Pride of Anglia

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The various football clubs located in East Anglia vie for being the Pride of Anglia, an unofficial title, now partially recognised by the awarding of a trophy by local television.

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[edit] Description

The title is claimed for winning the East Anglian Derby and/or for finishing highest in the league.

[edit] East Anglian derby

The main rivals are Ipswich Town and Norwich City. Other professional clubs in the region include Colchester United, Southend United, Peterborough United and Cambridge United.

When Norwich and Ipswich meet it is known as the 'East Anglian Derby'.[1] Over the 134 matches played between Norwich and Ipswich since 1902, Ipswich boasts the better record, having won 45% of the matches to Norwich's 37%.[2] The most recent encounter ended in a 2-1 win for Ipswich at Portman Road on April 13th, 2008.[3]

[edit] League Position

Another commonly employed measure for "Pride of Anglia", and one that encompasses all of the East Anglian teams, is the side finishing as the highest placed East Anglian team in the Football League.[4] In 2006-07 this honour belonged to Colchester United, who finished tenth overall in the Championship, above Ipswich Town, in 14th position, and Norwich City in 16th.[5] When it was confirmed that Colchester could not be overtaken in the league by any of their East Anglian rivals, the club was awarded a special "Pride of Anglia" trophy by Anglia Television.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ronald Atkin (2006-11-19). East Anglia Derby: Grant ready with his shark riposte. The Independent. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ East Anglian Derby. Ipswich Town F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
  3. ^ Norwich 2-2 Ipswich. BBC Sport (4 November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  4. ^ Chris Lakey (2007-04-01). Cureton tells fans good times are coming. Norwich Evening News. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
  5. ^ England 2006/2007. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  6. ^ U's gain Anglia acclaim. Colchester United F.C. (2007-05-18). Retrieved on 2007-10-22.

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Colchester United Football Club
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Club: Colchester United F.C. | Players | Managers
Grounds: Layer Road | Colchester Community Stadium
Other: Pride of Anglia
Ipswich Town Football Club
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Ipswich Town F.C. | Managers | Players | Records | Seasons
History of Ipswich Town F.C. | Portman Road | Players of the Year
East Anglian Derby | Pride of Anglia | All articles
Norwich City Football Club
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Club: The Club | History

Records: Records | Hall of Fame | Players of the Year
Managers: Managers
Players: Players | Captains
Grounds: Carrow Road | The Nest
Other: East Anglian Derby | Pride of Anglia | On The Ball, City
Norwich City F.C. Seasons: 2007–08, 2008–09