2005 Attendances

[Patrick Dunne]

As one of the five United fans present, there was at most 800-900 people at the match. Why do Sligo Rovers persist with this garbage ? It would be like me insisting the game finished 1-1.

20 in the shed area, 100 in the "away" stand, main stand capacity 1,500 half full.

The need to put on a bravado of massiveness is comical. Small cocks ?

[sligoman]

As one of the five United fans present, there was at most 800-900 people at the match. Why do Sligo Rovers persist with this garbage ? It would be like me insisting the game finished 1-1.

20 in the shed area, 100 in the "away" stand, main stand capacity 1,500 half full.

The need to put on a bravado of massiveness is comical. Small cocks ?

While I think 1600 is a bit too steep, I think maybe 1200/1300 is around about correct. Patrick, jealousy will get you nowhere ;) .

[1 9 2 8]

As one of the five United fans present, there was at most 800-900 people at the match. Why do Sligo Rovers persist with this garbage ? It would be like me insisting the game finished 1-1.

20 in the shed area, 100 in the "away" stand, main stand capacity 1,500 half full.

The need to put on a bravado of massiveness is comical. Small cocks ?
Our main stand holds 2,000 I say 1,600 at the game as well.
Why would Rovers insist on saying we are getting bigger gates then we are when you have to pay more tax for bigger gates :rolleyes:

[Da Real Rover]

As one of the five United fans present, there was at most 800-900 people at the match. Why do Sligo Rovers persist with this garbage ? It would be like me insisting the game finished 1-1.

20 in the shed area, 100 in the "away" stand, main stand capacity 1,500 half full.

The need to put on a bravado of massiveness is comical. Small cocks ?
The main stand holds 1500 and that was 3/4 full=1125
Jinks Avenue had about 100
The shed had about 40
So from my calculations about 1300
Oh and i almost forgot the 5 Galway lads that sung there hearts out through the game at the railway end + Nick Leeson.
Galway fans having a pink and purple flag PRICELESS :D

[trevy]

I wasn't able to go to this game but heard from a lad on btid forum less than 1000 at it and there'll be even less there next week with these terrible results lately :mad: .

[De Town]

I wasn't able to go to this game but heard from a lad on btid forum less than 1000 at it and there'll be even less there next week with these terrible results lately :mad: .
I reckon about 600-700 there with about 100 LTFC fans.

[Comic Book Guy]

Athlone v Cobh Ramblers.
I don't know if any Athlone supporters can verify this, ( i got the info from a friend at the game Fri night) but he reckoned 250-300 at St.Mels' on Friday night.

[Éanna]

Cork City - Derry was confirmed as 2065 in last night's programme

[Roo69]

1204 for Pats-Bray, this time my accuracy is down to the announcement over the loudspeaker ;) , I think thats the figure that was announced anyway :) .


yeah 1204, looked like more thou. I would have guessed by looking about 1700-1800. Most of the covered stand was full, then about 100 behind the nets and 400/500 on the far side of the ground ? thats just my guessitmate thou.

[kevincronin2000]

5500 at Cork City v Finn Harps

[GalwayFrancis]

close to 2,000 at the Galway United Vs Cork City game tonight... great atmosphere!!!

[adamcarr]

get atmosphere!!!
I got it, what do I do now?? ;)

[Da Real Rover]

close to 2,000 at the Galway United Vs Cork City game tonight... get atmosphere!!!
Bloody hell, where did they all crawl out of.

[KCAFC]

Id put the attendance at about 80 of which 30 were kids(some who also doubled as stewards) and 25 were limerick supporters. Very sad to see in such a beautiful ground.

eh...I counted at least 110 at the match and I probably missed a few at that :confused:

[exiled_gufc_fan]

close to 2,000 at the Galway United Vs Cork City game tonight... get atmosphere!!!

From the Examiner:

" With two minutes left, United seemed to get the reward for their wonderful display when they, and all 878 people in the ground, thought they had a penalty."


Sounds like an official number.

[adamcarr]

From the Examiner:

" With two minutes left, United seemed to get the reward for their wonderful display when they, and all 878 people in the ground, thought they had a penalty."


Sounds like an official number.
Id say that there should be a one in front of that!

[GalwayFrancis]

From the Examiner:
"and all 878 people in the ground
Sounds like an official number.

say the examiner forgot to put a 1 before that number...stand was pretty much full

[Buller]

yeah, if the stand was full then 1,878 would seem just about right, with people standing all around the ground. Terrible mistake by the examiner if it is...

