M69 derby at the Ricoh Arena on 23 February 2008, which Coventry won 2–0.
Location
Coventry/Leicester (England)
Teams
Coventry City Leicester City
First meeting
Leicester City 1–0 Coventry City 1919–20 Second Division (27 September 1919)[1]
Latest meeting
Coventry City 3–1 Leicester City 2023–24 EFL Championship (13 January 2024)
Next meeting
TBD
Stadiums
Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry City) King Power Stadium (Leicester City)
Statistics
Meetings total
88
Most wins
Leicester City (38)
All-time series
Leicester City: 38 Draw: 24 Coventry City: 26
Largest victory
Coventry City 1–8 Leicester City 1964–65 Football League Cup (1 December 1964)[1]
Coventry City
Leicester City
The M69 Derby, formerly the A46 Derby[citation needed], is a football match played between Coventry City and Leicester City. It takes its name from the motorway that connects the two cities, which are only 24 miles (38 km) apart.
Although neither side is the other club's traditional "arch rival", with Aston Villa considered Coventry's traditional rival and Nottingham Forest as Leicester's, the fixture became increasingly significant between 2001 and 2011 with both clubs' traditional rivals often being in different leagues, and the disillusionment of some Coventry fans with their traditional rivalry with Aston Villa. According to a survey by The Football Pools published in 2008, this fixture is the 26th fiercest rivalry in English football.[2]
However; the rivalry had declined during the 2010’s as Leicester's rise up the leagues and successful period in the top flight, has coincided with Coventry City struggling financially, in-turn resulting into a lower league position in the Football League. Times have changed recently though, as Coventry have risen up the leagues, while Leicester have lost their Premier League status. Following Leicester City’s relegation from the Premier League to the EFL Championship in the 2022-23 season, the M69 derby returned in the 2023–2024 season after an eleven year hiatus. Leicester City won the opening day fixture 2-1 at home, followed by Coventry winning the reverse fixture 3-1.
The derby has on occasion been marred by violence, the most recent in February 2008.[3] Prior to that, another took place in Coventry in October 2004 where police officers were pelted with missiles.[4]
^ abCite error: The named reference Head To Head: Coventry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Rivalries League". www.footballpools.com. The New Football Pools. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
^"Eleven held in football violence". BBC Sport. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
^"Police hit with missiles in city". BBC News. 18 October 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
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