Roses rivalry

The red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York

The term "Roses rivalry" can refer to sporting rivalries between teams from the English counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The name of the rivalry is derived from the historic Wars of the Roses which was fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The term has been used to describe:

• Leeds United and Manchester United rivalry, and also games between other traditional East Lancashire and West Yorkshire clubs - Bradford City vs Burnley, Halifax Town vs Rochdale and Huddersfield Town vs Oldham Athletic being well known examples.
• Roses Match, the rivalry between Lancashire CCC and Yorkshire CCC in cricket.
• Rugby League War of the Roses, was an annual rugby league series played between professional players of Yorkshire and Lancashire. Currently the Roses Derby exists in rugby league, similar to in football, between traditional East Lancashire clubs of Oldham and Rochdale, and West Yorkshire clubs of Huddersfield and Halifax.
• Roses Tournament, an annual varsity tournament between the students of the University of York and Lancaster University.

See also[]

• Liverpool–Manchester rivalry - the rivalry between the two cities located in the historic county of Lancashire.