[pete]

say the examiner forgot to put a 1 before that number...stand was pretty much full

The stand was half empty so figure sounds about right.

[Comic Book Guy]

Reckon 350 -400 at Cobh/Wayside :mad:

[bohs til i die]

1230 at Bohs v Athlone

[Éanna]

I'd say 878 for galway-ccfc is about right TBH. Very poor crowd. About 250-300 city fans

[Green Force]

1,400.

[Buller]

1,400.
Hmm, and bohs had 1,200 at a game for a league side... :rolleyes:

[pineapple stu]

Cork City - Derry was confirmed as 2065 in last night's programme
Compared to 2700 mentioned here! Will be taking the 5500 for the Hpars game with a cellar of salt! :)

[Éanna]

I'd say the harps game was around 5000 definitely, maybe 5500. Will wait and see though

[kevincronin2000]

lads i really hate being pesimistic but there is no sign of attendances improving in the eircom leauge, this is my first season attending all cork city away games and so far what i have seen (or not seen) are really very small attendances.

Top of the table clash 1st -v- 2nd shels v cork the best two teams in the country (i'm not forgetting derry) there was an attendance of around 1300 this fixture should be attracting at least 5000.

Cup game v Galway 900aprox, two cities with large population should be getting at least 3000. perfect sunny evening at that.

outside of turners cross there is no athmosphere at our away games from the home fans with a few exceptions, away to rovers was good, galway tried too but where do you leave the rsc, section o in longford(your having alaugh), bohs. If finn harps had something to shout about they might not be too bad.

still to come are trips to ucd :( ,bray, drogs pats and derry :)
where do people think the problem lies in having decent attendances?

[trevy]

Only about 1000 at this game Friday night at the RSC.

[pete]

where do people think the problem lies in having decent attendances?

Better to have separate thread on that so as not to clutter this one.

[pineapple stu]

Apparently about 250 at UCD-Dublin City.

Updates after last week's league games now that I'm back from holidays! Last season in brackets. I'm not including the Cup games, but keep them coming for interest's sake.


PREMIER
Bohs 2351 (2340)
Bray 1908 (818)
Cork 3882 (4033)
Derry 2524 (1672) (missing Drogheda)
Drogheda 2101 (1554)
Harps 1783 (1106)
Longford 1133 (1131)
Pat's 1864 (1882)
Rovers 2133 (1466)
Shels 2211 (2158)
UCD 828 (306)
Waterford 1483 (1753)

FIRST
Athlone 425 (291) (missing Monaghan)
Cobh 390 (240)
Dublin City 177 (592)
Dundalk 290 (591)
Galway 660 (571)
Kildare 223 (298)
Kilkenny 133 (108) (missing Athlone, Dundalk and Kildare)
Limerick 900 (188)
Monaghan 125 (182) (missing Cobh and Kildare)
Sligo 1543 (781)

Premier Division - 2010 (1863)
First Division - 526 (515)

Weekend matches missing -
Derry v. Drogheda
Monaghan v. Kildare

[Sheridan]

DC site reported an attendance of 600 at Dublin City vs. Dundalk, but to my eye the crowd appeared no larger than 250 at the very most. I can't explain the disaparity. :confused:

[pineapple stu]

Comparisons to last season...

PREMIER DIVISION
Derry City v Drogheda Utd - no figure (2004 - 1700)
St Patrick's Ath v Bray Wdrs - 1204 (n/a)
Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians - 3600 (2000)
UCD v Shelbourne - 950 (n/a)
Waterford Utd v Longford Town - 700 (2700)
Cork City v Finn Harps - 5000 (n/a)

FIRST DIVISION
Kilkenny City v Limerick - 100 (no figure)
Athlone Town v Cobh Ramblers - 250 (no figure)
Monaghan Utd v Kildare Co - no figure (40)
Sligo Rovers v Galway United - 1300 (1200)
Dublin City v Dundalk - 250 (n/a)

Quick summary -
2 up
1 down
2 figures to come
4 no corresponding fixtures
2 no figures for last year

Premier Division average - 2150 (2350)
First Division average - 1300 (1200)

[anto eile]

to be honest i think the attendance for Rovers v fanad was closer to 700

[chippie0001]

to be honest i think the attendance for Rovers v fanad was closer to 700

Having seen both the Bohs game and the Rovers game on TV, there could not have been more at the Rovers game. Most of the stand looked empty every time the camera panned up there. I know Bohs have a decent system to the 1,230 seems fair enough, but 1,400 for Rovers seems high, unless they were all in the bar :D

[Sheridan]

Alleged averages for the 1999/2000 season, courtesy of the defunct National League Statistics Site (via webarchive.) Complimentary sachet of salt provided.

