Cambridgeshire derby

Cambridgeshire derby
Location Cambridgeshire
TeamsCambridge United
Peterborough United
First meetingCambridge 1–5 Peterborough
(22 March 1956)
Hunt's Premier Cup
Latest meetingCambridge 0–1 Peterborough
(15 March 2025)
2024–25 EFL League One
StadiumsAbbey Stadium (Cambridge United)
London Road (Peterborough United)
Statistics
Meetings totalTotal: 56
League: 36
Most winsTotal: Peterborough (28)
League: Peterborough: 14
All-time recordPeterborough: 28
Draw: 13
Cambridge United: 16
Cambridge United
Peterborough United

The Cambridgeshire derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Cambridge United and Peterborough United, the only fully professional football clubs in Cambridgeshire. Both the clubs are 42 miles apart.

The first derby took place on 22 March 1956 and has since been played 54 competitive matches with Peterborough winning 25 to Cambridge United's 16. Both clubs have played two friendlies and one memorial match.

Fans of both clubs consider each as one of their main rivals. In the 2003 Football Fans Census, the Cambridgeshire derby was listed one of the 23 requited rivalries in English football.