West London derby
| Locale |
 West London
|
|---|---|
| Teams |
Brentford Chelsea Fulham Queens Park Rangers |
| First meeting | 13 January 1906 |
| Latest meeting | Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Fulham (21 January 2017) |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Chelsea (69) |
| Largest victory | Queens Park Rangers 6–0 Chelsea (31 March 1986) Fulham 6–0 Queens Park Rangers (2 October 2011) |
The West London Derby is the name given to a football derby played between any two of Brentford, Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, all of whom are situated within West or Southwest London. In terms of postcodes, Chelsea and Fulham are in the SW6 postcode of London, Queens Park Rangers are in W12, and Brentford are in TW8.
The West London derby is less prominent than other such derbies in English football, owing to the teams frequently being in separate divisions. Chelsea did not face Fulham between 1986 and 2001, and have played Brentford only twice since 1950. QPR did not face Brentford between 1966 and 2001, and did not play Chelsea between 1996 and 2008. The derby's most common match, Chelsea vs Fulham, has taken place 75 times. By contrast, the North London derby has been contested over 170 times, and the Merseyside derby over 200 times. The 2011–12 campaign was the first instance of three of the west London clubs competing in the top flight in the same season: Chelsea, Fulham and QPR.
According to the 2012 Football Rivalries Survey, Fulham regard QPR as their main rivals, Chelsea as their secondary rivals and then Brentford third. QPR fans identified Chelsea as their main rivals, Fulham second and Cardiff City/Stoke City third. Brentford fans chose Fulham as their main rivals, QPR as their secondary rivals and Chelsea as their third. Chelsea fans did not list any of the trio from West London, instead selecting Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
There is very little rivalry between Brentford and Chelsea, mainly due to the fact that they have been in different divisions for over 60 years. The only time that the two clubs ever shared a division was in the old First Division between 1935 and 1947, but despite the fact that both clubs are local to each other, it was never seen as a big rivalry to either side, as Chelsea had been in the Football League for a longer period of time than Brentford and had stronger rivalries with the likes of West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, whereas Brentford's main rivals are Fulham and QPR. Also Brentford developed a bigger sporting rivalry with Arsenal at the time as both clubs vied for the title of London's number one club.
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