Top 10 Biggest Rivals in English Football
4. Birmingham vs Aston Villa
In fourth place is the fixture between Aston Villa and Birmingham which is referred to as the ‘Second City Derby‘ or the ‘Birmingham Derby’ which is match played by Birmingham City clubs Aston Villa and Birmingham. It is sometimes called the Second City Derby due to Birmingham being the second city of the United Kingdom. The two are regarded as each others most fierce rivals though the two are not currently in the same division with Aston Villa being in the Premier League while Birmingham being in the lower divisions.
Their stadium’s Villa Park and Hawthorns are only miles away this distance makes the rivalry very tense and the fans of these sides especially the Birmingham fans are not very happy for their rivals success as compared to theirs.