The Edinburgh Derby 120 Years

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Scotland's capital city Edinburgh is home to one of the country's oldest and fiercest rivalries between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian. Hearts and Hibs were formed only one year apart in the 1870's and have played each other over 300 times in the League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Just three miles separate the two clubs with Hearts' Tyncastle Park to the West of the City in Gorgie and Hibs' Easter Road to the North in Leith. When derby day comes around, Edinburgh is divided into maroon and green with many famous clashes over the years. Perhaps most famous of all was the 2012 Scottish Cup final which saw Hearts victorious in a 5-1 win. There's as much passion on the pitch as off when these sides meet so there's rarely a shortage of goals, cards and talking points.

The two clubs were formed in the 1870s, with Heart of Midlothian, often referred to simply as Hearts, created in 1874 by a group of friends. The name of the club comes from the fact that they were all part of the dancing club known as Heart of Midlothian Quadrille Assembly Club. Meanwhile Hibernian, which most people refer to simply as Hibs, was created by Irish immigrants a year later. The former club play their matches at Tynecastle Park in the Gorgie area to the west of the city and have done since 1886. Hibs, meanwhile, ply their trade at Easter Road, which is located in the Leith district in the north of Edinburgh. The two stadiums are about three miles away from each other, as the crow flies. The first ever match between the two sides took place on an area of the city known as the Meadows and was played on Christmas Day in 1875, just a couple of months after Hibs had been formed, which might explain why Hearts won the match 1-0. During the 1877-1878 season the two teams were drawn to play against each other in the Scottish Cup, with Hibs emerging victorious. It was the start of a series of battles between the two sides, culminating in an Edinburgh F.A. Cup tie that required four replays before being settled. Eventually Hearts won it 3-2, but the sheer number of games and the fact that neither side could be easily separated put them on the map in terms of Scottish football and established them as the two main teams in the city.