Attendances 2023

[sbgawa]

I can’t see how we’re down nearly 1000 on the Galway game. A few hundred maybe.

Depends how much you bet on Harps to beat Galway i suppose.;)

[nigel-harps1954]

I can’t see how we’re down nearly 1000 on the Galway game. A few hundred maybe.

Hard to know. I thought the Galway figure was low, and I thought the Bray figure was low as well. Either way, two healthy attendances at Finn Park to kick off the season. Interesting to see if it drops off any further for Wexford, given we're promised bad weather for the weekend.

[nigel-harps1954]

New season, same craic. Here we go. Welcome Kerry FC to the best thread in the world.

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 4,443 (3,209 {2022};2,878{19}; 2,148; 2,006; 1,627; 1,724; 1,395; 1,597; 1,496; 1,488)
Cork - 5,672 (3,517 FD; 2,505; 4,245; 4,559; 2,533; 3,263; 3,777; 1,965; 2,786; 2,128 FD)
Derry - 3,305 (3,184; 2,049; 2,297; 1,517; 1,563; 1,124; 1,106; 1,446; 1,460; 2,135)
Drogheda - 1,863 (1,941; 721 FD; ; 377 FD; 850; 583 FD; 813; 1,064; 817; 977; 811)
Dundalk - 3,315 (2,689; 2,775; 2,738; 2,674; 2,738; 3,158; 2,534; 1,997; 949; 1,355)
Pat's - 4,860 (3,489; 1,919; 1,621; 1,504; 1,088; 1,321; 1,386; 1,687; 1,474; 1,346)
Rovers - 7,626 (5,379; 3,384; 2,749; 2,809; 2,041; 2,890; 2,269; 2,763; 3,127; 3,779)
Shels - 3,782 (2,913; 1,071 FD; 654 FD; 496 FD; 554 FD; 596 FD; 713 FD; 1,114; 1,187; 781 FD)
Sligo - 4,248 (2,166; 1,995; 1,853; 1,717; 1,750; 1,750; 1,959; 2,342; 3,007; 2,103)
UCD - 716 (953; 739; 365 FD; 236 FD; 297 FD; 216 FD; 397; 487; 506; 558; 610)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 592 (307; 382; 130; 154; 156; 314; 653 PD; 754; 271; 200)
Bray - 1,300 (482; 773; 643 PD; 966 PD; 957 PD; 769 PD; 718 PD; 891 PD; 965 PD; 1,121 PD)
Cobh - 1,350 (872; 268; 236; 358; 403; 366; 223; 439; 2008 - 1,122 PD; 681)
Galway - 2,304 (2,081; 780; 746; 1,376 PD; 1,169 PD; 1,290 PD; 975)
Harps - 2,050 (1,293 PD; 1,154 PD; 708; 1,202 PD; 1,216 PD; 784; 449; 479; 429; 433; 644)
Kerry - 1,286 (No previous)
Longford - 1,179 (500; 610; 449; 342; 488 PD; 803 PD; 567; 379; 365; 315)
Treaty - 919 (695)
Waterford - 2,781 (1,705; 1,496 PD; 2,329 PD; 1,550; 314; 460; 470; 478; 453; 466)
Wexford - 1,330 (445; 235; 181; 338; 585 PD; 553; 331; 227; 302; 216)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 3,955 (2,687; 2,185; 2,170; 1,902; 1,476; 1,681; 1,502; 1,566; 1,630; 1,547)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 1,581 (1,193; 586; 413; 477; 476; 486; 495; 391; 372; 578)

OVERALL AVERAGE:2,768 (2,051; 1,500; 1,249; 1,387; 1,117; 1,249; 1,160; 1,140; 1,125; 1,110)


OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 59,320 (486,365; 393,238; 316,515; 376,627; 292,204; 332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 23,714 (178,000; 79,115; 55,756; 53,461; 52,807; 54,474; 55,408)

OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 83,034 (664,365; 472,353; 372,271; 430,088; 345,011; 387,279; 352,742)

[thebronze14]

I can’t see how we’re down nearly 1000 on the Galway game. A few hundred maybe.
Shed was a lot less full and a lot fewer away fans. Behind the goal was much the same. I think there was definitely more than 2500 at the first game. I would say 1500 odd seemed right

[culloty82]

Obviously the unusual KO day would depress attendance somewhat, but surely 406 will be the lowest Premier benchmark for the season?

