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philwoodward | 12:43 Wed 15th May 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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why is a football match between 2 city teams called a derby?
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It comes from horceracing's Derby (run at Epsom since 1780, named after its founder, the 12th Earl of Derby) but I haven't been able to track down the reason WHY!
15:26 Mon 20th May 2002
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D'oh! Just checked the Answer Bank and got this answer too...http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Article.go?id=554
15:27 Mon 20th May 2002

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