2010 attendances

[Schumi]

Nope, just a wooden fence around the pitch, spectators standing on grass.

The segregation was a steward ordering all away fans down one side of the pitch.I assumed that they'd have had to do something with it to get a licence. They had a maximum capacity of something like 500 for our cup game there a few years ago, is that still the case I wonder. It could be a problem when Shels or Derry visit.

[sheao]

The BBC also had the same figure!!!



Actual attendance was 2,730.

Most Derry fans were amazed how large it was and a massive crowd from Cork was up.They almost filled section A which holds 240.

Congestion at the ticket booths even after the game had started.

Some City supporters were saying they did'nt get into the ground until 10 mins after kick off.

[gufc2000]

About 350 at Town v Harps, with a sizable Harps contingent.
Extratime has 600 approx

[De Town]

Extratime has 600 approx

Nowhere near 600 at it unfortunately.

[Candystripe]

Some City supporters were saying they did'nt get into the ground until 10 mins after kick off.

As some Derry supporters didn't either.

I changed those figures to the official figure released which was 2,779.

For safety reasons cash was taken at the turnstiles to avoid the congestion after the game had kicked off.It maybe should have been delayed for ten mins.

Still was a great problem to have.

[pineapple stu]

One UCD fan thought they outnumbered the Droggies!
Who thought that?

We had about 30 there.

[sheao]

As some Derry supporters didn't either.

I changed those figures to the official figure released which was 2,779.

For safety reasons cash was taken at the turnstiles to avoid the congestion after the game had kicked off.It maybe should have been delayed for ten mins.

Still was a great problem to have.

I suppose, one of the biggest gates of all the LOI games over the weekend. Hopefully we'll get a decent crowd for the Waterford game on Friday also .

[rebelarmyexile]

So to sum up Week 1:

Premier:

Bohemians v Sporting Fingal 3,200
St. Pats v Galway United 1,900
Drogheda Utd v UCD 400
Bray v Dundalk 1,500
Sligo v Shamrock Rovers 2,858*

First Division:

Derry v Cork 2,779*
Longford v Finn Harps 400
Salthill Devon v Athlone Town 350
Shelbourne v Monaghan Utd 877
Mervue Utd v Limerick 280
Waterford v Wexford Youths 1,000

*Official figures

[MeathDrog]

Scrap the Drogheda attendance. That is a ridiculous figure.

[The Lep]

Premier:

Bohemians v Sporting Fingal 3,200
St. Pats v Galway United 1,900
Drogheda Utd v UCD1, 400
Bray v Dundalk 1,500
Sligo v Shamrock Rovers 2,858*

First Division:

Derry v Cork 2,779*
Longford v Finn Harps 400
Salthill Devon v Athlone Town 350
Shelbourne v Monaghan Utd 877
Mervue Utd v Limerick 280
Waterford v Wexford Youths 1,000

Could be more like it.

[pineapple stu]

1400's too high for Drogheda v UCD. Everyone on here who was at the game seems agreed on roughly 1000.

Don't see why we can't take Pat's v Galway as 1558 official; too random a number to make up.

I'll post a first proper update later when I get the comparative figures together off last year's thread.

[DRDoc]

There was 330 at Salthil v Athlone

[WindmillWarrior]

1400's too high for Drogheda v UCD. Everyone on here who was at the game seems agreed on roughly 1000.
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Yeah, 1,000 is about right

[Dodge]

The Pats figure isn't official. No idea how they picked that figure at random. The estimates here are about right.

[Patrick Dunne]

The official figure from Richmond seems to me to be more accurate than some of the guesses here. It was one of the lower attendances I've seen there for a match involving Galway United.

[The Lep]

Around 200 tonight at the Shelbourne V Sporting Fingal friendly benefit match.

[CuanaD]

So, basically, in the 1st weekend about 10500 attended PremDiv & about 5500 went to Div1 games
16000ish all together.

Obv the 1st div is going to be higher than usual this year (a good thing IMO), but how does that total of 16k compare with last year's 1st weekend?



OK, I went & checked for myself - 2009 1st weekend approx figures:
Prem: 14,700
D1: 3,520
Total: 18,220

Can't draw any conclusions from that yet

[Roo69]

I thought there was at least 400..there was about 150 in the side close to the corner flag and easily 300 around the half way line...definatly biggest crowd we brought to Bray in years...maybe a Bray fan can give his view

I would have said about 300 myself looking over, over all attendance was no more than 1100 at tops

[pineapple stu]

This is how we finished up last season. Usual disclaimers about reliability, exaggeration, etc, apply.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,366 (2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Drogheda 2)
Bray - 1,169 (1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cork - 2,681 (3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 2,436 (3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,106 (1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Dundalk - 2,371 (1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD; 591 FD)
Galway - 1,076 (1,393; 2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,721 (1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882)
Rovers - 3,611 (1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349) (missing Cork 2 and Galway 2)
Sligo - 1,756 (1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 462 (387; 670; 421; 316; 291)
Harps - 480 (1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Kildare - 185 (241; 243; 265; 186; 298) (missing Finn Harps 2, Fingal 2 and Wexford 2)
Limerick - 429 (517; 670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 260 (406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Mervue - 166 (N/A)
Monaghan - 183 (177; 292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 972 (986; 888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 635 (688)
UCD - 272 (546 PD; 663 PD; 546 PD; 653 PD; 306)
Waterford - 434 (670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 494 (767; 810)

Premier Division average - 2,010 (1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 417 (641; 722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,175 (1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

[pineapple stu]

