Rivalries have long been a part of football, with clubs across the country generally having at least one major ‘enemy’.

The Championship is currently packed with clubs whose conflicts with their rivals are the stuff of legend amongst fans on both sides of the divide.

Rarely a week goes by without at least one match taking place that is likely to keep match officials on their toes during the game and police on high alert off the pitch.

Read on as we look at some of the tastiest games taking place in the Championship during September.

Queens Park Rangers vs Luton Town – September 14

Many QPR fans will argue that Chelsea are their biggest rivals, but dig a little deeper and there is genuine animosity between Hoops and Luton thugs.

Both clubs have had some notorious football hooligans associated with them and there have been numerous instances of violence between the two sides.

The history dates back to the 1980s when a Rangers supporter was supposedly stabbed by a member of Luton’s ‘Men in Gear’ firm.

The rivalry has even spilled over into other games, with QPR hooligans once targeting their Luton rivals at a non-league game at Hayes & Yeading.

Leeds United vs Derby County – September 21

The ill-feeling between these two clubs dates back to the 1970s and the bitter acrimony between managers Don Revie and Brian Clough.

The rivalry spilled over onto the terraces with the Derby Lunatic Fringe and Leeds United Service Crew regularly going head-to-head during the 1980s.

Fast forward to last season and Leeds’ boss Marcelo Bielsa’s ‘Spygate’ scandal added yet another layer to the hostility between the two clubs.

Derby’s subsequent victory over Leeds in the play-of semi-finals sparked wild celebrations amongst Rams fans and the Yorkshire club will be gunning for revenge this time around.

Huddersfield Town vs Millwall – September 28

Police forces across England and Wales are generally wary when Millwall come to town and there have numerous instances of disorder linked to the club.

However, they were on the receiving end of some serious levels of violence when they travelled to face Huddersfield back in April 2010.

The so-called ‘Battle of Waterloo’ saw Town hooligans attack three minibuses carrying Millwall fans, resulting in the judicial system dishing out a plethora of jail sentences and banning orders.

There have been other instances of disorder when the two teams have met, undoubtedly fuelled by a tribal ‘north versus south’ mentality amongst the hooligans.