{"id":1195,"date":"2025-06-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:32:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:32:04","slug":"south-yorkshire-rivalries-and-the-appetite-for-womens-derbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/2025\/06\/02\/south-yorkshire-rivalries-and-the-appetite-for-womens-derbies\/","title":{"rendered":"South Yorkshire rivalries and the &#8216;appetite&#8217; for women&#8217;s derbies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/N-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1225 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/N-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/N-480x270.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>With the potential for exciting derbies right on their doorstep, the question must be asked: why aren\u2019t South Yorkshire women\u2019s football clubs promoting these matchups?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rivalries and tribalism run through the very DNA of the average football fan. They live for match days with history behind them and intensity driving them forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But travel into South Yorkshire\u2019s women\u2019s football scene and a curious silence echoes<strong> <\/strong>through the stands: no local derbies and no historic grudges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite rich footballing roots for the men\u2019s game, there are no widely recognised, promoted, or celebrated showdowns in South Yorkshire women\u2019s football.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These clashes are more than fixtures &#8211; they are narratives. A good rivalry creates emotion, tension, and anticipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Yorkshire is home to some of the most celebrated<strong> <\/strong>names in women\u2019s football and<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/doncaster-rovers-belles\/\">Doncaster Rovers Belles<\/a> share the region with <a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/barnsley-women\/\">Barnsley Women\u2019s FC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/sheffield-united\/\">Sheffield United Women<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/sheffield-wednesday\/\">Sheffield Wednesday Ladies<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of these clubs have faced each other on the pitch and on paper, it is the perfect recipe for compelling local clashes<strong>; <\/strong>but in practice these regional rivalries pass by quietly, devoid of the energy and cultural weight that could make them stand out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/2025\/05\/30\/from-music-mixing-to-dog-boarding-a-sheffield-wednesday-ladies-managers-life-beyond-the-touchline\/\">From music mixing to dog boarding: a Sheffield Wednesday Ladies manager\u2019s life beyond the touchline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Steel City rivalry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/2025\/05\/23\/owl-or-nothing-running-sheffield-wednesday-ladies\/\">Dave Higgins, Chairman of Sheffield Wednesday Ladies<\/a>, said: \u201cRivalries in women\u2019s football are not driven by the ferocity and viscous nature that the men\u2019s game revolves around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople still frown about women\u2019s football, even though it\u2019s a lot more integrated and taken on board because of the Lionesses. At the upper levels, the rivalry is there, and you see teams at the top of the league battling it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCrowds in our league are probably lucky to get a couple of hundred people watching. There is always an increase in the numbers there on a Wednesday versus United game. I\u2019m not talking thousands; I\u2019m talking tens of tens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave added that Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s only rivals are Sheffield United Community Foundation, since there is a pre-existing city rivalry with the men\u2019s team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got Sheffield United [Community Foundation] in our league, and we always want to beat them, but it\u2019s not as intense as men\u2019s [games] are. It\u2019s not like, &#8216;I want to pummel them, I want to break them&#8217;. It\u2019s like \u2018let\u2019s win so we\u2019ve got the bragging rights.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday Ladies FC wear the logo of the men\u2019s club on their shirts, but they are not under the official umbrella of the club.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf Sheffield Wednesday took us under their wing and promoted Sheffield Wednesday Ladies home games or \u2018get yourself down to Sheffield Wednesday Ladies game, they\u2019re playing United.\u2019 I think that would increase the rivalry because they\u2019d be more vociferous as they would see it as Wednesday versus United.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sarina Wiegman, Lionesses boss (2023), the women\u2019s game \u201ccannot be compared<em>\u201d<\/em> to the men\u2019s and will only become equal with further investment across the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Women\u2019s Super League, fixtures like Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s rivalry seems to transfer into the women\u2019s game. The North London Derbies fill the stadiums in part because of the sheer nature of frequent advertising at the men\u2019s teams games which catches the fan\u2019s attention with dramatic slogans: \u2018There\u2019s nothing like feeling the rivalry.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while some South Yorkshire women\u2019s teams are locked in competitive leagues- often playing one another in the region<strong>, <\/strong>those games aren\u2019t being marketed, sponsored, or celebrated as rivalries in the same way the men\u2019s game has been promoted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a belief that rivalries must evolve organically, but they can take time to develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Barnsley rivalry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/2025\/05\/23\/the-emerging-talent-centre-in-womens-football-explained\/\">Steve Maddock, CEO of Barnsley Women\u2019s FC<\/a>, recognises that the women\u2019s game, especially in South Yorkshire, is still developing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe women\u2019s games haven\u2019t got the history of the men\u2019s game yet, but things have to happen in a certain game that get remembered by fans, and that\u2019s where your rivalries start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One major hurdle in South Yorkshire Women\u2019s Football is the gap between tiers. While clubs often share a postcode, they don\u2019t often share a league. Ultimately this makes it harder to generate consistent and meaningful derbies over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are lots of grassroots teams out there, but we haven\u2019t got any adversaries with any of them, because we haven\u2019t had a chance to play them apart from the county cup, which is a one off. Rivals are built up on time and history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve still recalled one particular clash that sparked a hint of conflict between Barnsley Women\u2019s FC vs Barnsley FC Women and drew some solid support from the fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first and only time we\u2019ve ever played Barnsley FC was in the League Cup in August 2024. There were quite a few people that turned up to that and that\u2019s what is good for the game. We were hoping that we\u2019re going to play them again in the county cup, but we never got drawn against each other. There will be a rivalry there, but it takes years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery year we used to play Leeds United, we used to get a big crowd because for some reason there has always been a bit of a rivalry between us. It\u2019s good for the game when you get clubs who are rivals, but it\u2019s difficult now due to the shift in tiers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The point is clear: there is appetite for South Yorkshire rivalries, but the opportunities are few and far between. Without regular fixtures and cross-club promotion, potential healthy conflict fizzles out before it has even started.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, clubs like Portsmouth Women and Southampton FC Women have leaned into the \u201cSouth Coast Derby\u201d tag to promote fixtures. This has landed the fixtures being a larger turnout and a \u2018highly anticipated clash.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/image-1-1024x633.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/image-1-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/image-1-980x606.png 980w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/sywf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/image-1-480x297.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/633;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attendances at Southampton FC Women home games in the 2024\/25 season. Home match against Sunderland excluded from the chart as tickets were free. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent edition of the South Coast Derby at St Mary&#8217;s saw ticket sales three times higher than any other game during the 2024\/2025 season, proving that the appetite for rivalry is there in the women&#8217;s game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, can that be replicated in South Yorkshire?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even at grassroots level, rivalries bring energy, and they drive fans to pick a team, follow results, and attend matches in person rather than scrolling online. Playing in the lower leagues shouldn\u2019t mean South Yorkshire women\u2019s teams get limited promotion of visibility that might drive these derbies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These clubs might not have deep-rooted rivalries yet- but that doesn\u2019t mean they can\u2019t build them. With local pride, committed players and loyal supporters already in place, the foundations are there. 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