[nigel-harps1954]

Shamrock Rovers v Cork - 4,028
Bohs v Drogheda - 4,114
Dundalk v Shels - 2,766
Sligo v Pats - 2,751
UCD v Derry - 406

[nigel-harps1954]

Obviously the unusual KO day would depress attendance somewhat, but surely 406 will be the lowest Premier benchmark for the season?

It's already the lowest crowd between both divisions, so far.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Bohs getting more then Shams is a surprise

[Dermobohs]

Bohs getting more then Shams is a surprise
Not really, that’s close to our max and the Jodi is sold out for the season, plus 1200 school end tickets, so that’ll be our crowd give or take 300 all season.
That rovers crowd is way up on their usual monday crowd, corks away would be small, and it was a ****ty weather day in Dublin.
No walk up would affect it, and they may even have just counted season tickets and had a lower crowd who knows.
Dalymount easier to estimate on telly cause under the camera there’s only the away stand of 450.

[sbgawa]

Rovers not counting season tickets unless scanned in. Attendance looked right enough on yhat basis.

[David BOHie]

Rovers not counting season tickets unless scanned in. Attendance looked right enough on yhat basis.

I would imagine Bohs would do that as well? Can anyone confirm?

[JC_GUFC]

It's already the lowest crowd between both divisions, so far.

I was there with 405 others.

Really terrible crowd. I suppose with Bohs and Rovers both at home and it being a bad night weather-wise in the hours before the game most neutrals stayed away.

Completely devoid of atmosphere so Derry did well to stay concentrated and get the job done.

[nr637]

Has the Irish League experienced an upward increase in their attendance figures like we have in the 'Greatest Little League in the world' ???

[nr637]

It's already the lowest crowd between both divisions, so far.
Unfortunately, that's one of the main problems with the UCD club format. Very hard for them to generate a real local hard core support. But they are in the Premier on merit a lot of clubs can learn from their setup. ?

[JC_GUFC]

Has the Irish League experienced an upward increase in their attendance figures like we have in the 'Greatest Little League in the world' ???

Yes. 15% up on last year according to this, with an average of 1,656

https://www.nifootballleague.com/news/2023/january/nifl-attendances-on-the-rise-again/

I think Crusaders v Glentoran cup quarter-final was sold out at the weekend.

The official attendances are reported on the Official NIFL site each week. Because there are some pretty small clubs in the top flight some of the attendances are quite small. Carrick, Dungannon and Newry seem to average about 500. For whatever reason Glenavon are only slightly above that but they should really be getting bigger crowds, they've struggled the last few years but maybe something going on behind the scenes that crowds are staying away.

I think Glentoran have the highest average. Linfield obviously play in the biggest capacity stadium, but I think that sometimes hinders their crowd, apart from the big derbies the ground is devoid of atmosphere.

[EatYerGreens]

Kerry v Treaty recorded as 1,278, so a "slippage" of 16 from the first game!

Presumably the start of a simmering boycott and the 'Dennehy out' campaign :D

[EatYerGreens]

Shamrock Rovers v Cork - 4,028
Bohs v Drogheda - 4,114
Dundalk v Shels - 2,766
Sligo v Pats - 2,751
UCD v Derry - 406

They're fairly decent attendanes for a Monday night to be honest (with one glaring exception).

Bonkers game at Tallaght. And the new stand there looks massive.

[EatYerGreens]

Has the Irish League experienced an upward increase in their attendance figures like we have in the 'Greatest Little League in the world' ???

Football, and live sport in general, seems to be up pretty much everywhere. The Irish League is getting good crowds by its recent standards, but nothing like the opening crowds we've had so far.

[sbgawa]

Shamrock Rovers v Cork - 4,028
Bohs v Drogheda - 4,114
Dundalk v Shels - 2,766
Sligo v Pats - 2,751
UCD v Derry - 406

Very big crowd for us compared to a normal Monday match but a massive drop off from 7600 on Friday.
There is always the issue of school night as we have a lot of young kids who come with their dads on Fridays but not on School nights and the weather didnt help. Still a massive drop off.

