In English football, the Second City derby or Birmingham Derby, is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Birmingham, England – Aston Villa and Birmingham City. It is known as the Second City derby because Birmingham is the second biggest city in England.
The two West Midland clubs are generally regarded as each other's most fierce rivals, though this was perhaps less true between 1988 and 2002, when the two clubs were in different divisions and as a result did not play each other. During this time, Villa's biggest local rivalry was with Coventry City, while Blues' key local rivals were Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.
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