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GalwayFrancis
08/10/2006, 2:28 PM
The official figure would include season ticket holders. There probably was significantly more in the ground, but for this thread we should use the official attendance.
well, would you not include the under-12's in this forum. Parents brought football teams of young fellas to the game, there was easily 500 free under-12's. So I'd say 3500 for argument sake
Not a chance. About 120 with 100 from dundalk at that match
There was around 232 at the game was counting as they were coming in 182 in the stand and another 50 around the ground.
Could hear the dundalk fans that came late before they were over the bridge, Lads you must have nearly knocked all the windows out of that bus!. Created some atmosphere as well.
dcfcsteve
08/10/2006, 4:38 PM
Apparently about 3,500 at City v Bohs on Friday night ?
Some other City fans can confirm.
MariborKev
08/10/2006, 5:03 PM
3,000 or so I would have said.
GalwayFrancis
08/10/2006, 5:33 PM
3,000 or so I would have said.
so, terryland has the biggest crowd of the weekend
pineapple stu
08/10/2006, 7:36 PM
Update after the last round. 2005 and 2004 in brackets. FD and PD indicate average crowd got in a different division to current year. 1 and 2 refer to first round and second round of matches.
PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 1570 (1976; 2340) (missing Drogheda 2)
Bray - 1108 (1550; 818 FD) (missing Longford 2)
Cork - 2921 (3644; 4033) (missing St Pat's 1)
Derry - 2463 (2698; 1672)
Drogheda - 1693 (1682; 1554)
Dublin City - 488 (175 FD; 592)
Longford - 747 (1004; 1131)
Pat's - 1399 (1599; 1882)
Shels - 1458 (1949; 2158)
Sligo - 1891 (1794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 532 (653; 306 FD)
Waterford - 885 (1513; 1753)
FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 305 (316; 291)
Cobh - 360 (403; 240) (missing Finn Harps 1 and Limerick 1)
Dundalk - 960 (474; 591)
Harps - 443 (1347 PD; 1106) (missing Monaghan 1)
Galway - 989 (566; 571)
Kildare - 291 (186; 298) (missing Harps 2)
Kilkenny - 118 (185; 110) (missing Cobh (both) and Kildare (both))
Limerick - 373 (669; 188)
Monaghan - 175 (183; 182)
Rovers - 1040 (1539 PD; 1349 PD)
Premier Division average - 1424 (1759)
First Division average - 515 (520)
Overall average - 978 (1195)
Battery Rover
08/10/2006, 7:47 PM
Athlone - 305 (316; 291) (missing Cobh)
About 300 at the Athlone vs Cobh. Pretty good considering nothing to play for now we are out of the Cup and the bitter cold, windy night that it was.
pineapple stu
08/10/2006, 7:52 PM
Would haev thought there'd been a bit of a boost after the Cup game?
Battery Rover
08/10/2006, 8:02 PM
Would haev thought there'd been a bit of a boost after the Cup game?
Strange thing with the crowd was an awful lot of the usual heads were missing. Noticed an awful lot of under 16s there that I saw at the Cup but never in Mels before and they sung for 90 mins with the older ones. So very hard judge what will happen.
Not easy get new faces down to mels. Even find it hard myself sometimes on a cold night. But still make it for fear of missing something.
The home game against Galway will tell if we have got a boost or not.
As for next season the trick is going to be keeping the crowds that will go to the new ground for the novelty factor. The facilities that will be there will help a lot.
bluemovie
09/10/2006, 1:19 PM
I don't see any mention of Blues v Shels so I'd go with 1200. Shels brought a decent crowd to Block A and I'm told Block B was about half full. C,D and E were full bar a few gaps. And then the three bunches around the ground - either side of the stand and directly opposite.
Do Shels fans ejected in the first half still count?
Block B was more full than that BM. It looked quite alarming up until about 2 minutes to kick-off, but filled up very quickly from then on, and was 3/4s full at least by 5 past kick-off. Block A was also quite full with a fairly big Shels contingent.
I'd say the 120 or so that the stand lacked was more than made up for by the crowd around the ground, easily 120 plus. So 1270 or so, minus the sundry absentees ;) means my estimate is 1267! :D
Raheny Red
09/10/2006, 1:52 PM
What does the stand hold?
The lads who were ejected from the ground have been banned from travelling on the supporter's coach afaik!
Rory H
09/10/2006, 1:55 PM
what did they do
Raheny Red
09/10/2006, 2:10 PM
I think (I'm not too sure) it was for setting off a smoke bomb (those ****ty ones you buy in a joke shop) and for looking for trouble with the WUFC kiddy supporters. Don't take my word for it, maybe the other Shels can confirm/deny this.
Pineapple - as a lot of clubs are getting best of season crowds around this time of the year, can you put up the season best for each club if you have the info to hand, would be interesting to see it.
