Away Attendances 2025 [Archive] - Page 3

Martinho II

25/03/2025, 2:21 PM

Clubs got money from Sky when the premier league started in England which most used to install floodlights rather then clashing with the live games that they would now be showing. Think it was 1.5m across all the clubs.

Thats how Bishopsgate got their floodlights installed in mid 90s.

Mr A

25/03/2025, 4:34 PM

Early 1994 lights went in around the league and it started to move from Sundays to Saturdays and Fridays

nigel-harps1954

25/03/2025, 5:46 PM

First Division (Series 6)

Dundalk v Longford 2030 (About 20-30 Longford fans 'outspoken')
Cobh v Athlone 827
Finn Harps v Bray 1047
UCD v Treaty
Wexford v Kerry 726

11 Bray fans in the away end.

Nah Nah Nah Nah

25/03/2025, 9:51 PM

Early 1994 lights went in around the league and it started to move from Sundays to Saturdays and Fridays

Nov 93 for us. 4-0 against Home Farm.

Nesta99

26/03/2025, 10:34 AM

Early 1994 lights went in around the league and it started to move from Sundays to Saturdays and Fridays

I'm hazy ont the details with the 90's getting scarily further away in the rearview mirror. A bunch of money was being dished out to clubs 90's for floodlights. Part of a Sky deal, not to show LoI but to kind of not show it. Either UEFA or EU rules meant if Sky were officially braodcasting EPL games in to a country they couldnt go head to head with the domestic games in that country. The solution was for Sky to pay for floodlights so that we didnt have to play in the Sunday afternoon slot and many LoI clubs moved games to Friday nights. Again vaguely, I recall some clubs either not recieving all the money after they had installed lights, or that money paid out was not used to install lights - either way there was some messing. The Oriel Park lights got an upgrade, I recall walking up to Oriel after and it looked like the whole town was lit by the new improved Oriel lights, with everyone going wtf. It actually gave a little insight into the awe there must have been, of people going to the first games under floodlights in Oriel in the 60s when only a couple grounds had floodlights (Oriel Park wasnt always a kip....). Anyway that why there was a flurry of lights going in in and around that time for anyone who may not be old enough to remember such heady days of having an entire terrace to yourelf if you wanted.

nr637

26/03/2025, 10:56 AM

First Division (Series 6)

Dundalk v Longford 2030 (About 20-30 Longford fans 'outspoken')
Cobh v Athlone 827
Finn Harps v Bray 1047 (11 Bray fans 'nigel-harps 1954')
UCD v Treaty
Wexford v Kerry 726

Elfman

26/03/2025, 2:34 PM

I'm hazy ont the details with the 90's getting scarily further away in the rearview mirror. A bunch of money was being dished out to clubs 90's for floodlights. Part of a Sky deal, not to show LoI but to kind of not show it. Either UEFA or EU rules meant if Sky were officially braodcasting EPL games in to a country they couldnt go head to head with the domestic games in that country. The solution was for Sky to pay for floodlights so that we didnt have to play in the Sunday afternoon slot and many LoI clubs moved games to Friday nights. Again vaguely, I recall some clubs either not recieving all the money after they had installed lights, or that money paid out was not used to install lights - either way there was some messing.
I remember reading about this myself! Thought it was a classic Irish solution - pay em off to shut them up. We could have demanded a % of their revenue at the beginning!

oriel

28/03/2025, 10:27 PM

I counted 7 in the away terrace from Wexford at the Dundalk game, not even sure there were any in the reserved area of main stand, either way call it 15 max away fans.

And may I add, hats off to each and every one of them, that's a 2.5 hour journey min, each way.

thebronze14

29/03/2025, 9:46 AM

About 40 Harps fans in Athlone. Hard to tell as we were fairly spread out

Nesta99

29/03/2025, 12:00 PM

About 40 Harps fans in Athlone. Hard to tell as we were fairly spread out

It a real LoI thing to do that. You dont have to squeeze 100 people in to an area of 50 like the....ultras, but I never got why fans dont group together in a section and help atmosphere. Its almost as if they dont want to be seen together!

trevy

29/03/2025, 2:20 PM

Around 500 St Pats fans at RSC.

thebronze14

29/03/2025, 5:44 PM

It a real LoI thing to do that. You dont have to squeeze 100 people in to an area of 50 like the....ultras, but I never got why fans dont group together in a section and help atmosphere. Its almost as if they dont want to be seen together!
Full agree. I wish anyone abled bodied would join us in standing and singing! We're not that scary!

nr637

01/04/2025, 9:12 AM

Premier Division (Series 7)

Bohemians v Galway 4328
Cork v Drogheda 4244
Waterford v St Pats 3011 (Around 500 St Pats fans 'trevy')
Sligo v Shelbourne 2857
Shamrock Rovers v Derry 6073

First Division (Series 7)

Athlone v Finn Harps 631 (About 40 Harps fans 'thebronze14')
Bray v Cobh 893
Dundalk v Wexford 1926 (15 max away fans 'oriel')
Kerry v UCD 780
Longford v Treaty 633

nr637

01/04/2025, 9:21 AM

First Division (Series 2) updated

UCD v Bray 402

TVFBLOCKF

01/04/2025, 10:12 AM

About 300 United fans in Dalymount on Friday night.

