2012 attendances

[cornflakes]

only for Wexford's blip in the middle of the season they could have easily have passed us out! I am not surprised with only 4 ltfc fans as a lot of fans are savin their money for the playoffs including yours truly! the next two/four weeks are goin to be massive for us ...

What will happen if ye don't get promoted? Hasn't your sponsor gone bust? That'l surely affect your budget next season

[Acornvilla]

What will happen if ye don't get promoted? Hasn't your sponsor gone bust? That'l surely affect your budget next season
Munnely is our main sponsor financially from what I hear, so losing Flancare isn't actually that big a deal.

I'd be surprised if Tony is kept on if we don't go up tbh, so major upheaval on the horizon quite possibly. All speculation of course!

[nigel-harps1954]

What about the ground name though? Will there be a name change for next season?

[nigel-harps1954]

Averages after the end of the First Division:

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 1488 (2011 - 1,488; 2010- 1,835; 2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 970 (1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 2786 (2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1436 (2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 963 (811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 981 (1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Pat's - 1494 (1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3171 (3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1187 (781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2801 (2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 507 (558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 271 (200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Harps - 429 (433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) -
Limerick - 734 (569; 598; 429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 365 (315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 243 (349; 123; 166)
SD Galway - 182 (125; 122 - As Salthill Devon FC)
Waterford - 453 (466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 302 (216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 1617 (1,547, 1,512; 2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 372 (578, 682; 417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1093 (1,110, 1,095; 1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

[Acornvilla]

Ha, our crowds suck, but have still improved for the second season in a row, little victory's and all that..
As for the ground name, I have honestly no idea what will happen.

[nigel-harps1954]

I'd love to see Waterford go up and Dundalk come down to the first division. At least they might bring a few more away fans and we'll have some sort of sniff of a team that's not 3 hours away from us.

[KevB76]

1386 in Jackman tonight.

It was actually 1486, Ralph had misread/heard the attendance when announcing it.

[gael353]

Wait till we get to the prem. The only club where away attendences (as diclared on this site) fall when we visit :)

[NeverFeltBetter]

It was actually 1486, Ralph had misread/heard the attendance when announcing it.

There was a lot of that from the PA Saturday night! Guess the emotion of the evening got to him.

1486 though. So close to a nice round number, but a fantastic crowd.

[Sean South]

Was there only 250 at Dundalk-Bohs game? Where are all those crying "save our club" Get out and support your club and stop hoping someone will ride in to your rescue.

[gufcfan]

Was there only 250 at Dundalk-Bohs game? Where are all those crying "save our club" Get out and support your club and stop hoping someone will ride in to your rescue.

I was chatting to one of ze Germans that was there and he says he counted 136 in the away section and an estimate of over 600 in total.

[marinobohs]

I was chatting to one of ze Germans that was there and he says he counted 136 in the away section and an estimate of over 600 in total.

Hmmmmm think 600 might be a tad generous an estimation for crowd at (a rather Baltic) Oriel :rolleyes: meaningless game on a freezing night, 24 hours after the Lansdowne fiasco, I suspect many (outside Sligo) had their fill of footie

[Dalymountrower]

I was chatting to one of ze Germans that was there and he says he counted 136 in the away section and an estimate of over 600 in total.

A good few Bohs fans sitting in the home section of the Oriel stand as usual , Macardles at half time and not being kept back at full time is worth the extra fiver.
Hopefully Oriel will still be a Premier club ground next season .

[Martinho II]

I know with Flancare that another company has being formed.. So I dont think it will effect it too much Flancare will still be on our jerseys next season.. They still give money to us every season!

[BonnieShels]

Was there only 250 at Dundalk-Bohs game? Where are all those crying "save our club" Get out and support your club and stop hoping someone will ride in to your rescue.

Met two FC Union Berlin supporting Germans on Friday night after the game and one of them was a Dundalk fan after heading to college in DkIT in 1999-2000.
He was bringing his mate to the game on Saturday wearing his Lilywhites of course.

[El-Pietro]

there were some Leverkusen and VFL Bochum fans in the away end at Tolka. They had us learning some chants, I think their rivals from Rot Weiss Essen were in the lego stand

[Charlie Darwin]

Good God I hope they teach the football fans of this country some alternatives to that dreadful St Pauli song.

[bullit]

Was there only 250 at Dundalk-Bohs game? Where are all those crying "save our club" Get out and support your club and stop hoping someone will ride in to your rescue.
:rolleyes: It must be great looking down and shouting at others from the top o' the pile!