Thanks - oh and great work keeping all of this going each week - must take up a fair bit of your time.
dcfcsteve
10/10/2006, 11:43 AM
A best of season row would be a good addition - and I echo the sentiments re great work on keeping this going Pineapple. Depressing that the fans themselves are the only ones keeping an eye on unimportant things like, oh - attendances.....
A good week overall for attendances last round as things hot up - pushing all 3 key averages up. I'm gonna stick my neck out even further and say that I reckon the season end overall average will reach at least 1,100. That figure would be less than 8% lower than last year, and not a worrying drop given the break for the World Cup and the number of mid-week games.
pineapple stu
10/10/2006, 12:53 PM
I'll put it up with the next update so. In the meantime, that column is included on www.european-football-statistics.co.uk, where I send these figures.
erinfootball
10/10/2006, 6:38 PM
Why arent Galway's attendances bigger? They've a huge town. (ps this is not a bash on Galway or their supporters, I have family in Galway.)
Conor H
10/10/2006, 10:24 PM
Why arent Galway's attendances bigger? They've a huge town. (ps this is not a bash on Galway or their supporters, I have family in Galway.)
Because Galway is the apathy kingdom of Ireland.However when the team is doing well our crowds go from 800-3800:cool:
But it's a pity that most only come out when the team is performing!:(
dcfcsteve
11/10/2006, 12:33 AM
Why arent Galway's attendances bigger? They've a huge town. (ps this is not a bash on Galway or their supporters, I have family in Galway.)
Why aren't attendances bigger in Cork, Derry, Limerick, Waterford, Dublin..... - I could go on !
All big cities in Irish terms - all getting relatively poor crowds for their size.
I think we know the answer really.
dcfcsteve
11/10/2006, 12:36 AM
I'll put it up with the next update so. In the meantime, that column is included on www.european-football-statistics.co.uk, where I send these figures.
Tha site's very far behind. Only lists 12 games at most, and has City's top crowd as 3,000 !
pineapple stu
12/10/2006, 12:29 AM
has City's top crowd as 3,000 !
It's correct, too.
Top crowds as I have them...
PREMIER DIVISION
Cork City 4,500
Derry City 3,000
Sligo Rovers 2,900
Drogheda United 2,800
Bohemians 3,104
Shelbourne 2,650
Saint Patrick's Athletic 2,145
Bray Wanderers 2,800
Waterford United 1,100
Longford Town 1,421
UCD 950
Dublin City 1,900
FIRST DIVISION
Shamrock Rovers 2,000
Galway United 3,092
Dundalk 3,000
Finn Harps 700
Limerick FC 1,100
Cobh Ramblers 550
Athlone Town 700
Kildare County 1,100
Monaghan United 800
Kilkenny City 278
dcfcsteve
12/10/2006, 8:57 AM
It's correct, too.
Top crowds as I have them...
PREMIER DIVISION
Derry City 3,000
Having seen the highlights on EL Weekly, the crowd for the Bohs game on Friday alone had to be above 3,000. The opposite side to the main stand had a good crowd in it.
Maribor - have you got the official attendance for it yet ?
Lim till i die
12/10/2006, 9:12 AM
Limerick's actual biggest attendance of the season was the close on 4,000 who showed up to watch Limerick F.C. v Leeds United Reserves :eek: :mad:
Don't you just hate this country sometimes :(
Rory H
12/10/2006, 10:36 AM
Limerick's actual biggest attendance of the season was the close on 4,000 who showed up to watch Limerick F.C. v Leeds United Reserves :eek: :mad:
its the most depressing figure in this thread...
Lim till i die
12/10/2006, 11:06 AM
its the most depressing figure in this thread...
The cheer when Leeds equalised actually made me drop my can of Cider :(
Partizan
12/10/2006, 11:51 AM
The cheer when Leeds equalised actually made me drop my can of Cider :(
Bombing begins in 5 minutes.
dcfcsteve
12/10/2006, 12:01 PM
Bombing begins in 5 minutes.
Spot the fan of Serbian football....... ;)
:D
oriel
12/10/2006, 12:19 PM
Similarly more than 3,000 were at our 2nd game v Rovers a few weeks back, I thought most agreed it was between 3,300 + 3,500.
Also I`d say every other first div club had their highest crowd for the visit of Rovers.
Not us- I think our biggest league crowd was for the first game against Kilkenny.
Sam Savic
12/10/2006, 8:44 PM
Shamrock Rovers V Limerick on 9th October: official attendance was 1014.
GalwayFrancis
12/10/2006, 10:45 PM
Shamrock Rovers V Limerick on 9th October: official attendance was 1014.
suppose not bad for a monday, but tis no 3500!
Frankfurt Hoop
12/10/2006, 11:09 PM
suppose not bad for a monday, but tis no 3500!
