eircom League 2007 Attendances

[OneRedArmy]

Looked to be a fairly decent UCD crowd at it - was biggest i saw in a long time - even had a few flags, getting a bit of a cult following now Stu ? Drogs fans were very quiet.Wasn't that all the kids for the half time match standing in the covered terrace?

[Battery Rover]

Athlone Town vs Finn Harps attendance was 489 with roughly 80 Harps fans present

[WindmillWarrior]

Seemed like a failry standard crowd at United Park - 1700-ish?

less than that I would have thought pineapple. Might have just scraped the 1,500 mark.

For non risk home games there is always a fair few Drogs fans over in the away terrace. And there was a load of kids in it last night as OneRedArmy said.

[John83]

Wasn't that all the kids for the half time match standing in the covered terrace?
Yeah, they were in near us. Don't know if he's talking about them though. There were ten of us in that group; maybe others elsewhere.

[all drogged up]

When UCD scored I looked over to see how many were UCD fans and how many were just half time kids or the local scouts.

I counted 11 people jumping for joy.

I think the mics were badly placed - drogs fans gave it their usual singing and whatnot - players didn't exaclty give it their usual effort - Shame!

[pineapple stu]

I counted 11 people jumping for joy.
Good counting!


I think the mics were badly placed - drogs fans gave it their usual singing and whatnot - players didn't exaclty give it their usual effort - Shame!
Nothing to do with the mics - Drogs fans were mute last night. Don't blame them, given the tripe the team served up, but they were quiet pretty much throughout.

[pineapple stu]

Oops...forgot this for a while... (2) is a game in the second series of matches. Figures in brackets are averages in previous seasons.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,040 (2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340)
Bray - 1,277 (1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cork - 3,120 (2,941; 3,644; 4,033) (missing Bray)
Derry - 2,878 (3,229; 2,698; 1,672) (missing Drogheda, Longford and Waterford)
Drogheda - 1,818 (1,751; 1,682; 1,554) (missing Galway)
Galway - 2,161 (1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Longford - 641 (681; 1,004; 1,131) (missing St Pat's)
Pat's - 1,907 (1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Waterford)
Rovers - 1,690 (1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 1,461 (1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD) (missing Derry)
UCD - 717 (546; 653; 306 FD)
Waterford - 1,227 (915; 1,513; 1,753)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 709 (421; 316; 291)
Cobh - 558 (368; 403; 240)
Dundalk - 1,567 (1,078; 474; 591) (missing Wexford)
Harps - 641 (428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) (missing Wexford)
Kildare - 246 (265; 186; 298)
Kilkenny - 153 (122; 185; 110) (missing Dundalk 2, Kildare 2 and Monaghan)
Limerick - 748 (364; 669; 188)
Monaghan - 283 (204; 183; 182) (missing Athlone 2, Cobh 2, Kilkenny 2 and Wexford 2)
Shels - 993 (1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD) (missing Limerick)
Wexford - 998 (n/a) (missing Kilkenny 2)

Premier Division average - 1,699 (1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 703 (570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,235 (1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

FD is an average crowd in the First Division; PD is an average crowd in the Premier Division. I've only put that in where the attendances was when the club was in a different one to their current division.

Recent matches missing -
Cork v Bray
Drogheda v Galway
Longford v St Pat's
St Pat's v Waterford
Sligo v Derry
Dundalk v Wexford
Kilkenny v Kildare
Monaghan v Athlone
Monaghan v Cobh
Shels v Limerick
Wexford v Kilkenny

[Battery Rover]

Its a few weeks back but I would estimate the Monaghan vs Athlone attendance was around 90 with about 20 of them from Athlone from what I can see on my video footage

[Jerry The Saint]

St Pat's v Waterford

Date Competition Opposition Attendance
31/08/07 League vs Waterford United 1303

Should be a decent improvement in crowds for the rest of the season. There's a promotion for the Bray game and the remaining games should bring out close to the biggest Dublin attendances of the season, regardless of the form of Pats, Bohs or Shamrock at the time.

[Lim till i die]

Recent matches missing -

Shels v Limerick


767 :ball:

[LeixlipRed]

Where'd you get that figure Lim til I die? Off shelsweb? I missed the posting of the attendance on there so apologies for not putting it up here. Sounds about right though. Very poor crowd considering the occassion

[holidaysong]

Recent matches missing -

Dundalk v Wexford


About 1,200 I'd say.

