'Derbies' next season

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Championship

Southampton v Portsmouth
Preston v Blackburn
Norwich v Ipswich
Coventry v Birmingham
West Brom v Birmingham
Swansea v Bristol City
Charlton v Millwall
Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed

League 1

Lots up North

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Which club's fans do the least travelling?

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Looking at that map, it would seem Northampton Town are conveniently located.

[the other bob wilson]

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Championship

Southampton v Portsmouth
Preston v Blackburn
Norwich v Ipswich
Coventry v Birmingham
West Brom v Birmingham
Swansea v Bristol City
Charlton v Millwall
Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed

League 1

Lots up North



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Which club's fans do the least travelling?

Wonder which one the jacks' fans consider the bigger "derby" - Wrexham or Bristol City?

[fugsyphil]

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Swansea to Bristol is 80 miles

[Forest Green Bluebird]

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Swansea to Bristol is 80 miles

Not for the Jacks who live in Cardiff!

[Forest Green Bluebird]

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Looking at that map, it would seem Northampton Town are conveniently located.

Yes ... Birmingham had the least amount to travel last season.

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[The Lone Gunman]

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Wonder which one the jacks' fans consider the bigger "derby" - Wrexham or Bristol City?

Let's be honest, Swansea v Wrexham isn't a derby at all, while Swansea v Bristol is barley a derby either.

[Forest Green Bluebird]

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Looking at that map, it would seem Northampton Town are conveniently located.

Season just ended:

Premier League:
Leicester City (172 miles) ... Newcastle (399 miles)

Championship:
Coventry City (182 miles) ... Plymouth (403 miles)

League 1:
Birmingham (156 miles) ... Crawley Town (262 miles)

League 2:
Crewe (169 miles) ... Bromley (316 miles)

Time to regionalise below the Championship to save costs for fans, the clubs and the planet?

Many more local derbies = bigger attendances = more revenue?

[FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead]

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Lot of clubs close together on that League One map, but I wouldn't class many of them as derbies.

Few rivalries in South Yorkshire by way of proximity, and I believe Bolton/Wigan has become a bit of a derby in recent years. There's also an argument for Bradford/Huddersfield (although if you have to argue it then it's not a proper derby IMO).

But I think the only "recognised" derby would be Exeter/Plymouth?

[Forest Green Bluebird]

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Lot of clubs close together on that League One map, but I wouldn't class many of them as derbies.

Few rivalries in South Yorkshire by way of proximity, and I believe Bolton/Wigan has become a bit of a derby in recent years. There's also an argument for Bradford/Huddersfield (although if you have to argue it then it's not a proper derby IMO).

But I think the only "recognised" derby would be Exeter/Plymouth?

I've started to create a UK wide distance calculator for all the 92 plus those in the national league.

What I found strange is that Portsmouth is closer to Cardiff than it is to Plymouth.

[Pontprennau Bluebird]

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I wouldn’t say Coventry v Brum was a derby really.

[jon1959]

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I wouldn’t say Coventry v Brum was a derby really.

My partner is from Coventry and some of her relatives have been Sky Blues since the Jimmy Hill days. They mostly say Leicester is their biggest derby (the M69 Derby), but even then it seems to be fairly low key to me.

Their biggest rival (different from derby) seems to be Sunderland!

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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I've started to create a UK wide distance calculator for all the 92 plus those in the national league.

What I found strange is that Portsmouth is closer to Cardiff than it is to Plymouth.

What method did you use to measure mileage? As the crow flies or road miles?
By the way, the reason I live in Taunton is that it was considered a logistical halfway house in being able to serve the naval bases at Plymouth and Portsmouth in the sixties..

[JamesWales]

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What method did you use to measure mileage? As the crow flies or road miles?
By the way, the reason I live in Taunton is that it was considered a logistical halfway house in being able to serve the naval bases at Plymouth and Portsmouth in the sixties..

Where in Taunton did you park your ship?

[RichardM]

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What method did you use to measure mileage? As the crow flies or road miles?
By the way, the reason I live in Taunton is that it was considered a logistical halfway house in being able to serve the naval bases at Plymouth and Portsmouth in the sixties..

Either way Portsmouth is closer to Cardiff than Plymouth