2013 Attendances

[Ezeikial]

Fair enough. Presumed there wasn't. Rarely used anyway (just like the away section)

Thats a collectors item

[oriel]

Dundalk installed/replaced around 3,200 seats to bring the ground up to standard of hosting two rounds of European games in 2010. The shed has around 1,000 seats, most of central part not used, but fans do sit on either side of the covering.

There is also seating in the town side of the stand, again it's a mixed take up for use, but definitely used. Away section, hardly ever see anyone using the seats there.

[citybone]

Delighted to see a packed Lissywollen last night. Hope we can keep 1500+ for Premier Division games next season.
I don't expect Athlone to have a average much above 1.000 to be honest. Especially if results go against yee which im guessing they will.


I wonder how Athlone plan to deal with segregation in the ground for the bigger games next year. Only one gate in and out of the ground doesnt help.

Are there any plans to add another stand there?

A very small stand behind the goal with its own toilets/food cart and entrance. 500 roofed seats would be plenty. but i think it will be hard too get this done before next season starts.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Isn't a second entrance a requirement?

[Straightstory]

Problem is when ya have the likes of Rovers, Pats and Dundalk etc coming down, if we have 2000 home fans, where are ya going to put the away fans. Cant put them behind the goal for safety reasons (all the stones, rocks etc) so what do ya do there. Id love if we built a little shed behind one of the goals.

Maybe get rid of the stones and rocks? (I can't even begin to imagine what the 'etc' refers to...)

[Straightstory]

I'd have to say - that is probably my favourite ever post on Foot.ie - just for the 'stones and rocks' reference.

[ATFC-1887]

hahaha ok ok calm :)
The etc meaning the big pitch wide muck piles that are behind the goals for some unknown reason

[ATFC-1887]

I don't expect Athlone to have a average much above 1.000 to be honest. Especially if results go against yee which im guessing they will.



Oh ye of little faith :P
I reckon Roddy will put a strong enough team together. Of course well lose games, and our crowd will drop, but im looking forward to the challenge ahead. Next season is all about stability. Thats all.

[EAFC_rdfl]

Sure its only a short couple of months ago that I was at the Harps game against Athlone in Lissywollen, I'd say at a struggle there were 300 there. You can't beat a bandwagon but give it a few bad results next season and lets see where the avg settles. Its only really the last 8-10 games that have seen the results which led to a big jump in numbers, that game against harps was a bit of a turning point for both teams

[NeverFeltBetter]

Limerick have managed a consistent enough four digit level of crowd, with a fairly noticeable drop off in the last month and a half as the season winds down into irrelevancy (for the club I mean). And that's around a mid-table level. You'd have to imagine that, first season back, Athlone would only ever be reaching that high, probably a little lower. With the increased away crowds, something in the region of Bray's numbers would be good. 1500 a game is certainly a very ambitious target.

[ATFC-1887]

Sure its only a short couple of months ago that I was at the Harps game against Athlone in Lissywollen, I'd say at a struggle there were 300 there. You can't beat a bandwagon but give it a few bad results next season and lets see where the avg settles. Its only really the last 8-10 games that have seen the results which led to a big jump in numbers, that game against harps was a bit of a turning point for both teams


Official attendance for that game was 467

[Dodge]

Official attendance for that game was 467

Phew. For a minute there I thought you were going to have to increase your attendance fivefold but now you're only going to have to treble it. Should be easy

Regardless, personally delighted to see Athlone come up. My first game outside of Dublin was in St Mels so have a bit of a soft spot for them. Never been to Lissywoolen either

[sadloserkid]

Maybe get rid of the stones and rocks? (I can't even begin to imagine what the 'etc' refers to...)

Pebbles?

[razor]

1658 at Turners Cross for UCD

[ATFC-1887]

Phew. For a minute there I thought you were going to have to increase your attendance fivefold but now you're only going to have to treble it. Should be easy

Regardless, personally delighted to see Athlone come up. My first game outside of Dublin was in St Mels so have a bit of a soft spot for them. Never been to Lissywoolen either


Well that was back in April. As you can clearly see our attendances have greatly improved since. Our attendance the other night was only 300 off the Premier Division champions elects highest attendance all season. ;)

[Dodge]

Sure it was.

[Quayman]

Put it this way, can Athlone's stand accommodate around 1000 home fans and possibly 4-500 away fans to include an x amount of seats been taken away for segregation?

[ATFC-1887]

Sure it was.
Well Pats highest is 2410. Ours is 2057. So yes it was haha

[ATFC-1887]

Put it this way, can Athlone's stand accommodate around 1000 home fans and possibly 4-500 away fans to include an x amount of seats been taken away for segregation?
The stand holds 2200 so yes easily

[Dodge]

Well Pats highest is 2410. Ours is 2057. So yes it was haha

That's not Pats highest gate this season.

[Battery Rover]

The stand holds 2200 so yes easily

Stand holds 2024 along with 25 places in press box.

[oriel]

Pretty sure Pats highest was 3,313 in the league v Dundalk (20/09)

[ATFC-1887]

MY bad, but anyways considering there was about 20 Waterford fans for our game and there was 1100? Dundalk fans in Inchicore.