[Raheny Red]

Where'd you get that figure Lim til I die? Off shelsweb? I missed the posting of the attendance on there so apologies for not putting it up here. Sounds about right though. Very poor crowd considering the occassion


Think that's the figure given from the shels site alright. I'm not surprised one bit by the attendance.

[passinginterest]

Wexford v Kilkenny[/B]

454 from official website.

I'm surprised it was that low.

I'd expect a big crowd for the next home game against Shelbourne.

[oriel]

I`m very surprised Drogs attendances have remained so moderate, surely they are on target for one of the lowest avg of all time for the league champions ?

[OneRedArmy]

I`m very surprised Drogs attendances have remained so moderate, surely they are on target for one of the lowest avg of all time for the league champions ?They can't exactly fit a huge amount more in.

Are there still H&S limits on safe holding capacity?

Also, Shels attendences last year were **** poor.

[Jerry The Saint]

I`m very surprised Drogs attendances have remained so moderate, surely they are on target for one of the lowest avg of all time for the league champions ?


They can't exactly fit a huge amount more in.

Are there still H&S limits on safe holding capacity?

Also, Shels attendences last year were **** poor.

Heh-heh. Nice dig though :)

I'm pretty sure that the Dundalk team of '95 didn't exactly test the capacity limits of Oriel too often though...

[oriel]

Heh-heh. Nice dig though :)

I'm pretty sure that the Dundalk team of '95 didn't exactly test the capacity limits of Oriel too often though...

I`ve said it many times on here before, that 1994/95 side was one of the worst ever to win the lge, we won it with a combination of two freak results on the last day, lost around 8 games, and were only top once or twice before the final day - and yes you`re right the crowds that year were nothing to write home about...............then again the team cost zero to assemble and played awful football for 2/3 of the year !

[Battery Rover]

I`ve said it many times on here before, that 1994/95 side was one of the worst ever to win the lge, we won it with a combination of two freak results on the last day, lost around 8 games, and were only top once or twice before the final day - and yes you`re right the crowds that year were nothing to write home about...............then again the team cost zero to assemble and played awful football for 2/3 of the year !


Could we have a repeat of that year when the league leaders came to play an Athlone side with nothing but pride in their performance to play for.

[dcfcsteve]

I`ve said it many times on here before, that 1994/95 side was one of the worst ever to win the lge, we won it with a combination of two freak results on the last day, lost around 8 games, and were only top once or twice before the final day - and yes you`re right the crowds that year were nothing to write home about...............then again the team cost zero to assemble and played awful football for 2/3 of the year !

Dundalk only won it because Derry surprisingly didn't beat Athlone away on the last day. We missed a penalty (was it Stuart Gauld ? Surely he wasn't still playing by then...?), and finished 1pt behind Dundalk. Shels also had a crap result, so finished 2 off the top.

Both Shels and Derry were tipped ahead of Dunbdalk to win on the last day.

Reagrdless - that was an exciting season, so no excuse for poor crowds in it.... :)

[OneRedArmy]

Could we have a repeat of that year when the league leaders came to play an Athlone side with nothing but pride in their performance to play for.If only the CAB had been around then.....:D

[pineapple stu]

Quick update after those so. (2) is a game in the second series of matches. Figures in brackets are averages in previous seasons.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,040 (2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340)
Bray - 1,277 (1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cork - 3,120 (2,941; 3,644; 4,033) (missing Bray)
Derry - 2,878 (3,229; 2,698; 1,672) (missing Drogheda, Longford and Waterford)
Drogheda - 1,818 (1,751; 1,682; 1,554) (missing Galway)
Galway - 2,161 (1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Longford - 641 (681; 1,004; 1,131) (missing St Pat's 2)
Pat's - 1,857 (1,342; 1,599; 1,882)
Rovers - 1,690 (1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 1,556 (1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 717 (546; 653; 306 FD)
Waterford - 1,227 (915; 1,513; 1,753)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 709 (421; 316; 291)
Cobh - 558 (368; 403; 240)
Dundalk - 1,538 (1,078; 474; 591)
Harps - 646 (428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Kildare - 246 (265; 186; 298)
Kilkenny - 153 (122; 185; 110) (missing Dundalk 2, Kildare 2 and Monaghan)
Limerick - 748 (364; 669; 188)
Monaghan - 266 (204; 183; 182) (missing Cobh 2, Kilkenny 2 and Wexford 2)
Shels - 976 (1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Wexford - 953 (n/a)

Premier Division average - 1,703 (1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 701 (570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,229 (1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

FD is an average crowd in the First Division; PD is an average crowd in the Premier Division. I've only put that in where the attendances was when the club was in a different one to their current division.

