Attendances 2014

[toffeejay]

Purely speculative I know but how many fans could each of the 5 Dublin clubs bring to a final that they were appearing in, say against a (non major rival) club like Derry?

[D24Saint]

Saints 5-6 k
Bohs 5-6k
$hels 1k
UCD 10 people
Rovers 100,000 tickets sold on lottery.

[red bellied]

Shels would bring around the same as Pats, they had 4,000 plus at the 2011 final.

[D24Saint]

Don't know about 4k they had a decent turnout in the small end of the aviva, the majority was Sligo and neutrals.

[MeathDrog]

Do Shels still have a hold fan-wise around the Ringsend area?

[TheBoss]

Anyone got attendances/guesses for the recent following games:

19/09: Bray Wanderers 2-4 St. Patrick's Athletic
21/09: Limerick 0-1 Cork City
26/09: Derry City 1-1 Athlone Town
30/09: Bray Wanderers 1-1 Derry City
30/09: St. Patrick's Athletic 3-1 Bohemians
03/10: Limerick 4-2 Athlone Town

[Hitman]

Anyone got attendances/guesses for the recent following games:
21/09: Limerick 0-1 Cork City


1200 approximately.

[Dodge]

Attendance was 10,100 at that final.

Aye, they said something like that. Despite Tolka's capacity not being near that high and there being plenty of empty seats.

Unless you think the FAI tell the truth about their international attendances?

[PartySaint]

Do Shels still have a hold fan-wise around the Ringsend area?

I had to go through Ringsend on the bus to get to our Cup replay vs Shels last month and a good few Shels fan got on at Ringsend.

[Candystripe]

Aye, they said something like that. Despite Tolka's capacity not being near that high and there being plenty of empty seats.
Unless you think the FAI tell the truth about their international attendances?

I agree, I think it was closer to 9,000 with Derry having twice as many as Rovers.

[Dodge]

Definitely twice as many Derry as Rovers but I wouldn't have the crowd that high.

A lot of things have changed since then thankfully

[Martinho II]

I had a figure of around 13,000 in my head, wiki says 12,000 so somewhere around that size.

local press had it ten thousand from Longford!

[Longfordian]

local press had it ten thousand from Longford!
Yeah but that was always exaggeration. The figures never supported it. From what I can recall we got an initial allocation of about 5k, sold that out and then got about 500/700 more tickets on the Pats side of the ground from the FAI. Add in a fair number that bought in the neutral areas and I'd say it was between 6 and 7,000 LTFC fans imo.

[Titan]

1,100 in athlone apparently. There was about 500 or more from dundalk

[oriel]

1,100 in athlone apparently. There was about 500 or more from dundalk

Would like to see the official attendance. DLK FM estimated the away crowd was around 600-700. I wasn't there so I can't provide any back up.

[D24Saint]

Around 700 at the scene of the crime in United Park.

[razor]

425 was the reported figure from Belfield, the vast majority from Cork.

[CrowdedHouse]

Galway V Wexford Youths - 748


(according to Galway FC Twitter https://twitter.com/Galway_FC/status/521323870247460865)


err...am...disappointing

[oriel]

3,012 in oriel park tonight. Source @dundalkfc

[jinxy lilywhite]

12 rovers

[outspoken]

Very very poor crowd at Finn Park on Sunday. Around 100 Longford fans there and not many more Harps.

[Martinho II]

Very very poor crowd at Finn Park on Sunday. Around 100 Longford fans there and not many more Harps.

no wonder Micheal Funston looked embarrassed when we sang to him on the pitch! Suppose he had no backup!

[nigel-harps1954]

Very very poor crowd at Finn Park on Sunday. Around 100 Longford fans there and not many more Harps.

Imagine that, a club that's just finished fifth in the league, with absolutely nothing to play for, on a Sunday afternoon at 3pm, while there's a full list of Donegal League and Inishowen League games going on at the same time, have a small crowd.

Beggars belief considering the huge draw Longford have for football fans across the country.

