League attendances to date

[pineapple stu]

This topic was making an appearance on the attendances thread, so I said I'd post a few stats at the one-third way of the season for anyone who wants to discuss them...

More clubs are giving official attendances now (Shels, Bohs, Cork, Limerick, Pat's and Galway at the last count), so the figures are getting more accurate. I'm aware that a couple of the figures are overstated, but at least we have an idea. 2003 seems to have been very overstated - only Derry (now doing well and more of their ground open), Drogheda (possibly overstated? Had some Drogheda fans suggest that to me anyway. Doing better on the pitch than two years ago as well), Shamrock Rovers (were they playing at 7:00 in 2003?) and UCD are up on two years ago. I've left in the 2003 figures, but they should be taken with a fair bit of salt.

The rise in the First Division is particularly impressive (not the size - just the fact there is a rise at all) as the two biggest teams last season (Bray and Harps), as well as UCD (top half attendance-wise) were promoted out of the division to be replaced by Dublin City (third last this season).

Averages since 2003


Club Overall 2005 2004 2003
Athlone Town 358 425 291
Bohemians 2,439 2,351 2,340 2,625
Bray Wanderers 1,363 1,908 818
Cobh Ramblers 315 390 240
Cork City 3,993 3,798 4,033 4,147
Derry City 2,154 2,524 1,672 2,265
Drogheda United 1,898 2,101 1,554 2,038
Dublin City 385 177 592
Dundalk 441 290 591
Finn Harps 1,445 1,783 1,106
Galway United 615 660 571
Kildare County 261 223 298
Kilkenny City 120 133 108
Limerick FC 544 900 188
Longford Town 1,283 1,133 1,131 1,586
Monaghan United 154 125 182
St Pat's Ath 2,239 1,864 1,882 2,971
Shamrock Rovers 1,879 2,133 1,466 2,038
Shelbourne 2,314 2,211 2,158 2,573
Sligo Rovers 1,162 1,543 781
UCD 639 828 306 783
Waterford Utd 1,919 1,483 1,753 2,520

Premier Div 2,066 2,003 1,863 2,331
First Division 520 526 515


% changes


Club Overall 2005 2004
Athlone Town 46.30% 46.30%
Bohemians -10.47% 0.45% -10.87%
Bray Wanderers 133.39% 133.39%
Cobh Ramblers 62.20% 62.20%
Cork City -8.40% -5.83% -2.73%
Derry City 11.44% 50.95% -26.17%
Drogheda United 3.12% 35.21% -23.73%
Dublin City -70.10% -70.10%
Dundalk -50.95% -50.95%
Finn Harps 61.21% 61.21%
Galway United 15.53% 15.53%
Kildare County -24.99% -24.99%
Kilkenny City 22.20% 22.20%
Limerick FC 377.55% 377.55%
Longford Town -28.56% 0.25% -28.73%
Monaghan United -31.44% -31.44%
St Pat's Ath -37.27% -0.99% -36.64%
Shamrock Rovers 4.70% 45.56% -28.07%
Shelbourne -14.07% 2.45% -16.12%
Sligo Rovers 97.49% 97.49%
UCD 5.66% 170.26% -60.90%
Waterford Utd -41.14% -15.38% -30.44%

Premier Div -14.10% 7.48% -20.08%
First Division 2.15% 2.15%

[Anto McC]

Great stats Pineapple Stu,a few suprises i see :eek:

[chippie0001]

Good to see for all the abuse we get for being such bad supporters etc that we actually have the second best attendance even though we are not doing as well as in the past. I think as time goes on attendances will get more accurate, looking at some of the older years, some look a bit crazy.

[dancinpants]

Good to see for all the abuse we get for being such bad supporters etc that we actually have the second best attendance even though we are not doing as well as in the past. I think as time goes on attendances will get more accurate, looking at some of the older years, some look a bit crazy.

2nd best "3 year average".

[pineapple stu]

Will take chippie's idea and sort clubs by attendance as well...

