2006 Attendances [Archive]

pineapple stu

12/03/2006, 7:58 PM

With the other thread being re-designated a discussion thread, I'll start the actual figures thread here. Let me know if the format is as wanted!

All figures in for the first weekend - averages as follows (2005 in brackets).

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2446 (1976)
Bray - 2800 (1550)
Cork - 3800 (3644)
Derry - 2390 (2698)
Drogheda - n/a (1682)
Dublin City - n/a (175)
Longford - n/a (1004)
Pat's - 1700 (1599)
Shels - n/a (1949)
Sligo - n/a (1794)
UCD - n/a (653)
Waterford - n/a (1513)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - n/a (316)
Cobh - 498 (403)
Dundalk - n/a (474)
Harps - n/a (1347)
Galway - n/a (566)
Kildare - n/a (186)
Kilkenny - n/a (185)
Limerick - n/a (669)
Monaghan - 183 (183)
Rovers - 2000 (1539)

Premier Division average - 2314 (1759)
First Division average - 894 (520)

Overall average - 1781 (1195)

Stevo Da Gull

12/03/2006, 9:07 PM

Bray - 2800 (1550)

I would have had that higher (3000+), but hey, you the man.

How do these compare to last seasons opening crowds?

Poor Student

12/03/2006, 10:02 PM

I would have had that higher (3000+), but hey, you the man.

How do these compare to last seasons opening crowds?

He likes to go the cynical route and take the lowest estimate.

pineapple stu

14/03/2006, 10:40 PM

Figures for last weekend compared 2005 and 2004 (obviously can't compare to the first weekend last year as different teams at home) -

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs v. Drogs - 2446 (1987; 1787)
Bray v. Shels - 2800 (2500; n/a)
Cork v. Dublin City - 3800 (n/a; 6000)
Derry v. UCD - 2390 (1883; n/a)
Pat's v. Waterford - 1700 (1014; 1700)

FIRST DIVISION
Cobh v. Kilkenny - 498 (275; 245)
Monaghan v. Galway - 210 (200; 83)
Shamrock Rovers v. Dundalk - 2000 (n/a; n/a)

JC_GUFC

14/03/2006, 10:48 PM

CollegeTillIDie

14/03/2006, 10:58 PM

Hmmm Derry pull in more than their season average for last season in their first game of the season against U.C.D. March 2006

2005... Shelbourne pull in their first crowd in excess of 2,000 for a home game against U.C.D., on the opening day of the season.

The Students are obviously attractive to watch to home teams fans :D

pineapple stu

14/03/2006, 10:59 PM

In fairness my 183 at the Monaghan game was plucked out of the air and just completely randomly landed on last year's average! I see you have 200 for last season's game up there, there were definitely more on Friday so I guess it should be more than 200! Maybe 247....

J
Ah that's no fun!

I'll up it to 210 then - think one of the Monaghan fans was saying the same. So over the course of the season, that'll increase their average by 27/17 = 1 and a bit. Happy now Julian?:)

crc

15/03/2006, 7:06 AM

The Students are obviously attractive to watch to home teams fans :DGuaranteed a win??:p

dancinpants

15/03/2006, 3:30 PM

Hmmm Derry pull in more than their season average for last season in their first game of the season against U.C.D. March 2006

Erm ....No we didn't, 308 lower than 2005's average.

Derry - 2390 (2698)

A face

15/03/2006, 4:22 PM

Just for the record, with the Shed gone in Cork now, its hard to judge the attendance now. If the Shed was full then it was circa 1500 and whatever was in the other stands, now we are all in the other stands so its hard to make out. I'd nearly go with what is printed in the programme this year.

pineapple stu

15/03/2006, 4:36 PM

Hmmm Derry pull in more than their season average for last season in their first game of the season against U.C.D. March 2006
You want to read the post more carefully before walking into posts like that and dancinpants'!! The other figures were the attendances for the corresponding fixture in the previous two years. If you look closely, you'll note not recalling an average of "n/a" at Rovers for the past two years.

CollegeTillIDie

17/03/2006, 7:53 AM

Guaranteed a win??:p

How fickle are your fans then?:D

CollegeTillIDie

17/03/2006, 7:54 AM

You want to read the post more carefully before walking into posts like that and dancinpants'!! The other figures were the attendances for the corresponding fixture in the previous two years. If you look closely, you'll note not recalling an average of "n/a" at Rovers for the past two years.

I stand corrected. But the point is UCD attracted more punters to the Brandywell than Derry's opponents on the First home game of the season last year.

SPXcyan

17/03/2006, 10:09 AM

Conor H

17/03/2006, 11:07 AM

Bout 850 at Galway v Lims.Maybe more we'll find out Monday.