nr637

01/04/2025, 3:27 PM

Premier Division (Series 7)

Bohemians v Galway 4328 (About 300 United fans 'TVFBLOCKF')
Cork v Drogheda 4244
Waterford v St Pats 3011 (Around 500 St Pats fans 'trevy')
Sligo v Shelbourne 2857
Shamrock Rovers v Derry 6073

First Division (Series 7)

Athlone v Finn Harps 631 (About 40 Harps fans 'thebronze14')
Bray v Cobh 893
Dundalk v Wexford 1926 (15 max away fans 'oriel')
Kerry v UCD 780
Longford v Treaty 633

El-Pietro

01/04/2025, 5:28 PM

My guess is about 350 Drogs at the Cross, maybe 400?

nr637

02/04/2025, 2:31 PM

Premier Division (Series 7)

Bohemians v Galway 4328 (About 300 United fans 'TVFBLOCKF')
Cork v Drogheda 4244 (about 350 Drogs at the Cross 'El-Pietro')
Waterford v St Pats 3011 (Around 500 St Pats fans 'trevy')
Sligo v Shelbourne 2857
Shamrock Rovers v Derry 6073

First Division (Series 7)

Athlone v Finn Harps 631 (About 40 Harps fans 'thebronze14')
Bray v Cobh 893
Dundalk v Wexford 1926 (15 max away fans 'oriel')
Kerry v UCD 780
Longford v Treaty 633

nr637

07/04/2025, 1:41 PM

Premier Division (Series 8)

Bohemians v Sligo 4289
Drogheda v Waterford 2132
St Pats v Shelbourne 5374
Galway v Shamrock Rovers 4323
Derry v Cork 3698

First Division (Series 8)

Athlone v Bray 674
Cobh v Wexford 850
Finn Harps v Longford 1004 (About 25-30 Longford fans 'nigel-harps1954)
UCD v Dundalk 657
Treaty v Kerry 1507

Greg1973

07/04/2025, 8:47 PM

Good Q on Drogs, would think more North side, but worked with a mate lived 'faaa side' and he was DUFC nuts, wouldn't think too much support for Drogs in the county as a whole mind.

Strange set up that town, they belong to the smallest county on the Island, yet almost everyone I worked with or social from the town has rarely been to the magestic Carlingford - they seem to only look south, go to Dub weekends, day trips etc, anyway each to their own.

My first post on here but can't help but reply to that! Literally everyone I've ever met in drogheda has been in carlingFord on numerous occasions for days out, stage, weddings, adventure centre etc etc. No idea where you coming from with that post.

nr637

09/04/2025, 9:26 AM

PREMIER LEAGUE (Series 2)

Galway United v St. Pats - 4,231
Drogheda United v Sligo - 2,212
Waterford v Shels - 3,488
Derry City v Bohs - 3,264 ( 250/300 'Dermobohs')
Shamrock Rovers v Cork City - Postponed

FIRST DIVISION (Series 2)

Finn Harps v Dundalk - 1420 (200 'nigel-harps1954')
Cobh v Kerry - 1357 (100 Kerry fans 'Comic Book Guy')
Athlone v Treaty - 673 (About 70 Treaty fans 'Shearer')
UCD v Bray - Postponed
Wexford v Longford - Postponed

FIRST DIVISION (Series 2)

UCD V Bray 402
Wexford v Longford 365

oriel

12/04/2025, 8:55 PM

My first post on here but can't help but reply to that! Literally everyone I've ever met in drogheda has been in carlingFord on numerous occasions for days out, stage, weddings, adventure centre etc etc. No idea where you coming from with that post.

Fair play then, they must have broadened their horizons and great to hear.

oriel

12/04/2025, 8:59 PM

I think 10 max Cobh fans at oriel park last night, we counted 6 in the away terrace and spoke to a really nice group of lads in the 'upstairs' bar at HT, they were staying over for the night.

Fair play to them and hope they enjoyed their visit.

outspoken

12/04/2025, 11:13 PM

1 UCD fan in the away end banging the drum throughout, fair play to him

Buckett

13/04/2025, 1:35 AM

1 UCD fan in the away end banging the drum throughout, fair play to him

Absolutely, fair play to him. To bring a drum with him is legendary.

trevy

13/04/2025, 6:25 AM

200 plus Waterford fans at Tallaght as per Waterford FC on social media.

outspoken

13/04/2025, 8:38 AM

Absolutely, fair play to him. To bring a drum with him is legendary.

And he set up a few flags as well

EatYerGreens

13/04/2025, 6:26 PM

And he set up a few flags as well

"More flags than fans! You've got more flags than fa-ans" :D

nr637

14/04/2025, 9:21 AM

Premier Division (Series 9)

Cork v St Pats 3815
Shelbourne v Bohemians 5513
Derry v Drogheda 3752
Shamrock Rovers v Waterford 4846 (200 plus Waterford fans 'trevy')
Sligo v Galway 2786

First Division (Series 9)

Dundalk v Cobh 1834 (10 max Cobh fans 'oriel')
Kerry v Athlone 580
Wexford v Finn Harps 585
Bray v Treaty 785
Longford v UCD (1 UCD fan 'outspoken')

nr637

14/04/2025, 9:24 AM

1 UCD fan in the away end banging the drum throughout, fair play to him

Any chance we could find out more on this UCD fan. He is a hero and and almost like a 'one man band' fan!