After one game this season, we're looking at -

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,800 (2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 1,000 (1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Drogheda - 1,000 (1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - N/A (2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Galway - N/A (1,076; 1,393; 2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD)
Pat's - 1,700 (1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - N/A (3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Sligo - 2,858 (1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
Sporting Fingal - N/A (635; 688)
UCD - N/A (272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - N/A (462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Cork - N/A (2,681 PD; 3,142 PD; 2,897 PD; 2,941 PD; 3,644 PD)
Derry - 2,779 (2,436 PD; 3,363 PD; 2,614 PD; 3,229 PD; 2,698 PD)
Harps - N/A (480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Limerick - N/A (429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 350 (260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 250 (166)
Monaghan - N/A (183; 177; 292; 204; 183)
Salthill Devon - 330 (N/A)
Shels - 877 (972; 986; 888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD)
Waterford - 1,000 (434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - N/A (494; 767; 810)

Premier Division average - 1,785 (2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
First Division average - 931 (417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

Overall average - 1,319 (1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

Figures in bold are mainly or wholly official; figures in normal type are mainly or wholly guesstimates.

Pat's site (http://www.stpatsfc.com/attendances.php?id=80&comp=league) has updated for the entire of last season - average of 1631 compared to 1721 on here - so I'll go with 1700 for the Galway game for the moment and keep an eye on the Pat's site for an update.

[John83]

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think pretty graphically, so I made this.

http://stigonline.com/attendences.gif

[corkharps]

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think pretty graphically, so I made this.

http://stigonline.com/attendences.gif

Who says the degrees been handed out theses days are inflated? I hope John got an arts degree,cos thats some work of art!

[Magicme]

That has to be one of the funniest things ever. A graph! On a football forum. I love you John!

[peadar1987]

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think pretty graphically, so I made this.



Woah! Was there a plague in Waterford nobody told me about?!

[MeathDrog]

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think pretty graphically, so I made this.

http://stigonline.com/attendences.gif

Very clear and concise that.

[Sam_Heggy]

Any chance of changing the thread title? Im a bit of a traditionalist and the records part at the end just annoys me.
It's the little things ya know.

[SkStu]

After one game this season, we're looking at -

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,366 (2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)


out of interest, unless ive missed something, why put our attendance at last seasons average when most estimates put the attendance against Fingal on Friday at around the 2900-3200 mark?

[Lamper.sffc]

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think pretty graphically, so I made this.

http://stigonline.com/attendences.gif

Im colour blind, what the hell do you want me to do with that :)

[bennocelt]

Im colour blind, what the hell do you want me to do with that :)


You will have to send off then for the FOOt.ie sponsored mala

[Martinho II]

Very clear and concise that.



is that a graph that registers the movements in John 83s brain??;)

[pineapple stu]

out of interest, unless ive missed something, why put our attendance at last seasons average when most estimates put the attendance against Fingal on Friday at around the 2900-3200 mark?
Typo. Good spot, thanks.

[Cuyahoga]

There is no boycott from shamrock rovers fans for this site.
As for attendances,i was amazed at the amount of people posting last friday night,giving updates on their team's scores.
Are people not bothering their arses to go to matches.no wonder the attendances are so small?

[Mr A]

There are a lot of people who live far from home but still follow their team.

[Schumi]

And it's often difficult to get to far away away games.

[Cuyahoga]

Point taken,but i am sure there are plenty of so called fans who are only living down the road from where the match is on but would rather sit on their couch watching aertel with thier laptops on their laps!

[John83]

Im colour blind, what the hell do you want me to do with that :)
Save it and convert it to greyscale. :p

[bluemovie]

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think pretty graphically, so I made this.

http://stigonline.com/attendences.gif

It's no wonder TV3's Brian O'Donovan (Lawless Ireland) feared for his safety around League of Ireland fans. This is Travis Bickle stuff!!!

P.S. John, you're signature is really annoying.

[Bluezar]

It's no wonder TV3's Brian O'Donovan (Lawless Ireland) feared for his safety around League of Ireland fans. This is Travis Bickle stuff!!!

P.S. John, you're signature is really annoying.

You just love stats!

[peadar1987]

P.S. John, you're signature is really annoying.

Please let this be a deliberate reference to his old signature!!!

[bluemovie]

Please let this be a deliberate reference to his old signature!!!

I wish it was! Gotta stop typing when I'm tired. Bluebeard will tell you I made a worse mistake last week. Maybe I'm 'loosing' it. ;)

[Sunny Jim]

I guess a good 1000 at the Waterford/Wexford game last night! decent enough :)

Waterford v Wexford official attendance 683 according to this: http://www.wexfordecho.ie/news/story/?trs=mhojmhidmh&cat=sport

[damien]

cork v waterford official attendance 4401

[BillytheFin]

1267 at Fingal V Sligo

[gufc2000]

902 announced in Terryland

[De Town]

Would guess at 250 max. at Mons v Town.

Mons fans might have a more accurate guess though.

[fionnsci]

Promising figures from Cork, Fingal and Limerick there.....Poor decline by Galway really.

[Sam_Heggy]

1006 accounted for in Finn Park but it was hard to get a count on the free kids so the figure was well above that but 1006 would be the safest call. There will not be any more official figure than that.

[PartySaint]

Can anyone tell why Fingal dont put away fans on the big terrace?

They do for the big clubs;)

[red bellied]

What does that stand seat in Santry?

[Lamper.sffc]

What does that stand seat in Santry?

800..

Fair play to your lads. Sang their hearts out. A credit to your club.