Ranking The 5 Biggest Rivals Of Norwich City
2. Colchester United
Forty per cent of Norwich fans consider Colchester United to be a rival, a club currently playing in League Two. The dislike is mutual as 6% of Colchester fans also consider Norwich to be a rival. The clubs last met in 2010, a League One match which Norwich won by five goals to nil. Overall the clubs have met 26 times, and Norwich have won 10 of those games, losing 9 times.
1. Ipswich Town
Seventy per cent of Norwich fans voted Ipswich Town to be their biggest rivals. While 81% of Ipswich fans consider Norwich to be their biggest rivals.
Norwich City and Ipswich Town have been rivals for a very long time. Their rivalry goes back as far as 1939 when the derby was first played. Matches played between the two are termed East Anglian Derby. It is one of the fiercest rivalries in England.
Forty-three miles separate the two football clubs, and it is a rivalry deeply rooted between the only two professional clubs in Norfolk and Suffolk. A lack of professional clubs in the East Anglia region intensifies the hatred between the clubs’ fans.
The clubs have met 107 times, with Norwich winning 42 matches compared to Ipswich’s 43.