2005 Attendances

[Roo69]

about 1,500 bray v waterford

Yeah i'd go anlong with that myself. Were you at the game yourself ?

[pineapple stu]

Updates after the weekend...

PREMIER
Bohs 2391 (2340)
Bray 1725 (818)
Cork 4075 (4033)
Derry 2733 (1672)
Drogheda 2102 (1554)
Harps 2567 (1106)
Longford 1367 (1131) (missing Shels)
Pat's 1954 (1882)
Rovers 2250 (1466)
Shels 2475 (2158)
UCD 622 (306)
Waterford 1800 (1753)

FIRST
Athlone 425 (291) (missing Monaghan)
Cobh 525 (240) (missing Athlone)
Dublin City 185 (592)
Dundalk 393 (591)
Galway 845 (571)
Kildare 188 (298)
Kilkenny 143 (108) (missing Athlone and Dundalk)
Limerick 962 (188)
Monaghan 135 (182) (missing Cobh)
Sligo 1625 (781)

Premier Division - 2218 (1863)
First Division - 595 (515)

Weekend matches missing -
Longford v. Shels
Kilkenny v. Athlone

[Sheridan]

No more than 120 at Dublin City vs. Cóbh :o

[pineapple stu]

Comparisons to last year...

Bohemians v Finn Harps 1560 (2004 - n/a)
Bray Wanderers v Waterford United 1500 (n/a)
Cork City v Drogheda United 2500 (3000)
Derry City v Shamrock Rovers 2900 (2300)
Longford Town v Shelbourne - 1100 (1000)
St. Patrick's Athletic v UCD 1433 (n/a)

Dundalk v Limerick 280 (800)
Galway United v Kildare County 616 (507)
Kilkenny City v Athlone Town - no figure (80)
Sligo Rovers v Monaghan United - 1400 (700)
Dublin City v Cobh Ramblers - 120 (n/a)

Quick summary -
4 n/a (no corresponding fixture last season)
1 figure to come
4 up
2 down (including Dundalk playing in Drogheda)

[sonofstan]

6 weeks in and everyone seems to be doing substantially better than last year - and what's the story with the massive increases in Sligo and Limerick?

[Slash/ED]

Longford Town v Shelbourne - no figure (1000)


Have you no figure for the one on thursday? I would have guessed at a little more than 1,000, between 1,100 and 1,200 I'd say.

[Redzer]

our official website says 1600 v monahaghan but i'd say it was 1400-1450

The supporters trust says 2100, . The new stand holds approx 2000, there a pic on the supporters trust website which shows it full. But I think the official website would be nearer the figure.

[1 9 2 8]

red til dead your numbers seems a bit low. I'd say around 1,600 at the Mon Utd game. 2,100 is too high which is on thebitored.org

Here is a photo to prove to all the Galway Muppets who don't believe our attendance figures.

SRFC vs MUFC Attendance (http://www.thebitored.org/images/matches/monaghan/crowd.JPG)

[Anto McC]

First time i posted on this thread and i think it's stupid.Attendances are low for every club that all we need to know.This thread should closed.

[Slash/ED]

Not at all, from this thread alone we can tell that there seems to be a fairly decent rise in attendences on last year in general, and in come clubs a dramatic rise. It's very important to keep track of these things.

[pineapple stu]

First time i posted on this thread and i think it's stupid.Attendances are low for every club that all we need to know.This thread should closed.
How would you know if they're improving or not?

Anyway, I think most people are just interested to see what crowds clubs pull in around the country.

[Buller]

Well this thread is proof attendences are starting to grow each year... rovers game in dalymount this friday against cork will prove that too!!! ;) Nearly 4,000 or more hoops and ex-hoops are ment to be attending! :D plus the travelin corkies...

[pineapple stu]

Well this thread is proof attendences are starting to grow each year...
Technically, it can only be proof that attendances are growing this year! ;) Last year's thread showed crowds down 20% across the board - probably due to overstating the previous year, but still disproving the idea that attendances are definitely growing each year, I'm afraid...

[OneRedArmy]

First time i posted on this thread and i think it's stupid.Attendances are low for every club that all we need to know.This thread should closed.
The "bury your head in the sand" approach. A proven way to sort out problems...

You don't work for the FAI do you?!

[Buller]

a big crowd at the Rovers v cork match.. i couldn't give ye an accurate guesstimate yet though.. maybe in and around 3,000...

[sonofstan]

a big crowd at the Rovers v cork match.. i couldn't give ye an accurate guesstimate yet though.. maybe in and around 4,000...


you sure? what I just saw on TV3 the jodi was half empty - though there seemes to be a few in the shed - were Cork fans in connaught st.?

[SPXcyan]

I would guess the attendance for the game at the RSC was about 1400-1500? the main stand was definately not full and plenty of gaps around the ground also...1100 in stand and about 300-400 around the ground.

[Green Force]

About 2,500 I'd guess tonight.

[pineapple stu]

523 counted at UCD-Derry, including about 100 Derry fans who didn't even miss a drum beat when we scored! :eek: :p

[pete]

About 2,500 I'd guess tonight.

I would have went with 2000-2500

Stand half empty (i came in late & had to do lap of ground so could see easily) & 1000 in the shed would probably be pushing it.