Bohs crowd is super for them as well Ditto Dundalks which was effectivly a Friday night crowd almost

[Nesta99]

Its just mad that it can be said that there was a drop of 3.5k and there is still a crowd over 4k considering that 3-4k at any ground, any game, on a Friday would have been nodded at approvingly. As a league, we need to make hay while the sun is shining! I know some clubs are, a new generation of lifelong fans are being made, even Kerry has a team now, but the old League of Ireland habit of fearing missed opportunities on and off the pitch simmers!

[Kiki Balboa]

Football, and live sport in general, seems to be up pretty much everywhere. The Irish League is getting good crowds by its recent standards, but nothing like the opening crowds we've had so far.

Im not sure that is the case. Provenical Rugby attendences are falling. I don't know the story with Gaa though (its also hard to strip fact from fiction with them).

Lower league Football seems to be growing in Britain too, so for me, it represents a growing apathy with the Premier League (maybe not alack of interest, but a growing lack of passion for it)- hence people are still very interested in football, but get there passion kicks from somehwere else. The best thing that could happen to the LOI now is for Qatar to buy Liverpool and United.

[culloty82]

With the GAA, not sure that the early Championship rounds are seeing great attendances, but the football League has certainly seen a significant upturn in interest, with games in Tralee, Castlebar and Derry recording gates of 13-15k, which would have been unthinkable a few short years ago.

[Nesta99]

2 of those 3 games had a significant curiosity value, seeing if Derry could beat Dublin showing the dominant side are declining, and a derby like rivalry where Roscommon were expected to put it up to their dominant neighbour and it was division semi-final like. It doesnt change the point that much but I think those games would have seen big gates by usual standards anyway. I always think club games especially at the latter end of county championships are a better gauge of things.

[EatYerGreens]

It's been noted in media on a number of occasions that live sport in various countries has seen a surgeb in numbers since Covid.

The National league used to be very much the poor relation in the GAA. i've been to games for large counties in the past where there were literally no more than hundreds at them. Crowds are definitely up overall at GAA league matches.

Which Irish provincial rugby sides have seen crowds dropping off, and by how many ?

[Kiki Balboa]

It's been noted in media on a number of occasions that live sport in various countries has seen a surgeb in numbers since Covid.

The National league used to be very much the poor relation in the GAA. i've been to games for large counties in the past where there were literally no more than hundreds at them. Crowds are definitely up overall at GAA league matches.

Which Irish provincial rugby sides have seen crowds dropping off, and by how many ?

In the last full season before Covid hit, 2018-19, the average home attendance for the four Irish provinces was 12,502, which last season was down to 10,242. Each of the quartet saw a reduction in their average URC attendance when comparing the two seasons, with Leinster’s average attendance dropping from 17,242 to 14,138, and likewise for Ulster (13,835 down to 11,469), Munster (12,918 down to 11,345) and Connacht (6,013 down to 5,081).

https://archive.ph/6F0mh#selection-1571.0-1571.441

[The Wee Oriel]

Provincial rugby's attendance'shave been dropping for years now. The average over 15k back in 2015-16.

[Finlay Harp]

1501 in Finn Park tonight.

[exiled_gufc_fan]

1870 in EDP for Galway v Kerry

[Shearer]

762 at the Markets Field

[nigel-harps1954]

Pats v Bohs - 5,002

Athlone v Waterford - 763
Bray v Longford - 733

[outspoken]

Pats v Bohs - 5,002

Athlone v Waterford - 763
Bray v Longford - 733

That's am encouraging crowd for athlone.

[JC_GUFC]

That's am encouraging crowd for athlone.

Especially as the Waterford away support would have been quite small due to their supporters bus being cancelled.

[yurt]

Funny how similar the 3 smaller FD were last night. 700+ attendances means that there should at least be that baseline atmosphere which is almost impossible to create with <500.

Even if the home results weren't great last night hopefully the people enjoyed the night out.

[Martinho II]

Brays was impressive enough considering there wasnt much of an away support there at all!

[joey B]

3178 at Sligo/Cork.

