Attendances 2019

[marinobohs]

It's still a shame if there was further demand that some Bohs fans may have missed out if not a 'capacity' crowd. For all the policing that happens at the fixture and that there are games of 50-80k held in Dublin regularly surely Na Gardaí would be well fit to safely manage the additional 'away' fans. Their policy on limiting travelling support is perplexing considering the relatively small numbers overall and that there is little to no trouble in grounds. Those that cause trouble outside of the grounds generally dont actually go to games!

Seems a bit silly to be turning away paying customers, particularly as its a game that often gets people hooked on LOI but if the AGS make the call there is very little SRFC (or any club) can do. Fair to say the development of LOI is not an AGS priority ! There was plenty of room in the stand we were in the other night and it could easily have facilitated another couple of hundred, frustrating that the money is lost to clubs and the chance to attend lost to fans and potential fans.
The policing the other night was excellent and I didn't see any real incidents either in or around the ground (couple of bottles thrown at Talbot by a couple of morons after FT but nothing more). given the controversy it was very well behaved (but still as passionate as ever).

[oriel]

The attendance tonight will be interesting for Dundalk v Rovers, I know there was an extra 100 away tickets given, so that might allow for 600-650 away support, 500 max away terrace, maybe 150 max stand. Dundalk will probably account for at least 3.5k, so it should be well over 4k for this game. I think the safe capacity is now 5.5k in Oriel Park these days.

No online tickets also for this game, so not sure how that will affect the numbers.

[Ezeikial]

I think the safe capacity is now 5.5k in Oriel Park these days.
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I would be surprised if the current safe holding certificate is even 4,500.

[oriel]

You could be right Ez, the seating capacity is only 3,200 in any case.

[Nesta99]

Rovers fans better have brollies with them. Weather is poor and will knock a few hundred home supporters off the gate imo.

[ToberonaTornado]

4026 Dundalk v Rovers

[centre mid]

A disappointing 640 at Bray v Cabinteely tonight. Even given the bad weather it's a derby of sorts.

[Shearer]

A disappointing 640 at Bray v Cabinteely tonight. Even given the bad weather it's a derby of sorts.
That's a stretch to call it a Derby.

[EatYerGreens]

That's a stretch to call it a Derby.

It's more of a derby than the likes of Derry-Harps or Cork-Waterford realistically are (or worse still, Sligo-Galway).

Who else would you have down as being a derby rival for Bray ? They're only about 8kms apart.

[pineapple stu]

The Devlin factor would make it of interest too. Plus the fact that Cabo have asked before about groundsharing in the Carlisle.

Think calling it "a derby of sorts" is entirely fair.

[Dalymountrower]

2850 or so in Dalymount.

[EatYerGreens]

2850 or so in Dalymount.

2,824 quoted by the club on Twitter.

[Shearer]

It's more of a derby than the likes of Derry-Harps or Cork-Waterford realistically are (or worse still, Sligo-Galway).

Who else would you have down as being a derby rival for Bray ? They're only about 8kms apart.
Bigger than Cork and Waterford? Would you stop.

[EatYerGreens]

Bigger than Cork and Waterford? Would you stop.

Can you actually read ? :rolleyes:

[Candystripe]

2,600 est at Derry city v Cork city.

(Extra time has it at 3,500 but was definitely nowhere near that.)

[pineapple stu]

About 1100 at Pats v UCD

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

1,832 at the north west derby.....

[Shearer]

Can you actually read ? :rolleyes:
I can read, and I know that you don't put a space between the end of a word and a question mark.
More of a derby or a bigger Derby; it's six of one, half dozen of the other. C
Cork/Waterford and Derry/Harps are derbies that draw big crowds and have seen tension occur in-game between the two sides. Bray and Cabinteely are meeting each other in the League of Ireland for the first time this year in a fixture that had 600 people and probably the tenacity of a pillow fight.

[pineapple stu]

Nowhere was it suggested that Bray v Cabo was bigger.

It was just suggested that a "derby" tends to involve teams closer than 75 miles apart. There's a difference between a rivalry and a derby.