Shall I go back through the season when Longford were sitting up near the top of the table and getting crowds little over 200?

[Dodge]

Bit antsy there Nigel for someone who's commented on pretty much every other club's crowds

[nigel-harps1954]

Bit antsy there Nigel for someone who's commented on pretty much every other club's crowds

Go on then, round up those comments for me. Stick it in a powerpoint presentation then if you will.

I comment on a lot of attendances simply because I keep figures for all the clubs, so I haste to say, I might notice any dip or rise in attendances for most clubs before others would.

[De Town]

Considering the size of the crowd Harps took to Pats the week before, it's a bit of a disgrace how few turned up on Sunday. Nothing but a crowd of bandwagonners.

[Dodge]

Go on then, round up those comments for me. Stick it in a powerpoint presentation then if you will.

I comment on a lot of attendances simply because I keep figures for all the clubs, so I haste to say, I might notice any dip or rise in attendances for most clubs before others would.
You can comment on what you like. Just don't get ****y when someone comments on Harps crowds (particularly when he was doing so in a pretty matter-of-fact way with little or no sneering)

[Longfordian]

It's been said several hundred times (probably) on this thread that no LOI club's fans are entitled to be sneering at other clubs' gates. They're nearly all **** was the common consensus. I'd agree with Dodge here that I don't think outspoken was getting at Harps as such. Especially after all ye've done for us lately!

[outspoken]

It's been said several hundred times (probably) on this thread that no LOI club's fans are entitled to be sneering at other clubs' gates. They're nearly all **** was the common consensus. I'd agree with Dodge here that I don't think outspoken was getting at Harps as such. Especially after all ye've done for us lately!

Wasn't having a go at harps at all was just surprised more of the regular harps fans didn't want to see their team for the last time this season.

[ATFC-1887]

All crowds are pathetic. Considering how popular football is in Ireland. Every club has a bandwagon when they have success. Its just how it is. Look at us last season, Longford this season, Dundalk etc etc

[White Horse]

I'm pretty dissappointed with our "bandwagon". We've been back in the Premier Division for six seasons, and for four of those our crowds have been a couple of hundred either side of 2,000. I thought we might have benefited by more bandwagoners this season.

Their money would be very welcome.

[outspoken]

I'm pretty dissappointed with our "bandwagon". We've been back in the Premier Division for six seasons, and for four of those our crowds have been a couple of hundred either side of 2,000. I thought we might have benefited by more bandwagoners this season.

Their money would be very welcome.

Before people say I'm attacking Dundalk now, would you say the facilities in Oriel are a reason behind that? I find the main stand excellent in terms of view and there's the bar there too but most people seem to criticicse OP, would you agree?

[Town Legend]

Before people say I'm attacking Dundalk now, would you say the facilities in Oriel are a reason behind that? I find the main stand excellent in terms of view and there's the bar there too but most people seem to criticicse OP, would you agree?

I agree 100% with you Outspoken, Oriel Park is a **** hole!!!;)

[Longfordian]

One of a few grounds I've never been to. Hopefully I'll get there next year. Never been to any of Limerick's grounds, Cobh Wexford or the Belfield Bowl (if that counts as a separate ground) either.

[Town Legend]

Was in Oriel once and that wasn't even for a football match. In the current FD I've been to all grounds bar one, Tallaght Stadium......that will be sorted next season!

[White Horse]

Before people say I'm attacking Dundalk now, would you say the facilities in Oriel are a reason behind that? I find the main stand excellent in terms of view and there's the bar there too but most people seem to criticicse OP, would you agree?

Away fans are very poorly catered for. However, Oriel Park is fine for home fans, a stand with good views, plenty of terraced seating (both covered and uncovered), two bars etc. It's also well located, close to town, bars and clubs etc.

I thought there would be plenty of bandwagon supporters this season. However, they haven't materialised. Do other clubs get a huge amount of bandwagon supporters when times are good?

[El-Pietro]

We sure do. I'll be surprised if we don't break the 6,000 mark tomorrow, though the weather is supposed to be shocking and that tends to shave a large amount off our games.

