Pride of Anglia

The main two football clubs vying for the title are Ipswich Town from Suffolk and Norwich City from Norfolk.

Both teams currently regularly compete in the top two tiers in the English football league and often find themselves in the same division, meaning at least two derby matches will be played during the season as league games, in addition to any cup / play-off games where the two teams may be drawn against each other.

[8] In the 2023–24 season, Ipswich finished in the highest league position of all East Anglian clubs for the first time in some years.

[1] and will by default be the best in Anglia on league position until at least the end of the 2024-2025 season for being the only club from the region in the highest tier of English football.

Norwich City defeated Ipswich Town during the 2023-2024 season, meaning they also can lay claim to the Pride of Anglia title.

Colchester Chief Executive, Marie Partner with "Pride of Anglia" trophy, awarded by Anglia Television in 2007. This the only time (on record) a reward has been bestowed on a club for achieving "Pride of Anglia" status
League positions for the five professional association football clubs in East Anglia