[EatYerGreens]

Anyone know what the official attendance was for St Pats v Derry on the 15th April ?

[EatYerGreens]

2,600 est at Derry city v Cork city.

(Extra time has it at 3,500 but was definitely nowhere near that.)

Three home games in only 10 days for Derry was very poor scheduling.

For an adult to pay into all 3 would cost £45, and way more for a family. As a result I'm not surprised to see the Cork game having by-far the lowest attendance so far at the Brandywell this season. Hopefully it'll pick up again for Bohs on Monday.

[EatYerGreens]

Nowhere was it suggested that Bray v Cabo was bigger.

It was just suggested that a "derby" tends to involve teams closer than 75 miles apart. There's a difference between a rivalry and a derby.

And there's a difference between a derby and two teams being assumed to have a derby, purely because there's no-one else any closer to them. Which can feel a bit contrived.

[Nesta99]

I think a Derby is made up of two teams within close enough vicinity or sharing a city, county, even region. Whether its a competative derby is irrelevant. Espanyol are hardly at the races comared to Barcelona but its still a derby.

Points for effort EYG but I dont think Harps fans will bite!

[PartySaint]

Anyone know what the official attendance was for St Pats v Derry on the 15th April ?


It seems that there was none given, it was more than the UCD game but less than the Sligo game.

[nigel-harps1954]

There was no figure made available. Only figure I've not got from Pats. 1,200 was the best estimate I got from a few people.

[Candystripe]

Three home games in only 10 days for Derry was very poor scheduling.

For an adult to pay into all 3 would cost £45, and way more for a family. As a result I'm not surprised to see the Cork game having by-far the lowest attendance so far at the Brandywell this season. Hopefully it'll pick up again for Bohs on Monday.

Yes 3 games in 10 day's at home isn't the best. Clashing with the Liverpool game didn't help either plus storm Hannah.

Hopefully we get at least the same crowd on Monday v Bohs.

[CorribsideSteve]

1166 as quoted from the LOI Group Chat page on Twitter.
*In response to the attendance at Richmond

[PartySaint]

1166 as quoted from the LOI Group Chat page on Twitter.
*In response to the attendance at Richmond

That means the Derry attendance was about 1,300

[EatYerGreens]

1166 as quoted from the LOI Group Chat page on Twitter.
*In response to the attendance at Richmond

Sorry - can you clarify what game this is for ?

[PartySaint]

Sorry - can you clarify what game this is for ?

That's what they gave for the UCD game.

[CorribsideSteve]

Yes, for the UCD game.

[Martinho II]

think our attendance against limerick was 550 or so!

[nigel-harps1954]

1166 as quoted from the LOI Group Chat page on Twitter.
*In response to the attendance at Richmond

They were asking about the Derry game. Not UCD. I've still a 1,200 figure for Derry game.

Damn you for getting my hopes up.

[nigel-harps1954]

Unexpected update before tonights games.