[legendz]

League of Ireland clubs have at least 16 home games a season. People speak about the GAA being one off event junkies and all that. Dublin had 6 Croke Park games in the league and 5 Croke Park games in championship. A sizeable number will make about 3 or 4 Dublin Championship games as well be their club involved or not.

A lot of Division 1 football and hurling counties will be the same. They'll have about 4 home league games, about 4 championship games on average for division 1 counties and then about 3 or 4 club rounds with good crowds. There is consistently good support for these games.

Rugby then tends to have decent enough support as well. An argument is thrown out there about Irish people not going to games consistently but there is evidence there to the contrary. The challenge as always is to find the connect with people for the League of Ireland to have a more vibrant part of the Irish Sporting interests.

[oriel]

Away fans are very poorly catered for. However, Oriel Park is fine for home fans, a stand with good views, plenty of terraced seating (both covered and uncovered), two bars etc. It's also well located, close to town, bars and clubs etc.

I thought there would be plenty of bandwagon supporters this season. However, they haven't materialised. Do other clubs get a huge amount of bandwagon supporters when times are good?


Our average league crowd is just over 2,350 this season, (1,950 was the avg last season) it might jump to over 2,400 depending on the crowd for the final game. The population of Dlk is 38k, so this isn't that bad considering the moderate pool to draw from. It probably should be more considering the season we had. I would have expected to end on 2,500, but at least it's increasing.

The support from the home fans has been good enough, with 5 matches in all comps this season over 3k, but the away support apart from one league visit of Rovers and Pats has reduced significantly. I think what we offer terrace going away fans has a lot to do with that.

There was a vague mention of spectator improvements in one of our programmes earlier in the summer, haven't seen anything since, but it would be good if we could allocate or find funds to improve both sides of the main stand. If this was an extension of the stand even better as it would solve the away problem in one go, not sure what that would cost though.

[Charlie Darwin]

the away support apart from one league visit of Rovers
Apologies for Monday. We were all en-route to Belgrade to attack Albania players on Tuesday night. The non-hardcore element who made it up to Oriel left their umbrellas on the bus, typical.

[oriel]

No umbrellas allowed tonight for us in Bray I`m hearing....................see what you boys did that time away to Pats a few years ago!

[White Horse]

No umbrellas allowed tonight for us in Bray I`m hearing....................see what you boys did that time away to Pats a few years ago!

You are joking, I hope. Bray have banned umbrellas????

[Longfordian]

You can buy an official Bray umbrella for €10 on the way in*





*you probably can't

[Louth4sam]

Before people say I'm attacking Dundalk now, would you say the facilities in Oriel are a reason behind that? I find the main stand excellent in terms of view and there's the bar there too but most people seem to criticicse OP, would you agree?

Facilities and cost are two big factors. €20 in to a stand from the 60s is scandalous. We went from the cheapest tickets in the league to the most expensive in a season. Our gate receipts went up but our attendances didn't. Should we hit a poor patch next season or have a few of the less attractive games in a row we could struggle.

[oriel]

You are joking, I hope. Bray have banned umbrellas????



http://www.dundalkfc.com/supporter-information-bray/

[PartySaint]

I'm pretty dissappointed with our "bandwagon". We've been back in the Premier Division for six seasons, and for four of those our crowds have been a couple of hundred either side of 2,000. I thought we might have benefited by more bandwagoners this season.

Their money would be very welcome.

Well Dundalk's 'bandwagon' would have started last year due to coming so close to winning the league.

It's not really a word I like when talking about LOI crowds, we moan at people for not going to games then when they do take an interest we can them all bandwagoners. Everyone has to start somewhere.

[legendz]

Bumping up Limerick's attendance figures here in Thomond Park!

[Charlie Darwin]

Looks like Turner's Cross is packed already. Could be a full house?

[ger121]

6219 in the Cross tonight according to ET

[sullanefc]

6219 in the Cross tonight according to ET
That was the "official" attendance. I suspect it was more.