Partizan

17/03/2006, 1:06 PM

Was at the RSC and from what I could see... looked like around 1100-1200 at the game... horrible weather conditions... the stand was close to full.. bout 1000 in it.. and a hunfred or so out on the ground...
I like the new Duggouts we got :D

Yup, agree with that. 1200 at the RSC last night. Freezing cold and the ****ing sleet made conditions treacherous.

Sam Savic

17/03/2006, 5:57 PM

I estimate about 700 at Athlone V Rovers. About 300 Rovers and 300 Athlone in the main shed and about 100 Athlone behind the goal.

eamoss

17/03/2006, 7:20 PM

About 250 if not less at dundalk v cobh...really poor attendance & a game :( . I just hope that it was becasuse it was paddys day & that why no1 turned up including the players!! :mad:

Dj Duffer

17/03/2006, 7:22 PM

About 250 if not less at dundalk v cobh...really poor attendance & a game :( . I just hope that it was becasuse it was paddys day & that why no1 turned up including the players!! :mad:

How did rams play? You dont have the team sheet for Ramblers do ya?

pineapple stu

18/03/2006, 3:00 AM

570 at UCD-Pat's. Worst Dublin derby league crowd ever! Hope it was just because it was Paddy's Day...

Various papers had 275 for Dublin City-Derry.

Partizan

18/03/2006, 11:54 AM

570 at UCD-Pat's. Worst Dublin derby league crowd ever! Hope it was just because it was Paddy's Day...

Various papers had 275 for Dublin City-Derry.

I agree, those 560 Pats fans must have been wishing for the game to end sooner.

CollegeTillIDie

18/03/2006, 12:12 PM

Raheny Red

18/03/2006, 12:40 PM

BAout 1500 at the Shels Longford last night!

Partizan

18/03/2006, 12:58 PM

Have to agree with Pineapple

and to Partizan there were nowhere near 560 Pat's fans at the game!
If there had been we would have had a larger gate. It was Cold, it was St. Patrick's Day and maybe Saturday late afternoon kick-offs is the way forward for U.C.D. they have tried most of the alternatives to it down through the years.

Corny joke aside College, I think the Saturday afternoon KO would suit UCD better and would have a couple of knoock on effects.

1. The provinical teams would find a Saturday afternoon more accomodating as many have to get off work earlier on Friday to come to Dublin to play. I know this from the Waterford players.

2. Increased attendances as the fans of the non Dublin based clubs would also be in favour for obvious reasons. A Saturday afternoon KO, say around 4pm would nicely in with bus/train times for the casual and for anyone thinking of staying over night in the capital. Definitley Saturday afternoon is the way to go for Belfield.

sfc red

18/03/2006, 1:34 PM

I'd agree with Raheny Red there. 1500-1700 being optimistic :D

CollegeTillIDie

18/03/2006, 5:00 PM

I'd agree with Raheny Red there. 1500-1700 being optimistic :D

Jeez louise,is that all you can muster when your club really needs you? :eek:

CollegeTillIDie

18/03/2006, 5:02 PM

275 for a Premier Division game must be one of the smallest attendances recorded since the days of the Rovers fans Tolka Boycott !

sfc red

18/03/2006, 5:14 PM

Jeez louise,is that all you can muster when your club really needs you? :eek:

I was at the game. You're preaching to the converted here. Anyway we're not as worried as the 10 page thread of opposition fans getting moist at the thought of no Shels :D

Roverstillidie

18/03/2006, 5:35 PM

I was at the game. You're preaching to the converted here. Anyway we're not as worried as the 10 page thread of opposition fans getting moist at the thought of no Shels :D

no its 10 pages of wondering how you got away with it for so long.

pineapple stu

18/03/2006, 6:08 PM

275 for a Premier Division game must be one of the smallest attendances recorded since the days of the Rovers fans Tolka Boycott !
Does the phrase "Pot calling the kettle black" mean anything to you at all? Granted, we got about twice that for our games against Derry last year, but still!

De Town

18/03/2006, 8:02 PM

Bout 1500 at the Shels Longford last night!
Really? I would have thought more along the lines of 1200 tops. Of course I wouldn't be used to estimating crowds in Tolka.

The Stars

18/03/2006, 9:12 PM

about 2000plus at The Showgrounds......expected more but what ya gonna do

Gypsy1890

18/03/2006, 9:17 PM

How many did Bohs bring down?

The Stars

18/03/2006, 9:24 PM

about 60-80 and flares and bog roll.