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 3,146 (2,148; 2,006; 1,627; 1,724; 1,395; 1,597; 1,496; 1,488)
Cork - 3,038 (4,245; 4,559; 2,533; 3,263; 3,777; 1,965; 2,786; 2,128 FD)
Derry - 3,400 (2,297; 1,517; 1,563; 1,124; 1,106; 1,446; 1,460; 2,135)
Dundalk - 3,113 (2,738; 2,674; 2,738; 3,158; 2,534; 1,997; 949; 1,355)
Harps - 1,420 (708 FD; 1,202; 1,216; 784 FD; 449 FD; 479 FD; 429 FD; 433 FD; 644 FD)
Pat's - 2,194 (1,621; 1,504; 1,088; 1,321; 1,386; 1,687; 1,474; 1,346)
Rovers - 3,721 (2,749; 2,809; 2,041; 2,890; 2,269; 2,763; 3,127; 3,779)
Sligo - 2,111 (1,853; 1,717; 1,750; 1,750; 1,959; 2,342; 3,007; 2,103)
Waterford - 2,473 (2,329; 1,550 FD; 314 FD; 460 FD; 470 FD; 478 FD; 453 FD; 466 FD)
UCD - 806 (365 FD; 236 FD; 297 FD; 216 FD; 397; 487; 506; 558; 610)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 523 (130; 154; 156; 314; 653 PD; 754; 271; 200)
Bray - 910 (643 PD; 966 PD; 957 PD; 769 PD; 718 PD; 891 PD; 965 PD; 1,121 PD)
Cabinteely - 430 (261; 346; 352; 610)
Cobh - 283 (236; 358; 403; 366; 223; 439; 2008 - 1,122 PD; 681)
Drogheda - 746 (377; 850 PD; 583; 813 PD; 1,064 PD; 817 PD; 977 PD; 811 PD)
Galway - 1,115 (746; 1,376 PD; 1,169 PD; 1,290 PD; 975)
Limerick - 564 (931 PD; 1,610 PD; 1,131; 1,206 PD; 757 PD; 1,649 PD; 734; 569)
Longford - 619 (449; 342; 488 PD; 803 PD; 567; 379; 365; 315)
Shels - 936 (654; 496; 554; 596; 713; 1,114 PD; 1,187 PD; 781)
Wexford - 248 (181; 338; 585 PD; 553; 331; 227; 302; 216)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 2,513 (2,170; 1,902; 1,476; 1,681; 1,502; 1,566; 1,630; 1,547)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 628 (413; 477; 476; 486; 495; 391; 372; 578)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1,710 (1,249; 1,387; 1,117; 1,249; 1,160; 1,140; 1,125; 1,110)


OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 165,888 (316,515; 376,627; 292,204; 332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 30,790 (55,756; 53,461; 52,807; 54,474; 55,408)

OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 196,678 (372,271; 430,088; 345,011; 387,279; 352,742)

[nigel-harps1954]

Missing official attendances from:

22nd March - Cobh v Shelbourne
5th April - Wexford v Longford
12th April - Drogheda v Shelbourne
15th April - St Pat's vs Derry City

All of Derry City home games
All of Cabinteely home games

Any help obtaining these figures would be great. As always, a big thanks to the excellent resource that is Extratime for providing a lot of figures I'd otherwise be missing.

(Edited to update)

[Nesta99]

How one very good gate can boost an average! 5 clubs past 3k. I still think the way Sligo have maintained that average is superb.

[White Horse]

971 in the RSC. Poor turnout.

[EatYerGreens]

Missing official attendances from:

The ones of those I have on my spreadsheet are :

5th April - Athlone v Drogheda - 257
20th April - Cobh v Longford - Estimated 350

[sbgawa]

3920 in tallaght for Rovers v pats.
Good to see almost 4000 people on a Monday night.
Encouraging.

[redarmyfaction]

971 in the RSC. Poor turnout.

About 40% of their season average to date, if their poor from continues Waterford's projected revenues for the year will be due an even more severe write down.

[joey B]

1600 in Turner's cross

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

465 in Belfield

That Cork attendance could be the final straw for Caulfield. Their budget I presume is for average attendances of 3 or 4 thousand.

[nigel-harps1954]

The ones of those I have on my spreadsheet are :

5th April - Athlone v Drogheda - 257
20th April - Cobh v Longford - Estimated 350

543 was Athlone v Drogheda apparently. That's the figure I got this evening anyway.

[CorribsideSteve]

Good to see Rovers getting regular 3 and 4 thousand figures, with the 6414 or the derby, a small outlier at the moment, definitely replicable though if they stay towards the top end of the League table. There were a few season's there were the average at Tallaght was in the 2000's.971 at Waterford is a surprise. One of the few really poor attendances this year, along with the 1600 in TX.

[ToberonaTornado]

Good to see Rovers getting regular 3 and 4 thousand figures, with the 6414 or the derby, a small outlier at the moment, definitely replicable though if they stay towards the top end of the League table. There were a few season's there were the average at Tallaght was in the 2000's.971 at Waterford is a surprise. One of the few really poor attendances this year, along with the 1600 in TX.

Monday night games are killing attendances.Same fixyure played on a Friday night would prob have attracted 3000+ for this.

Prob 130/140 down from Dundalk.

[nigel-harps1954]

And another update after the games tonight. Got a few extra official attendances I was missing earlier too.

