Rivalries Traditions of Derry City F.C.



a friendly rivalry maintained local donegal club, finn harps. while both have encountered times of financial trouble in recent years, have been helped other in regard. success cannot said have occurred without this. finn harps 1 of major proponents of derry s joining of league of ireland in 1985. phil coulter known fan of both sides, , has been instrumental in keeping them operational football clubs. derry consistently staying in top-tier , finn harps having hard time maintaining top-flight status, much-anticipated northwest derby rarer affair once was. derry share northwest derby game sligo rovers, although sligo not in close proximity derry ballybofey is.


the mid-eighties saw derry s biggest rivalry coming in form of dublin s st. patrick s athletic - side contained former republic of ireland international , middlesbrough defender, curtis fleming, tv3 pundit paul osam , ex derry manager, pat fenlon. in recent years, dublin s shelbourne fc seen top-of-the-table rivals games between 2 being crucial ultimate winning of league. in turn, these games exciting six-pointers.


there club in derry known institute fc, because clubs play under different associations no intense footballing rivalry exists, although institute take support city s protestant or unionist community, opposed derry city, take theirs catholic or nationalist one.


during derry s time in irish league, south belfast s successful linfield fc commonly viewed team beat. derry enjoyed intense rivalry fellow north west club coleraine fc. number of protestants derry follow coleraine. in 1995 coleraine , derry played two-legged, cross-association irish news cup semi-final. coleraine won first leg @ brandywell 2-0 before scoreless draw in second leg @ coleraine. coleraine brought huge support brandywell derry fans chose boycott return leg @ showgrounds 1 reason or another.







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