[oriel]

I think over 1,200 away tickets were sold for that game, possibly more attended but not recorded as may have paid into home section, but it still doesnt change the figure, Pats highest crowd remains 3,313, you cant 'allow' for away support, its still counted as a home attendance.

[Dalymountrower]

Well Pats highest is 2410. Ours is 2057. So yes it was haha

There`s going to be some competition on this site next year for the most tiresome set of posters on premier division attendance. Early overblown strides this season by Limerick gave way to grudging reality. Dundalk continue to canter on as outright winners this year but I reckon Athlone will give them a run for their money next season

[NeverFeltBetter]

Thanks for your contribution!

1'048 at Thomond tonight. A little bit on Rovers, not much, a few more attracted due to the win streak I guess.

[nigel-harps1954]

Sorry for the delay folks, I'll have all of this updated before this weekends fixtures.

[buttyk]

athlone stand holds 2500
Athlone Town Stadium (often referred to as Lissywollen) is the home stadium of Athlone Town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlone_Town_F.C.). It has a seating capacity of 2,500 and an overall capacity of 5,000. The stadium was built in 2007, replacing St Mel's Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mel%27s_Park) as the home of the club.Only one stand has been built, if the stadium was to be fully completed it would have a capacity of 10,000.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
In November 2011, it was reported that Athlone Town had received a donation of €500,000 to wipe out debts incurred through the construction of the stadium.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlone_Town_Stadium#cite_note-1)

[oriel]

@DundalkFC

Attendance 1,512

(v Derry City)

[Battery Rover]

athlone stand holds 2500
Athlone Town Stadium (often referred to as Lissywollen) is the home stadium of Athlone Town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlone_Town_F.C.). It has a seating capacity of 2,500 and an overall capacity of 5,000. The stadium was built in 2007, replacing St Mel's Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mel%27s_Park) as the home of the club.Only one stand has been built, if the stadium was to be fully completed it would have a capacity of 10,000.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
In November 2011, it was reported that Athlone Town had received a donation of €500,000 to wipe out debts incurred through the construction of the stadium.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlone_Town_Stadium#cite_note-1)

Wiki is wrong.

[Jofspring]

Thanks for your contribution!

1'048 at Thomond tonight. A little bit on Rovers, not much, a few more attracted due to the win streak I guess.

That and the fact there was no clash with junior trainings on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A good few junior lads there that I haven't seen at a few games due to clashes.

I'd say we'll be lucky to hit the thousand again for the last home game of the season.

[nigel-harps1954]

athlone stand holds 2500
Athlone Town Stadium (often referred to as Lissywollen) is the home stadium of Athlone Town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlone_Town_F.C.). It has a seating capacity of 2,500 and an overall capacity of 5,000. The stadium was built in 2007, replacing St Mel's Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mel%27s_Park) as the home of the club.Only one stand has been built, if the stadium was to be fully completed it would have a capacity of 10,000.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
In November 2011, it was reported that Athlone Town had received a donation of €500,000 to wipe out debts incurred through the construction of the stadium.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlone_Town_Stadium#cite_note-1)

Christ man, I could go onto Wiki and change it so that it says Finn Park is an 80,000 all seater with under soil heating and 500 bars..

[brendy_éire]

Christ man, I could go onto Wiki and change it so that it says Finn Park is an 80,000 all seater with under soil heating and 500 bars..

But you'd need to reference it for it to be valid. Which hasn't been done up the wiki for Athlone Stadium. The figures don't seem that far out though really.

[atfconline]

They're plenty out. The capacity of the stand is just over 2,000. Something random like 2,024 as BR has said.

[oriel]

What were the crowds last night at Sligo v Cork and Rovers v Bray?

[Sean South]

Away section in the Showgrounds last night.


http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7619/8im3.jpg

[lard]

between 900/1000 at rovers v bray

[citybone]

Technically there were 6 in away attendance if you include CEO,Chairman and a few more but i think Conor in the picture may have been the only paying away fan.

[poster]

What were the crowds last night at Sligo v Cork and Rovers v Bray?

Wasn't announced so we were definitely on the fiddle.

[disgruntled]

I heard that someone on ocean FM estimated the crowd at Sligo vs Cork City at about 1500.

[White Horse]

I heard that someone on ocean FM estimated the crowd at Sligo vs Cork City at about 1500.

1,500 is not too bad for a Monday evening.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

I heard that someone on ocean FM estimated the crowd at Sligo vs Cork City at about 1500.

That sounds about right - slightly less then we were getting this time last season alas

[trevy]

502 at Waterford United v Salthill.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Dare I ask how Mervue got on in what might have been their biggest game of the season? (Before next week)

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

I'm sure there'll be a Galway United fan only too willing to supply the number

[Terry]

I only walked past, but at a glance I would have said 150ish

[gufct]

One of the lads at it counted 60 but a second counted 76 with no away support .

[NeverFeltBetter]

Dire. Such a shame.

[redobit]

That sounds about right - slightly less then we were getting this time last season alas

Disapointing crowd but it was a Monday night and 3 home games in a week probably had a somthing to do with it.

[PartySaint]

1,248 at Belfield on Friday. Probably about 1,100 of them were Pats fans and that's being very generous to UCD.