Taking Derry v Bohs as 2,500.

Nice to note we've passed the 200,000 mark going through the gates of LOI matches as of tonight.

On the fcuking ball Nigel.


PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 3,146 (2,148; 2,006; 1,627; 1,724; 1,395; 1,597; 1,496; 1,488)
Cork - 2,834 (4,245; 4,559; 2,533; 3,263; 3,777; 1,965; 2,786; 2,128 FD)
Derry - 3,271 (2,297; 1,517; 1,563; 1,124; 1,106; 1,446; 1,460; 2,135)
Dundalk - 3,113 (2,738; 2,674; 2,738; 3,158; 2,534; 1,997; 949; 1,355)
Harps - 1,420 (708 FD; 1,202; 1,216; 784 FD; 449 FD; 479 FD; 429 FD; 433 FD; 644 FD)
Pat's - 2,194 (1,621; 1,504; 1,088; 1,321; 1,386; 1,687; 1,474; 1,346)
Rovers - 3,746 (2,749; 2,809; 2,041; 2,890; 2,269; 2,763; 3,127; 3,779)
Sligo - 2,111 (1,853; 1,717; 1,750; 1,750; 1,959; 2,342; 3,007; 2,103)
Waterford - 2,258 (2,329; 1,550 FD; 314 FD; 460 FD; 470 FD; 478 FD; 453 FD; 466 FD)
UCD - 763 (365 FD; 236 FD; 297 FD; 216 FD; 397; 487; 506; 558; 610)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 541 (130; 154; 156; 314; 653 PD; 754; 271; 200)
Bray - 910 (643 PD; 966 PD; 957 PD; 769 PD; 718 PD; 891 PD; 965 PD; 1,121 PD)
Cabinteely - 430 (261; 346; 352; 610)
Cobh - 302 (236; 358; 403; 366; 223; 439; 2008 - 1,122 PD; 681)
Drogheda - 746 (377; 850 PD; 583; 813 PD; 1,064 PD; 817 PD; 977 PD; 811 PD)
Galway - 1,115 (746; 1,376 PD; 1,169 PD; 1,290 PD; 975)
Limerick - 564 (931 PD; 1,610 PD; 1,131; 1,206 PD; 757 PD; 1,649 PD; 734; 569)
Longford - 619 (449; 342; 488 PD; 803 PD; 567; 379; 365; 315)
Shels - 936 (654; 496; 554; 596; 713; 1,114 PD; 1,187 PD; 781)
Wexford - 248 (181; 338; 585 PD; 553; 331; 227; 302; 216)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 2,470 (2,170; 1,902; 1,476; 1,681; 1,502; 1,566; 1,630; 1,547)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 633 (413; 477; 476; 486; 495; 391; 372; 578)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1,720 (1,249; 1,387; 1,117; 1,249; 1,160; 1,140; 1,125; 1,110)


OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 175,354 (316,515; 376,627; 292,204; 332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 30,998 (55,756; 53,461; 52,807; 54,474; 55,408)

OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 206,352 (372,271; 430,088; 345,011; 387,279; 352,742)

[CorribsideSteve]

Monday night games hammer the attendances alright, I just thought 1,500 would be a minimum even for a Monday night there. Presumably Dundalk would have brought hundreds more on a Friday night too though. Attendances have been very decent overall so far.

[EatYerGreens]

543 was Athlone v Drogheda apparently. That's the figure I got this evening anyway.

On the LOI Facebook page ?

Did they say what their source was ?

[ToberonaTornado]

Monday night games hammer the attendances alright, I just thought 1,500 would be a minimum even for a Monday night there. Presumably Dundalk would have brought hundreds more on a Friday night too though. Attendances have been very decent overall so far.

Dundalk would prob take 400+ to Waterford on a Friday night.
The weather was also awful in Waterford this evening which wouldn't have helped :(
I really feel sorry for Waterford in this case.

[nigel-harps1954]

On the LOI Facebook page ?

Did they say what their source was ?

Have enquired, and yet to find out where the figure came from. Where'd you get yours from? I've struggled to find it anywhere.