2005


Cork City 3,798
Derry City 2,524
Bohemians 2,351
Shelbourne 2,211
Shamrock Rovers 2,133
Drogheda United 2,101
Bray Wanderers 1,908
St Pat's Ath 1,864
Finn Harps 1,783
Sligo Rovers 1,543
Waterford Utd 1,483
Longford Town 1,133
Limerick FC 900
UCD 828
Galway United 660
Athlone Town 425
Cobh Ramblers 390
Dundalk 290
Kildare County 223
Dublin City 177
Kilkenny City 133
Monaghan United 125


2004


Cork City 4,033
Bohemians 2,340
Shelbourne 2,158
St Pat's Ath 1,882
Waterford Utd 1,753
Derry City 1,672
Drogheda United 1,554
Shamrock Rovers 1,466
Longford Town 1,131
Finn Harps 1,106
Bray Wanderers 818
Sligo Rovers 781
Dublin City 592
Dundalk 591
Galway United 571
UCD 306
Kildare County 298
Athlone Town 291
Cobh Ramblers 240
Limerick FC 188
Monaghan United 182
Kilkenny City 108


2003


Cork City 4,147
St Pat's Ath 2,971
Bohemians 2,625
Shelbourne 2,573
Waterford Utd 2,520
Derry City 2,265
Drogheda United 2,038
Shamrock Rovers 2,038
Longford Town 1,586
UCD 783


Average 2003 to 2005

Cork City 3,993
Bohemians 2,439
Shelbourne 2,314
St Pat's Ath 2,239
Derry City 2,154
Waterford Utd 1,919
Drogheda United 1,898
Shamrock Rovers 1,879
Finn Harps 1,445
Bray Wanderers 1,363
Longford Town 1,283
Sligo Rovers 1,162
UCD 639
Galway United 615
Limerick FC 544
Dundalk 441
Dublin City 385
Athlone Town 358
Cobh Ramblers 315
Kildare County 261
Monaghan United 154
Kilkenny City 120

[chippie0001]

2nd best "3 year average".

Sorry, read that wrong.

[pete]

I can''t speak for other clubs too much but crowds have been more or the same for last few years at Turners Cross. 2003 is probably higher as that was Dolans first season after we'd almost won every home game the previous season. Still a huge gap between 1st & 2nd with CCFC having 50% more than next place Derry.

[superfrank]

Great to see we've shot up the tables! 11th to 7th in one year!!! Also, good to see that it seems overall more people are going to eircom League matches! :D :D :D

[Roo69]

Great to see we've shot up the tables! 11th to 7th in one year!!! Also, good to see that it seems overall more people are going to eircom League matches! :D :D :D

Yeah there is a noticable difference in our crowds this season compared to the previous 2 seasons, good to see, but i also think that it has something to do with more away fans coming as well.

[superfrank]

Yeah there is a noticable difference in our crowds this season compared to the previous 2 seasons, good to see, but i also think that it has something to do with more away fans coming as well.
Yeah and also because there's more Dub teams in the Premier then there were in the First. But it's obviously good for the club. ;)

[KK77]

Yeah there is a noticable difference in our crowds this season compared to the previous 2 seasons, good to see, but i also think that it has something to do with more away fans coming as well.


Spot on

[Roo69]

Spot on


But as SuperFrank says it's only good for the club so no complaining what so ever, hopefully it'll be a big one this Friday with Cork coming, after all there top of the league.

How many Cork fans should we expect ?

[The Dynamo]

there is a bus coming up and i think the four five one biys are sending one up aswell( correct me if wrong) and with the usuall good few people travelling in cars along with some of the exiles i think there should be a large city crowd there, as usuall :) :) :)

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Eircom League attendances 2005 (http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/current/aveire.htm)

[sligoman]

Eircom League attendances 2005 (http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/current/aveire.htm)

:cool:.

[pineapple stu]

I wonder who gave them those figures...!

[pete]

It could be argued that Attendances holding their own in the last few years is success. Were numbers dropping before summer football?

[pineapple stu]

No idea - no stats kept.

The EFS link above goes back to 1999/00 I think, but it's taken mainly from The Star and the old National League Statistics site and is missing a fair few games.

[loudy macloud]

this is my first time on this site, quite impressive by the way
was just looking at the average attendances for the athlone games this year
and it was up in the high 400's, just wondering where this info comes from
as i go to all home games and i donthink they are getting crowds that big.
it would be great if they were

fair play to pineapple stu for compiling all this data, i met him in the faroes last week, great craic had by all :D

[Poor Student]

just wondering where this info comes from
as i go to all home games and i donthink they are getting crowds that big.
it would be great if they were



From us, the fans. We make guesstimates and post them at the attendences thread at the top of the page. Stu then takes the most pessimistic one within reason and records them. Though a few clubs like Bohs, Pats and Cork give official attendences now.