Dundalk supporters have rallied to "Save Our Club" and the club is now on a firm footing & in safe hands;we don't need anybody outside of OP to ride to any rescue.

Supporters here have become disilliunsioned with the results on the pitch this season(see leauge table).Couple that with the time and day of the game and then you have attendance meltdown.

By the way,there was double+ the attendance mentioned,not great by our standands or by any standard but understandable in the circumstances.

Well done on yer leauge ribbon btw and hope to be playing yee again next season in the Prem

[gufcfan]

By the way,there was double+ the attendance mentioned,not great by our standands or by any standard but understandable in the circumstances.

I knew there was no way 250 was right.

[adamd164]

Cork City vs Dundalk official att = 2,782

Rounds off a good season attendance-wise for us.

[Charlie Darwin]

What's the mood like in Cork re: next season? Do the fans think Dunne can take the club forward or do they want change?

[El-Pietro]

happy to give him another transfer window to sort things out, weve had a good end to the season and hes starting to find his team. bring in a proper striker or two and a left winger and we might push on a good bit.

[oriel]

I knew there was no way 250 was right.


The crowd was 505 for Dlk V Bohs, def one of the worst crowds for a PD game that I can recall. Then again as bullit says its (perfectably) understandable, we've had nothing to play for in over a month now, and winning ONE league game at home all year is a huge factor.

[A face]

What's the mood like in Cork re: next season? Do the fans think Dunne can take the club forward or do they want change?

I think this year will stand to the current squad, we lost so many points this year in games where we were one or two goals up. They need to be able to concentrate for the whole game and no drop so deep and i think we'll be fine. One or two additions definitely would be great, but we have the bones of a good team there already.

[bluewhitearmy]

I think this year will stand to the current squad, we lost so many points this year in games where we were one or two goals up. They need to be able to concentrate for the whole game and no drop so deep and i think we'll be fine. One or two additions definitely would be great, but we have the bones of a good team there already.


Until we show up with bags of money to throw around :cool:

[PartySaint]

I've seen Cork 4 times this season and have been impressed every time. They look to be a good footballing side and only seem to be 1 or 2 players short of challenging for a European spot next season.

[nigel-harps1954]

Extratime announced 550 as the attendance in Flancare tonight. Poor.

[nigel-harps1954]

Penultimate week:

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 1488 (2011 - 1,488; 2010- 1,835; 2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 965 (1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 2786 (2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1460 (2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 977 (811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 998 (1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Pat's - 1494 (1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3127 (3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1187 (781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2801 (2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 507 (558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 271 (200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Harps - 429 (433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) -
Limerick - 734 (569; 598; 429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 365 (315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 243 (349; 123; 166)
SD Galway - 182 (125; 122 - As Salthill Devon FC)
Waterford - 453 (466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 302 (216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 1617 (1,547, 1,512; 2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 372 (578, 682; 417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1093 (1,110, 1,095; 1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

[Partizan]

Extratime announced 550 as the attendance in Flancare tonight. Poor.

Approx 150 of those were away fans. They wont bring that amount down to the RSC next Friday thats for sure.

[nigel-harps1954]

You would hope the second leg attracts a good bit more than that anyway.

[oriel]

Just as well our second last home crowd to be used in these estimates is in, and we are standing at just under 1,000, as next Friday's final league match at home to Bray is going to be a dreadful turnout I would imagine.

Strange or not as it may seem, the expected crowd for the play off 4 days later will be actually quite respectable, but play offs are not used for overall figures.

Cork's crowds above look to be the stand out figure considering their league position, also such a pity Drogs couldn't have attracted more fans for such a strong season they had.

[trevy]

1198 at the RSC for Waterford United v Longford last night. Biggest crowd by far of the season for us.

[d rovers]

6097 in the showgrounds last night.

[Cuyahoga]

1,604 at Dalymount for Bohs v Drogheda ( I was there, seemed liked more)
1,204 at richmond park for Pats v Cork City
260 at Oriel Park for Dundalk v Bray ( Thats bad )
500 est at Belfied Bowl for UCD v Shelbourne
all according to Extratime.ie

[Spudulika]

1,604 at Dalymount for Bohs v Drogheda ( I was there, seemed liked more)
1,204 at richmond park for Pats v Cork City
260 at Oriel Park for Dundalk v Bray ( Thats bad )
500 est at Belfied Bowl for UCD v Shelbourne
all according to Extratime.ie

Agreed on the Bohs, crowd. Fair number down from Drogheda and quite a few in the main stand too. Do they count members though? Nice to see two teams who were under such pressure make the end of the season and Drogheda do well. Hope Mulvenna is okay.

