Somerset derby
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The Somerset derby refers to all local derby football matches between teams in Somerset, England. Most notably between Yeovil Town, Bath City, Taunton Town and Weston-super-Mare. With Taunton's recent rise up the non-League pyramid. All four clubs currently play in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Yeovil Town are by far the most successful, being the only Somerset side to ever play in the Football League.[2] Bath and Yeovil have played each other most out of the four clubs, playing 274 matches.
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Somerset | |
Teams | |
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First meeting | Yeovil Town 4–2 Bath City (23 November 1901) |
Stadiums | Huish Park (Yeovil Town) Twerton Park (Bath City) Wordsworth Drive (Taunton Town) Woodspring (Weston Super Mare) |
Statistics | |
Most wins | Yeovil |
Largest victory | Yeovil Town 9–0 Bath City (26 December 1946[1]) |
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