The East Anglian derby is a term used to describe football matches held between Norwich City and Ipswich Town, the only fully professional football clubs in the neighbouring East Anglian counties of Norfolk and Suffolk respectively.

[5] Winning the derby is one measure used to determine which club from the region can declare itself the "Pride of Anglia".

[3][4] The report stated, "The gap of 40 miles doesn't make those East Anglia 'Old Farm' derbies any less intense, and this, combined with the regularity and closeness of the games, and the recent fortunes of both clubs, put it ahead of all but one rivalry in League football.

"[4] Former referee Keith Hackett said of the East Anglian derby: "As for the most aggressive atmosphere that I've ever encountered, believe it or not it was at Carrow Road for Norwich v Ipswich Town.

"[6]Rob Hadgraft, who wrote The Old Farm, suggested some reasons for the intensity of the rivalry: "I think it's because each club represents the entire county ...

Played at Portman Road, the match finished 1–1, although the league was abandoned a few days later following the outbreak of the Second World War.

With extra time looming, Steve Bruce scored a late winner to send Norwich to Wembley.

John Wark is Ipswich's leading goalscorer in the derby with nine goals,[13] while Hugh Curran remains Norwich's top scorer with five, a record that has stood since 1968.

At least six players have scored hat-tricks in derby matches – Hugh Curran in 1968–69 and Grant Holt in 2010–11 for Norwich,[14] and Albert Day in 1946–47,[15] Colin Viljoen in 1967–68,[16] Trevor Whymark in 1976–77,[16] and Alex Mathie in 1997–98 for Ipswich.