He deserves an award!

:present:

nigel-harps1954

14/04/2025, 9:42 AM

Any chance we could find out more on this UCD fan. He is a hero and and almost like a 'one man band' fan!

He deserves an award!

:present:

He'd be fairly well known in a lot of LOI circles. Nice fella. Does all of his travel via public transport AFAIK.

nigel-harps1954

14/04/2025, 9:42 AM

EalingGreen

14/04/2025, 12:34 PM

Any chance we could find out more on this UCD fan. He is a hero and and almost like a 'one man band' fan!

He deserves an award!

:present:https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/14981/production/_131235348_img_9507.jpg.webp
"The shot that went around the world - Tiago alone in the away section to watch FC Santa Cruz play Gremio in 2012"

Amazing story here - perhaps s.o. could set the two of them up on a date?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66888695

nr637

14/04/2025, 1:50 PM

Think there were about 30 Harps fans in Wexford.

Premier Division (Series 9)

Cork v St Pats 3815
Shelbourne v Bohemians 5513
Derry v Drogheda 3752
Shamrock Rovers v Waterford 4846 (200 plus Waterford fans 'trevy')
Sligo v Galway 2786

First Division (Series 9)

Dundalk v Cobh 1834 (10 max Cobh fans 'oriel')
Kerry v Athlone 580
Wexford v Finn Harps 585 (30 Harps fans 'nigel-harps1954')
Bray v Treaty 785
Longford v UCD (1 UCD fan 'outspoken')

TVFBLOCKF

14/04/2025, 2:07 PM

Premier Division (Series 9)

Cork v St Pats 3815
Shelbourne v Bohemians 5513
Derry v Drogheda 3752
Shamrock Rovers v Waterford 4846 (200 plus Waterford fans 'trevy')
Sligo v Galway 2786

First Division (Series 9)

Dundalk v Cobh 1834 (10 max Cobh fans 'oriel')
Kerry v Athlone 580
Wexford v Finn Harps 585 (30 Harps fans 'nigel-harps1954')
Bray v Treaty 785
Longford v UCD (1 UCD fan 'outspoken')

450 - 500 United fans in the Showgrounds on Saturday night.

nr637

15/04/2025, 8:17 AM

Premier Division (Series 2) updated

Shamrock v Cork 4101

Nesta99

15/04/2025, 3:19 PM

He'd be fairly well known in a lot of LOI circles. Nice fella. Does all of his travel via public transport AFAIK.

He's a long way to go before Cork Tom levels. I see the attraction of being the UCD fan these days, some solitude at games!

Martinho II

16/04/2025, 10:33 AM

He's a long way to go before Cork Tom levels. I see the attraction of being the UCD fan these days, some solitude at games!

Speaking of Cork Tom where is he these days Nesta?

nigel-harps1954

16/04/2025, 11:11 AM

Speaking of Cork Tom where is he these days Nesta?

Pretty sure he's still in Ballybofey, although I haven't seen him around in a while now.

refjohn

16/04/2025, 1:39 PM

Pretty sure he's still in Ballybofey, although I haven't seen him around in a while now.

Was in Brandywell last few games. Turned up on Friday with 5 or 6 clocks for some of the regulars who make time to chat to him each game.

ger121

16/04/2025, 4:10 PM

Any chance we could find out more on this UCD fan. He is a hero and and almost like a 'one man band' fan!

He deserves an award!

:present:

Pretty sure his name was mentioned a few times on a League of Ireland Facebook group. It was also said a few UCD fans were in the main stand.

trevy

19/04/2025, 7:07 AM

Around 100 Sligo Rovers fans at RSC. Decent turnout given the length of the journey and being bottom of the table and they made plenty noise.

joey B

19/04/2025, 7:21 AM

20/25 Kerry fans in Ballybofey,maybe more

nigel-harps1954

19/04/2025, 10:08 AM

20/25 Kerry fans in Ballybofey,maybe more

Yeah hard to know as there were only 4 or 5 in the actual away area, the rest in the stand, which is fair on a night as bad as it was.

outspoken

19/04/2025, 4:00 PM

33 seater bus went to bray with others who traveled on their own so probably around 50

nr637

20/04/2025, 12:54 PM

Premier League (Series 10)

Bohemians v Cork City 4101
Drogheda v Shelbourne 2531
Galway v Derry City 2216
St Patricks Athletic v Shamrock Rovers 4723
Waterford v Sligo 1947 (100 Sligo fans 'trevy')

First Division (Series 10)

Athlone Town v Wexford 453
Bray v Longford Town 532 (around 50 away fans 'outspoken')
Cobh v UCD 337
Finn Harps v Kerry 828 (20/25 Kerry fans 'joey B')
Treaty v Dundalk 1283