What is Lanarkshire derby?
The '''Lanarkshire Derby''' is a football rivalry in [[Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]], and matches are played between two of [[Motherwell FC|Motherwell]], [[Hamilton Academical FC|Hamilton Academical]], [[Airdrie United FC|Airdrie United]] and [[Albion Rovers FC|Albion Rovers]]. ==Motherwell vs Airdrie== This game is the biggest Lanarkshire derby, and big crowds usually come to watch this match, at either [[Fir Park]] or [[Excelsior Stadium]]. For a very long time, Motherwell and [[Airdrieonians FC|Airdrieonians]] were the two biggest teams in Lanarkshire, up until Airdrie went out of business in 2002. There has only been one game between these two teams since Airdrie re-formed as Airdrie United, in the 2007 [[Scottish Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6234049.stm|title=Airdrie United 0-1 Motherwell |date=6 January 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> A Richie Foran goal won it for Motherwell that day, in front of a crowd of 5,924, the highest ever for an Airdrie United match. Also, this match had often been the final of the [[Lanarkshire Cup]], a competition where teams from all-over Lanarkshire played in. This competition stopped in 1996. ==Motherwell vs Hamilton Academical== This game is the second-biggest Lanarkshire derby, and the most Southern of all the derbies. Up until 2008, both teams were mostly in different divisions. Then Hamilton got promoted to the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] and both teams were to play each other a lot. This ended when Hamilton got relegated in 2011, meaning that Motherwell are now the only SPL team in Lanarkshire. ==Hamilton Academical vs Airdrie== This game is between the two middle-rated teams in Lanarkshire, and is not as big as when one of the teams play Motherwell. Both teams have usually been in a league lower than the SPL, this has became fiercely contested in recent years between both fanbases with both clubs playing in and around a similar tier of football. ==Airdrie vs Albion Rovers== This game is b