Kildare Lad

18/03/2006, 9:27 PM

About 250 at the County-Harps Game.

betty swollox

18/03/2006, 9:31 PM

about 60-80 and flares and bog roll.

in fairness there was at leat 5 times that amount of bohs fans thre,(they were the ones makin all the noise in the blue stand incase you were confused)

1 9 2 8

18/03/2006, 9:31 PM

about 60-80 and flares and bog roll.
Their was more of them then that.

Around 2100-2200 at the game I'd say

sligoman

18/03/2006, 9:51 PM

60-80 the stars?:confused:. The majority of the blue stand was Bohs fans, a few Rovers mixed in with them but not many. About 250 Bohs fans imo.

CollegeTillIDie

19/03/2006, 8:41 AM

Does the phrase "Pot calling the kettle black" mean anything to you at all? Granted, we got about twice that for our games against Derry last year, but still!

pineapple

I am on record as saying that every Premier club should average 1,000 and every First Division club should average 500 if they are going to survive.

In that context Dublin City got a pathetic First Division attendance. And I know what pathetic First Division attendances are like I was at the home game with Cobh in August 2004.( when we were at the top of that League) I was also at a game in the late 1980's in the First Division at Belfield which was in double figures ( when we were to be fair nearer the other end)!
I was at a Dublin City First Division Fixture at Whitehall at the tail end of the 2003 season against Finn Harps and the crowd was well over 2,000 on that occasion. Where have the few hundred Dublin City fans that swelled the travelling Harps numbers that night disappeared to? :D

Maybe crowds are going to be down all round this season.....

chippie0001

19/03/2006, 10:36 AM

I would have said under 2,000 at the game 1,800 or 1,900 and in terms of Bohs fans i was over the far side and i would say about 150 max ! there would have been more Rovers fans than Bohs fans over in that Stand IMO !
From where I was seating, in the far side, there were very few Sligo fans in that area. I would have thought we had over 300 fans going by bus numbers, train numbers etc and what was in the stand. Also very disappointing Sligo crowd for their first game back, was expecting double what was there.

pineapple stu

19/03/2006, 12:18 PM

pineapple

I am on record as saying that every Premier club should average 1,000 and every First Division club should average 500 if they are going to survive.

In that context Dublin City got a pathetic First Division attendance.
Now the phrase that comes to mind is "Dig dig dig"...

sligoman

19/03/2006, 12:52 PM

there would have been more Rovers fans than Bohs fans over in that Stand IMO !In the Jink's Avenue stand/blue stand? Not a chance RT, definitely way more Bohs fans in that stand than Rovers, that was the whole point in seperating them.

pete

19/03/2006, 2:30 PM

No idea what O2 Park holds in Drogland but seems to be more than usual on the far side. About 100 away fans though.

Battery Rover

19/03/2006, 8:41 PM

I estimate about 700 at Athlone V Rovers. About 300 Rovers and 300 Athlone in the main shed and about 100 Athlone behind the goal.

Would have thought more than that. Definitely around 100 behind the goal but would estimate 1000+ in the stand. That stand holds 1500+ when full. Biggest crowd in Mels since the longford cup match. But after the muck that Athlone played might be a long time again before that many home fans turn up.

Terry

20/03/2006, 10:03 AM

Attendance for GUFC v Limerick match on official website is 750.

Schumi

20/03/2006, 2:29 PM

I was at a Dublin City First Division Fixture at Whitehall at the tail end of the 2003 season against Finn Harps and the crowd was well over 2,000 on that occasion.
No it wasn't. There was no more than 4-500 at that game (and that's being generous).

Rory H

21/03/2006, 12:02 PM

definetely 150 bohs fans,not 300...and about 1700 of us...even though the website say 2200

gufct

21/03/2006, 1:13 PM

Attendance for GUFC v Limerick match on official website is 750.

Season Ticket Holders 156 and Sponsors complimentaries 50 plus there was a load of under 12s for free on the night.So over 1,000 on what has to be one of the coldest nights ever in Terryland isnt bad.

We would have got the 1,500 if the weather wasnt so severe snow and hail are hardly summer soccer conditions.

NY Hoop

21/03/2006, 2:31 PM

Would have thought more than that. Definitely around 100 behind the goal but would estimate 1000+ in the stand. That stand holds 1500+ when full. Biggest crowd in Mels since the longford cup match. But after the muck that Athlone played might be a long time again before that many home fans turn up.

No more than 700. And I wouldnt blame any local for ever turning up again. Appalling stuff and a facile win for us.

KOH

pineapple stu

21/03/2006, 4:50 PM

Season Ticket Holders 156 and Sponsors complimentaries 50 plus there was a load of under 12s for free on the night.So over 1,000 on what has to be one of the coldest nights ever in Terryland isnt bad.
Isn't the official attendance supposed to include everyone though?