I always classed Derbies as teams from the same City? United v City, Liverpool v Everton, Spurs v Arsenal etc. Has the term ‘Derby’ just over spilled into big rivalries now?
Couldn't agree more. The only Derbies are Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Nottingham, Sheffield and London. Have I missed any? The others are just 'big rivalries'. However the real, classic Derbies, are where the team name contains the name of the city. So that excludes Liverpool and London leaving: Manchester City v Manchester United Bristol City v Bristol Rovers Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United Not sure if Nottingham Forest v Notts County qualifies.