First Premier League Yorkshire Derby for 19 Years??

Davey_C

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Living in knaresborough its all local news from leeds and sheffield im sick of hearing this statement which i see MOTD2 also went with ....

Wasnt Middlesbrough part of the North Riding of Yorkshire and boro v leeds also referred to as a 'Yorkshire Derby' back in the day?

To add more pee to the bonfire isnt Hull part of Yorkshire too? Making boro v hull a yorkshire derby which im sure took place alot sooner than 19 years ago in the top flight ..

Rant over
 
Humberside isnt a county like Teesside isnt. You dont see road signs for 'Humberside' on the M62 or as you leave Scarborough, but ive always found it odd how Teesside is the name on the road sign until you get less than 15 miles in any direction from middlesbrough and stockton when the name just disappears
 
One of the best reasons for is it in Yorkshire or not is. Did Yorkshire play cricket there? Yorkshire played cricket at both Alklam Park and The Circle ground in Hull. Ipso facto Boro v Hull is a Yorkshire derby

Boro have played Hull, Sheffield United, Sheffield wednesday day, Leeds and bradford in Premier league games between 2000 and 2017.
 
Living in knaresborough its all local news from leeds and sheffield im sick of hearing this statement which i see MOTD2 also went with ....

Wasnt Middlesbrough part of the North Riding of Yorkshire and boro v leeds also referred to as a 'Yorkshire Derby' back in the day?

To add more pee to the bonfire isnt Hull part of Yorkshire too? Making boro v hull a yorkshire derby which im sure took place alot sooner than 19 years ago in the top flight ..

Rant over
You're right
 
Knew this would come up soon as I heard it. No one else round the country thinks we are Yorkshire. No one from Yorkshire considers us from Yorkshire. Hence the first proper derby in 19 years.

I mean people from teesside don't even say proper.
 
Boro v Hull was a Yorkshire Derby in the EPL in 2016/17 season, based on pre 1968 boundaries.

Yorkshire cricket played games in the Boro and Hull before the decision to only play in Leeds and Scarborough.
 
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