Premier Division
Cork City: 3,187
St. Patrick's Athletic: 3,171
Bohemians: 2,964
Shelbourne: 2,517
Shamrock Rovers: 1,718
Derry City: 1,479
Galway United: 1,394
Drogheda United: 1,285
Finn Harps: 1,252
Waterford United: 1,250
Sligo Rovers: 994
UCD: 871

First Division
Dundalk: 831
Bray Wanderers: 745
Kilkenny City: 613
Longford Town: 437
Cóbh Ramblers: 323
Athlone Town: 256
Monaghan United: 242
St. Francis: 236
Home Farm Fingal: 225
Limerick: 222

[pineapple stu]

Where'd you get those from? The website was taken down a long time ago, wasn't it?

Most of them actually look pretty reasonable, though. Think that was the year Shels won the league down in Waterford, with Bohs second, Cork third and us fourth! :)

[Sheridan]

Where'd you get those from? The website was taken down a long time ago, wasn't it?
Aye, but its spirit may still be channeled from beyond the grave via the Internet Archive. (http://web.archive.org/web/20000706191911/www.esatclear.ie/~wardj/nlmain.htm) Works for many defunct sites, although it's pretty hit and miss as to what's archived.

Most of them actually look pretty reasonable, though. Think that was the year Shels won the league down in Waterford, with Bohs second, Cork third and us fourth! :)
Figures for the big four in Dublin look pretty inflated to me, especially Pat's (3,000 average for a season in which they finished sixth?) In the light of recent revelations concerning Cork's attendances, scepticism is advised with regard to the above quoted figure. Also, I find it difficult to accept that a relegated, semi-professional Drogheda side would attract attendances which rival those of their full-time, championship-chasing 2005 incarnation. First Division figures seem realistic enough, bar possibly Kilkenny.

[WindmillWarrior]

Also, I find it difficult to accept that a relegated, semi-professional Drogheda side would attract attendances which rival those of their full-time, championship-chasing 2005 incarnation.

No that is the case alright! It seems we don't get alot of gloryhunters in Drogheda. Our biggest crowd in years was last year's FAI Cup semi-final against Longford and that only had a crowd just short of 4,000.

[pineapple stu]

I would have said 1000 max at Drogheda v. UCD tonight. Nobody behind either goal, maybe 50 in and around the away terrace area, didn't see the stand very well, but it looked full enough - which is still only 150 or so. Terrace was less full than normal - 800 there is probably being a bit generous, so 1000 max...?

[Buller]

Guesstimates for the shels rovers match?! :confused:

[WindmillWarrior]

I would have said 1000 max at Drogheda v. UCD tonight. Nobody behind either goal, maybe 50 in and around the away terrace area, didn't see the stand very well, but it looked full enough - which is still only 150 or so. Terrace was less full than normal - 800 there is probably being a bit generous, so 1000 max...?

Yeah I'd go along with that Pineapple head. Bloody students ;)

[REVIP]

Very poor crowd at the Carlisle last night.

1,000-1,200?

- about half of what there was at the Bohs match

[Buller]

In the star they guessed 2,800 at the shels rovers match

[pineapple stu]

About 700 at Harps v. Waterford, according to the Harps forum.

Some seriously low figures coming in now across the board... :(

[De Town]

1400 at LTFC v Derry

[corkharps]

About 700 at Harps v. Waterford, according to the Harps forum.

Some seriously low figures coming in now across the board... :(

The figure I heard was approx 800.Reasons, Donegal rally,Geehaha match in Clones,Summer football. Ohh I forgot to mention that we only won 1 game so far all season! :rolleyes:

[superfrank]

Is this only for the league? :confused:

If not , I'd say about 3,200 at Bohs-Ghent.

Jodi was packed and there were a fair few in the Des Kelly, at least 200.

[ger121]

Is this only for the league? :confused:

If not , I'd say about 3,200 at Bohs-Ghent.

Jodi was packed and there were a fair few in the Des Kelly, at least 200.

I'd say it was in or around that, probably a little lower, 3000 and change. We'll have the official attendance in a couple of days.

[Da Real Rover]

There was about 700 at the Limerick-Rovers game on Friday, with about 50 rovers fans.

[Rory H]

looking forward to seeing the league cup att.should show how much it means to certain clubs