Just what is the point of your post? 1,014 is higher than your season average. I'd wager that it's higher than any game you've ever had against Limerick, higher than any game you've had on a Monday night, and definitely higher than any game against Limerick you've had on a Monday night.
These "we've got more fans than you" pißing matches are a boring waste of time. You'd be better served trying to figure out how to get the 2,500 non-Rovers fans at our game down there to come back every week.
Correction on a post i put up under the first division run in thread.
Just reading a few more estimates on orielweb
Last night 1,300 for Dundalk v Athlone.
Calcio Jack
13/10/2006, 7:31 AM
Similarly more than 3,000 were at our 2nd game v Rovers a few weeks back, I thought most agreed it was between 3,300 + 3,500.
Also I`d say every other first div club had their highest crowd for the visit of Rovers.
I'd say that goes without saying.... as they say " Rovers always bring a crowd" ....guess it proves yet again that the minnows love to try and beat us...we're the leagues most glamorous team..always have been and always will be...
Rory H
13/10/2006, 8:40 AM
Just what is the point of your post? 1,014 is higher than your season average. I'd wager that it's higher than any game you've ever had against Limerick, higher than any game you've had on a Monday night, and definitely higher than any game against Limerick you've had on a Monday night.
These "we've got more fans than you" pißing matches are a boring waste of time. You'd be better served trying to figure out how to get the 2,500 non-Rovers fans at our game down there to come back every week.
glad someone finally said it!
WeAreRovers
13/10/2006, 10:50 AM
Just what is the point of your post? 1,014 is higher than your season average. I'd wager that it's higher than any game you've ever had against Limerick, higher than any game you've had on a Monday night, and definitely higher than any game against Limerick you've had on a Monday night.
These "we've got more fans than you" pißing matches are a boring waste of time. You'd be better served trying to figure out how to get the 2,500 non-Rovers fans at our game down there to come back every week.
100% spot on. This post should be a sticky at the top of this thread.
KOH
pineapple stu
13/10/2006, 12:48 PM
Similarly more than 3,000 were at our 2nd game v Rovers a few weeks back, I thought most agreed it was between 3,300 + 3,500.
Dundalk v Rovers... hard to know precisely, Dundalk FM estimated 5000-6000!! The crowd was a fair bit less than were there for the Drogs cup game last season, which was 4,500, but something in the region 3000-3500. Not bad for a Thursday night in a hurricane in the First Division.
This was the first post, and I went with the 3000 from it. All the other Dundalk fans seem to be agreeing on 3500 though, so I'll up it to that.
Conor H
13/10/2006, 2:54 PM
Stu same for our match v Rovers.There was definitley at least 3500 there but if you wan't to stick to the figure you have fair enough.Most papers in Galway reported 3500-4000 aswell.
pineapple stu
13/10/2006, 2:57 PM
That's not the same case. The figure I have in is the figure which was apparently called out at match over the PA.
No, it was the official number for tickets sold.
pineapple stu
13/10/2006, 4:21 PM
It's what was called out as the official attendance by the club. Nobody seems to be questioning that. The rules of the thread say that's the first figure I'm going to take. I don't see the need to question the official figure the club itself gives because others think it was wrong. I may as well question every other official figure as well and start adding on a few hundred.
Sam Savic
14/10/2006, 3:29 AM
Shamrock Rovers V Kildare County official attendance was 1282.
bohs til i die
14/10/2006, 12:28 PM
1695 at Bohs v Pats last night
pineapple stu
15/10/2006, 1:29 AM
Thought Drogheda-UCD was down on previous occasions, with the Saturday afternoon kick off not helping. It's down as 1900 for the previous game, so maybe 1500 this time? 30 UCD fans there.
Comic Book Guy
15/10/2006, 9:55 AM
I counted 252:mad: at the game, early evening kick offs are keeping the average punter away.
GalwayFrancis
15/10/2006, 10:30 AM
It's what was called out as the official attendance by the club. Nobody seems to be questioning that. The rules of the thread say that's the first figure I'm going to take. I don't see the need to question the official figure the club itself gives because others think it was wrong. I may as well question every other official figure as well and start adding on a few hundred.
yes it was the official att which was read out over the Pa, but it excludes the "kids go free" - which there was easily 400, sure dads were bringing football teams of young fellas with them.
GalwayFrancis
15/10/2006, 10:32 AM
between 200-300 at the Harps/galway game last night inclusing the 60 united fans who traveled.
Celdrog
15/10/2006, 4:40 PM
Thought Drogheda-UCD was down on previous occasions, with the Saturday afternoon kick off not helping. It's down as 1900 for the previous game, so maybe 1500 this time? 30 UCD fans there.
Pretty close i'd say
between 200-300 at the Harps/galway game last night inclusing the 60 united fans who traveled.
things must be really bad up in ballybofey, never heard of such a low attendance for them ever !:(
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