Recent matches missing -
Cork v Bray
Drogheda v Galway
Longford v St Pat's
Kilkenny v Kildare
Monaghan v Cobh

[Mr A]

was it Stuart Gauld ? Surely he wasn't still playing by then...?

It was, and what's more he went on for quite a while after, playing for Glenavon and Harps.

Harps Wexford would have been about 700.

[Conor H]

Drogs v Galway

I'd have said 1500.

[micls]

[B]Recent matches missing -
Cork v Bray


One of our worst of the season. no more than 1500 anyway, maybe 1250ish at a guess

[geezer]

official attendance 2374

[Paddyfield]

official attendance 2374

I don't want to be narky Geezer, but they announced 2378 :)

[geezer]

the four drogs fans who wouldnt take off the bottle tops at tge entrance got in eventually

[GuisaSaigon]

I don't want to be narky Geezer, but they announced 2378 :)

I dont think they counted Tom (am I allowed mention him?) either so it could be 2379:p

[Kildare Lad]

For Kilkenny v Kildare i would have guessed about 100 or so

Then for Kildare v Dundalk i would say 300

[trevy]

I can't get into the Waterford United website for some reason so can't see is there an official attendance there for Friday night v Bray but I'd guess about 1300 there.

[SPXcyan]

I wasn't at the match but I drove past the RSC during the match and since the mound has been taken away I could see right into the place and the stand looked full and could see a few standing around too! 1300 would have been a good guess :P

[Philly]

For Kilkenny v Kildare i would have guessed about 100 or so

Then for Kildare v Dundalk i would say 300

Agreed.

[Mr A]

About 700 at Harps-Kilkenny.

[Aaron]

3,000 the official attendance at Derry - St. Pat's match

[pineapple stu]

Exactly 3000?!

[Aaron]

Exactly 3000?!

According to a board member on our forum yes

[pineapple stu]

Any official crowds for the missing games - Drogs, Longford and Waterford?

[Aaron]

Any official crowds for the missing games - Drogs, Longford and Waterford?

I'll ask

[Buller]

Any official crowds for the missing games - Drogs, Longford and Waterford?

They were also 3000, 3000, and 3000.

[Paddyfield]

I wasn't at the match but I drove past the RSC during the match and since the mound has been taken away I could see right into the place and the stand looked full and could see a few standing around too! 1300 would have been a good guess :P

Just wondering why you didn't attend? Why didn't you pop in, seing as you were in the neighbourhood?

[Conor H]

About 700 at Harps-Kilkenny.

That's an awful poor crowd considering how well Harps have been doing this season.
Ye had about 2500 home fans for the game versus Derry.....how did so many of them not return?

[Sam_Heggy]

That's an awful poor crowd considering how well Harps have been doing this season.
Ye had about 2500 home fans for the game versus Derry.....how did so many of them not return?


Should be 1500+ next week but totally agree, fickle "fans" that 700 was mainly the "hard core" support.

[De Town]

Town v Pats - 1100
Town v Sligo - 1400

[Partizan]

approx 1500 in the RSC for the match against Bray. Stand was fairly full plus a coupel of hundred standing about. Only 1 side of the ground now can be used due to the renovation of the RSC.

[dcfcsteve]

Exactly 3000?!

As damn as near it apparently !

Director on the City Forum quoted 3,000 - rounding it up from 2,981 or something.

[Pablo]

No more than 2,000 for City V UCD last night

[Schumi]

1,000 max mentioned on the Cork board.

[Pablo]

1,000 max mentioned on the Cork board.

It was poor but i thought more than that.

I'll try and find out.

[paudie]

1,000 max mentioned on the Cork board.

Definitely more than that.

Similar to the crowd at the Galway game I'd say.