[EatYerGreens]

1870 in EDP for Galway v Kerry

I fear for Kerry's support moving forwards after that result on Friday. Watching a team that gets hammered is no fun.

Hopfully they're new fanbase understand that Galway are essentially a Premier Division club in waiting, and that all clubs have bad days at the office.

[culloty82]

Assuming they follow the same schedule as the Treaty game, the Athlone tickets will be released on Thursday, so won't have to wait long to see.

[legendz]

I fear for Kerry's support moving forwards after that result on Friday. Watching a team that gets hammered is no fun.

Hopfully they're new fanbase understand that Galway are essentially a Premier Division club in waiting, and that all clubs have bad days at the office.It's a pity management didn't fully understand that Galway are essentially a Premier Division club. Kerry's previous match was an entertaining 1 all draw that could have been 3 all. Comments like yours are an overreaction to one match.
Assuming they follow the same schedule as the Treaty game, the Athlone tickets will be released on Thursday, so won't have to wait long to see.Those tickets should have been on sale last week. The next home game tickets should always be released a few days after the previous home game.

[EatYerGreens]

Comments like yours are an overreaction to one match.

It is even possible to over-react to a 9-1 defeat? :D

[culloty82]

More that, as legendz says, it'll be mostly the home displays that will have an impact in that regard.

[Jamesie]

It's not a huge deal. Man U shipped 7 last week after all. If they can get some results and score goals, it'll be worth going to of a Friday.

[nigel-harps1954]

FAI Connect app usually on the ball with attendance figures since the restart, but very little updates from there this weekend. Pity, going to be back to the bad old days of chasing up people via email and social media soon..

[pineapple stu]

Haven't seen anything from the Bowl, but and estimate would be 550-600.

Thought it was more than the Derry game, but not much, and certainly smaller than Sligo. Probably didn't help the game didn't get the go ahead until after 5pm.

[2 Year Contract]

FAI Connect app usually on the ball with attendance figures since the restart, but very little updates from there this weekend. Pity, going to be back to the bad old days of chasing up people via email and social media soon..

Shels vs Rovers 4,140 appears to have been added late to FAI Connect so fingers crossed for the rest. But aside from that as you mentioned there’s currently no other Premier attendances revealed aside from the 5,002 at Pats vs Bohs

[oriel]

That seems a very high crowd for Pats (5,002), granted must have been 1,500 or so Bohs but still seems very high.

Did Pats get over 5k last season, also what is the capacity these days?

[2 Year Contract]

That seems a very high crowd for Pats (5,002), granted must have been 1,500 or so Bohs but still seems very high.

Did Pats get over 5k last season, also what is the capacity these days?

1,150 Bohs which is the capacity of the away end. Capacity is a couple of hundred over 5000 which has been reached a number of times over the last few years.

The game was sold out on Friday but naturally with all grounds, there’s always a number of people with tickets that don’t attend and aren’t included in the attendance of course

[JC_GUFC]

FAI Connect app usually on the ball with attendance figures since the restart, but very little updates from there this weekend. Pity, going to be back to the bad old days of chasing up people via email and social media soon..

Extratime.com have official attendance figures for all the games this weekend.

Not sure why they're not updated on the FAI Connect App

https://www.extratime.com/articles/30180/league-of-ireland-attendances-2023-gameweek-5/

[The Wee Oriel]

Some disappointing drops in the 1st division in attendance this week. Expected Galway and Bray to pull in more.

[nigel-harps1954]

Extratime.com have official attendance figures for all the games this weekend.

Not sure why they're not updated on the FAI Connect App

https://www.extratime.com/articles/30180/league-of-ireland-attendances-2023-gameweek-5/

Updated since on FAI Connect. The only difference is Extratime figure of 4,371 not matching FAI Connect 4,140.

Funnily enough, same article gives 4,250 for the Shels v Drogheda game, but FAI Connect gives 4,140 again.

[oriel]

1,150 Bohs which is the capacity of the away end. Capacity is a couple of hundred over 5000 which has been reached a number of times over the last few years.

The game was sold out on Friday but naturally with all grounds, there’s always a number of people with tickets that don’t attend and aren’t included in the attendance of course

Thats v impressive then by Pats, and more so given recent results.