[sligoman]

What was the biggest and lowest crowd this season?

[PartySaint]

What was the biggest and lowest crowd this season?

League wise I'd say that 6,097 in the Showgrounds on Friday was the biggest.

I think there was something like 150 at a Mons Bray game which was probably the lowest. Well done to UCD on avoiding that award.

[nigel-harps1954]

League wise I'd say that 6,097 in the Showgrounds on Friday was the biggest.

I think there was something like 150 at a Mons Bray game which was probably the lowest. Well done to UCD on avoiding that award.

Sligo with 6,097 was the largest yes.

I have UCD vs Dundalk from 29th June as 158 people.

Bray v Derry on 20th August only had 275 as the next lowest outside of UCD.


Lowest in the First Division was 88 between Salthill and Harps a few weeks back. (which I find also quite strange because there was a good travelling support that night)

Limerick also had the only 2 attendances above 1,000 people this year.

Their second last home game saw 1,486 people watch them lift the trophy, while 1,207 saw their 3rd home game of the season.

Harps and Longford were the only two to come close with 750 each at a game.

[Martinho II]

waterford had a attendance of 1150 in RSC in playoffs last weekend in RSC..

[nigel-harps1954]

waterford had a attendance of 1150 in RSC in playoffs last weekend in RSC..

It was 1,198 ;)

I only included the league season itself.

[nigel-harps1954]

Final series of games.

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 1,496 (2011 - 1,488; 2010- 1,835; 2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 965 (1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 2,786 (2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1,460 (2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 977 (811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 949 (1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Pat's - 1,474 (1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3,127 (3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1,187 (781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 3,007 (2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 506 (558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 271 (200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Harps - 429 (433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) -
Limerick - 734 (569; 598; 429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 365 (315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 243 (349; 123; 166)
SD Galway - 182 (125; 122 - As Salthill Devon FC)
Waterford - 453 (466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 302 (216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 1,630 (1,547, 1,512; 2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 372 (578, 682; 417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1,101 (1,110, 1,095; 1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

[horton]

What happened the 4 fans Harps lost? Poor season for us attendance wise, we managed to maintain better crowds in the FD!

[oriel]

Thanks again Nigel for taking on the role from Pineapple, always interesting to see the estimates, and I'm sure its very time consuming for you. Considering it was one of our worst ever league seasons, I was amazed to see us end up with just under 1,000. Last two games were always going to be brutal crowds with nothing to play for. Also we got a dreadful fixture list this year, with Rovers, Sligo, Derry, Cork & Drogs all at home only once. Also had UCD, Bray at home twice.

[nigel-harps1954]

What happened the 4 fans Harps lost? Poor season for us attendance wise, we managed to maintain better crowds in the FD!

Something similar to 679 Derry fans that have disappeared. ;)


Cheers Oriel, actually quite enjoyed doing it this season, something that I've kept an eye on with keen interest over the past few seasons.

[El-Pietro]

so we've lost 9 fans throughout the two divisions this year. I assume they were the Mons fans.

[bennocelt]

Thanks again Nigel for taking on the role from Pineapple, always interesting to see the estimates, and I'm sure its very time consuming for you. Considering it was one of our worst ever league seasons, I was amazed to see us end up with just under 1,000. Last two games were always going to be brutal crowds with nothing to play for. Also we got a dreadful fixture list this year, with Rovers, Sligo, Derry, Cork & Drogs all at home only once. Also had UCD, Bray at home twice.

Likewise, cheers Nigel, always love looking at the stats - hope your around for next season:)

[redobit]

Thanks again Nigel for taking on the role from Pineapple, always interesting to see the estimates, and I'm sure its very time consuming for you. Considering it was one of our worst ever league seasons, I was amazed to see us end up with just under 1,000. Last two games were always going to be brutal crowds with nothing to play for. Also we got a dreadful fixture list this year, with Rovers, Sligo, Derry, Cork & Drogs all at home only once. Also had UCD, Bray at home twice.

Admiral. Preferring to have lost at home rather than lossing away.

[nigel-harps1954]

1,500 estimate in Oriel tonight according to Extratime.

[sadloserkid]

so we've lost 9 fans throughout the two divisions this year. I assume they were the Mons fans.

How do you explain the other six?

[oriel]

Just for interest as the regular season is over, and wont be included in final figures, but for last nights play off v Waterford, the crowd was 'approx 1,600' as per www.dundalkfc.com