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A plain Derby shoe. A derby (UK: / ˈ d ɑːr b i / ⓘ DAR-bee, US: / ˈ d ɜːr b i / DUR-bee; also called gibson [1]) is a style of boot or shoe characterized by quarters, with shoelace eyelets, that are sewn on top of the vamp. [2] This construction method, also known as "open lacing", contrasts with that of the Oxford shoe. [citation needed]
An Oxford shoe is a type of shoe characterized by shoelace eyelet tabs that are attached under the vamp, [1] a feature termed "closed lacing". [2] This contrasts with Derbys , or bluchers , which have shoelace eyelets attached to the top of the vamp. [ 3 ]
Northampton-Oxford rivalry: Northampton Town vs. Oxford United [61] Oxford derby: Oxford City vs. Oxford United [62] Oxfordshire derby: Didcot Town vs. Oxford City [63] University derby: Oxford United vs. Cambridge United; M40 Derby: Oxford United vs. Wycombe Wanderers [64] [65] [66] [67]
The very first Boat Race was won by Oxford, but Cambridge lead the overall series with 86 wins to Oxford's 81, [3] with one dead heat in 1877 (as of 2023). [4] Recent races have been closely fought, with Oxford winning by the shortest ever margin of 1-foot (0.30 m) in 2003 [4] and Cambridge winning in 2004 despite Oxford's claims of a foul. [5]
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A black blucher shoe Open lacing with vamp in one piece – the hallmark of a blucher shoe. A blucher (/ ˈ b l uː tʃ ər / or / ˈ b l uː k ər /, German pronunciation:, Blücher) is a style of shoe with open lacing, its vamp made of a single piece of leather ("one cut"), with shoelace eyelets tabs sewn on top.
North East derby: Gateshead Senators vs. Northumberland Vikings [18] South Coast derby: Portsmouth Dreadnoughts vs Solent Thrashers [19] Swindon–Oxford rivalry: Swindon Storm vs. Oxford Saints [20] West Midlands derby: any match between Birmingham Bulls, Sandwell Steelers and Tamworth Phoenix [21]
League One high-fliers Derby County and Oxford United were knocked out of the Bristol Street Motors Trophy by League Two sides on a night of last-16 upsets.