10 February 2004, at Layer Road for the first leg, with Southend winning 3–2. They met six days later at Roots Hall, for the Southern Area Final second leg, where the teams drew 1–1 and Southend winning 4–3 on aggregate to reach the overall final of the Football League Trophy at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
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