[Passive]

The Jodi holds 2,800 and I'd say there was around 1,700 in it. Throw in another 500 in the Shed and I'd say there were around 2,200 at the game. A little bit disappointing considering the amount we had plugged the game, but it's still around a thousand more than would have turned out otherwise.

Fair play to Cork, brought a good crowd up.

[Colie]

523 counted at UCD-Derry, including about 100 Derry fans who didn't even miss a drum beat when we scored! :eek: :p

The Derry fans were the best I've ever seen. Heroes.

[pete]

Fair play to Cork, brought a good crowd up.

Small enough city support but hard for people to do 2 weekend trips when have shels in Tolka on monday.

[Éanna]

a big crowd at the Rovers v cork match.. i couldn't give ye an accurate guesstimate yet though.. maybe in and around 3,000...
I thought it was a brutal crowd to be honest, of about 2,000. About 100/120 City fans there, which wasn't brilliant, but giventhe game on monday, its understandable

[gael353]

was 890

[pineapple stu]

I would have went with 2000-2500
Aye, Irish Times reckons "half the expected 5000 turned up" as well. 2,500 sounds reasonable. Still, a good crowd for Rovers compared to the last couple of seasons.

[Slash/ED]

Considering rovers are a club in crisis who have barely won a game all season, 2,500 in a match with little away support and a match that was only an ordinary league match is very impressive imo. You can't expect too much too soon, it's a nice foundation to build on for them.

1,983 at Shels v Bray

[pineapple stu]

1100 at Harps-Longford, according to the Harps forum (http://finnharps.openhosts.com/the_forum/).

[Poor Student]

One of the papers I read today said 3k at the Shamrock Rovers game. Make what you will of it. I suppose we're going for the lowest estimate anyway to err on the side of caution.

[Buller]

im going with 2,900 from what i saw when i was actually there! Unlike some people here who are going off what they saw on tv3; (ie the end of the jodi stand for away support which wasnt full) :o

[De Town]

1100 at Harps-Longford, according to the Harps forum (http://finnharps.openhosts.com/the_forum/).
Id agree with that. about 100-120 from Longford.

[Comic Book Guy]

I would estimate 350 at Cobh/Dundalk, it might seem poor enough but the 2pm kick off hit the crowd, it was a 2pm start so Dundalk could make a train connection in Cork, so I'm told.

[sonofstan]

we brought maybe 400 and the other side looked close to full - whats that ? bout 3,000?

[BobtheDrog]

drogs bohs 2,700 tops probably about 2,400

[Da Real Rover]

I was at ST Mels on Friday and i'd say there was maybe 200 athlone fans and around 60 rovers fans.

[De Town]

I was at ST Mels on Friday and i'd say there was maybe 200 athlone fans and around 60 rovers fans.
Thats a very poor crowd considering it was a bit of a derby.

[TommyT]

The Jodi holds 2,800 and I'd say there was around 1,700 in it..

???

About half that I'd say. The crowd was 1600 I'd say. how the Star got 2980 I've know idea.

[pineapple stu]

The crowd was 1600 I'd say.
That's a big jump from the 2500 most others are mentioning...?

[Conor H]

About 800 people about 60 from utd

[Conor H]

Thats a very poor crowd considering it was a bit of a derby.
Thats not a derby! Galway v Sligo is and Galway v Athlone (Small derby)

[sligoman]

I was at ST Mels on Friday and i'd say there was maybe 200 athlone fans and around 60 rovers fans.

I was there too and there was a lot more than that. I'd say about 600 total and 150/200 of them were us.

[sligoman]

By the way, should this not be made a sticky by a moderator? :confused:

[De Town]

Thats not a derby! Galway v Sligo is and Galway v Athlone (Small derby)
I said a bit of a derby!!! If ya think about it, it is kinda like a derby game :D

[CollegeTillIDie]

???

About half that I'd say. The crowd was 1600 I'd say. how the Star got 2980 I've know idea.

A lot of journos are dipsos maybe he was seeing double! :D

[pineapple stu]

I was there too and there was a lot more than that. I'd say about 600 total and 150/200 of them were us.
Another difference of opinion. 600 or 260...? Will put in the lower figure for now.

[sligoman]

Another difference of opinion. 600 or 260...? Will put in the lower figure for now.

Here says 600:

http://www.sligorovers.com/match/match%20stats/2005/050429_athlone.htm

So does here:

http://www.thebitored.org/fanscorner/the%20match/Reports/29_04_05_el_athlonet_MR.htm

There was definetely more than 260 anyway.

By the way, what do you mean you'll put the lower figure in for now? Where do you put it? :confused:

[pineapple stu]

Fair enough so. Not going to argue with that!


By the way, what do you mean you'll put the lower figure in for now? Where do you put it? :confused:
On my Excel sheet with all the figures of course! It'll go up here once we get all the figures we're going to get (tomorrow evening probably)

[Green Force]

the main stand holds 3,200 afaik, the shed about 1,500. So 2,500 is a good guess I reckon, 3,000 IS too high, but I'll get the official number during the week.

[Carlin]

the main stand holds 3,200 afaik, the shed about 1,500. So 2,500 is a good guess I reckon, 3,000 IS too high, but I'll get the official number during the week.

Main stand holds about 2750. From looking at Eircom League Weekly, no way was there 3,000 there.

[monutdfc]

About 150 at MUFC v DC. A better crowd than expected given that the county team were playing in Croke Park in the league final and that game was televised (the crowd did increase with after that game was over)