Cambridgeshire derby

Cambridgeshire derby
LocationCambridgeshire Cambridgeshire
TeamsCambridge United
Peterborough United
First meetingCambridge 1–5 Peterborough
(22 March 1956)
Hunt's Premier Cup
Latest meetingPeterborough 6–1 Cambridge
(9 November 2024)
2024–25 EFL League One
StadiumsAbbey Stadium (Cambridge United)
London Road (Peterborough United)
Statistics
Meetings totalTotal: 55
League: 35
Most winsTotal: Peterborough (26)
League: Peterborough: 13
All-time recordPeterborough: 26
Draw: 13
Cambridge United: 16
Cambridgeshire derby is located in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
Peterborough United
Peterborough United

The Cambridgeshire derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Cambridge United and Peterborough United, the only fully professional football clubs in Cambridgeshire. Both the clubs are 42 miles apart.

The first derby took place on 22 March 1956 and has since been played 54 competitive matches with Peterborough winning 25 to Cambridge United's 16. Both clubs have played two friendlies and one memorial match.

The Cambridgeshire derby is one of 23 requited rivalries in English football.[1]

  1. ^ "RIVALRY UNCOVERED! THE RESULTS OF THE LARGEST EVER SURVEY INTO CLUB RIVALRIES" (PDF). 20 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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