East Anglian derby

East Anglian derby
Other namesOld Farm derby
LocationEast Anglia
Teams
First meeting15 November 1902
Norwich 1–0 Ipswich
Latest meeting5 October 2025
EFL Championship
Ipswich 3–1 Norwich
Next meeting11 April 2026
EFL Championship
Norwich v Ipswich
StadiumsCarrow Road
Portman Road
Statistics
Meetings total121
Most winsNorwich City (48)
Top scorerJohn Wark (9)
All-time seriesIpswich Town: 46
Draw: 27
Norwich City: 48
Largest victoryIpswich Town 1–6 Norwich City
(26 March 1904)
Ipswich Town 5–0 Norwich City
(7 September 1946)
Ipswich Town 5–0 Norwich City
(15 February 1977)
Ipswich Town 5–0 Norwich City
(21 February 1998)
Longest unbeaten streak14 games
Norwich City
(2009–2025)
Current unbeaten streak1 game
Ipswich Town
(2025–present)

The East Anglian derby is a term used to describe football matches held between Norwich City and Ipswich Town, the only Football League clubs in the neighbouring East Anglian counties of Norfolk and Suffolk respectively. In recent years it has sometimes been humorously called the Old Farm derby, a reference to the Old Firm derby played between rival Glasgow clubs Celtic and Rangers, and to the prominence of agriculture in East Anglia. The derby has been described as one of the best derbies in the UK.

Including friendly meetings, there have been 154 instances of the derby overall, with Ipswich winning 61 times and Norwich winning 60. In competitive meetings, the balance tips towards Norwich, having won 48 to Ipswich's 46. The series began in the early 20th century, when both clubs were amateur organisations, with the first derby between the two professional clubs taking place in 1939. The most recent derby was played on 5 October 2025 at Portman Road, which ended in a 3–1 win for Ipswich. This was the first time in over 16 years that Ipswich won the derby, with their previous win being on 19 April 2009, a 3–2 at Portman Road. Ipswich have not won at Carrow Road since 5 February 2006.

Winning the derby is one measure used to determine which club from the region can declare itself the "Pride of Anglia".