2008 attendances

[steno]

Kildare County V Monaghan United: 146

[placid casual]

Yeah....except Tolka.

probably due to the fact that apart from bohs ,nobody brings away fans to rovers games.
could you not work that out for yourself corkie bhoy ?

[ndrog]

nonsense ! DUFC have brought excellent crowds to rovers in tolka .

[pete]

2800 at SPA V City according to todays star.

I would have guessed 2500 on assumption that main stand holds 2000.

[dcfcsteve]

2800 at SPA V City according to todays star.

54,321 confirmed attendance...

[placid casual]

nonsense ! DUFC have brought excellent crowds to rovers in tolka .

i stand corrected.
in the last 2 years drogs have indeed brought good crowds with them.
one question tho . if you dont retain the league,will they still turn up next season ndrog ? forgive my pessimism but alls not well in hoopland at present*



* tho the builders preparing to go back on site in tallaght :)

[Buller]

Yeah....except Tolka.

True! We bring among the best away crowds in the league yet our home attendence has been slowly declining over the past decade...

[mrtndvn]

probably due to the fact that apart from bohs ,nobody brings away fans to rovers games.
could you not work that out for yourself corkie bhoy ?

no one brings huge crowds to the brandywell - ever.

Yet we have the best attendences in the league . .

[micls]

probably due to the fact that apart from bohs ,nobody brings away fans to rovers games.

Nobody bar maybe yourselves bring away fans to our games, and a lot less than clubs would bring to ye, same with Derry. Whats your point?


could you not work that out for yourself corkie bhoy ?

It's spelled b-o-y. Oh and I'm female.

Good lad.

[pineapple stu]

Yet we have the best attendences in the league . .
No you don't; Cork do.

Although any club which doesn't supply official figures can't claim any placing in the attendance league.

[mrtndvn]

No you don't; Cork do.

Although any club which doesn't supply official figures can't claim any placing in the attendance league.

We dont?

Can you not read your own figures or something?

You have Cork at under 4,000 and Derry at 4,500!

We also have the biggest attendance this year.

[MariborKev]

No you don't; Cork do.

Although any club which doesn't supply official figures can't claim any placing in the attendance league.

Having sold over 2000 season tickets, I'd say we have a good start.

[Paddyfield]

True! We bring among the best away crowds in the league yet our home attendence has been slowly declining over the past decade...

I have often wondered about that. Rovers always bring 300+ fans to Galway but they only get a relatively small home gate. It's bizarre.

[wonder88]

Approx 350 to 400 at Sligo v Galway in League cup.

[Rovers Maniac]

Approx 350 to 400 at Sligo v Galway in League cup.

400 i think there was more than that? 17 from Galway they were easy to count:D

[WindmillWarrior]

Prob about 2000 in UTD Park, about 30 Harps fans.

A bit less than that I'd say. More like 1,700.
Drogs v Bohs - wasn't at the game myself but I was told a figure of around 2,500 would be about right.

[Conor H]

400 i think there was more than that? 17 from Galway they were easy to count:D

There was more than that.Counting,once again,proves to be a challenge for the Sligo lads.

[ndrog]

i stand corrected.
in the last 2 years drogs have indeed brought good crowds with them.
one question tho . if you dont retain the league,will they still turn up next season ndrog ? forgive my pessimism but alls not well in hoopland at present*



* tho the builders preparing to go back on site in tallaght :)

I would say they would tbh considering we had the same home gates when we were fightinh relegation as we have now ,for some bizarre reason :eek:

[dcfcsteve]

I would say they would tbh considering we had the same home gates when we were fightinh relegation as we have now ,for some bizarre reason :eek:

Limited capacity surely responsible for a lot of it ?

Will United Park remain so restricted until you leave the place ? If so, it'll really clip Dogheda's wings - you'll have potential supporters drawn-in by the biggest games not being able to access you at all, and occassional ones not being able to increase their visits. All of which will impact your income now, and your support base in-future.

[WindmillWarrior]

Limited capacity surely responsible for a lot of it ?
.

More to do with the lack of facilities. Not very family friendly etc

[sligoman]

Counting,once again,proves to be a challenge for the Sligo lads.That's rich coming from you when one of your own fans says this a few posts up
Approx 350 to 400 at Sligo v Galway in League cup.

[Rovers Maniac]

17 Galways fans in showgrounds last night i counted them shame as you would have had enough for a mini bus after all.

[sligoman]

17 Galways fans in showgrounds last night i counted them shame as you would have had enough for a mini bus after all.In fairness, there was more of them that that. I counted 27.

[deecay]

I taught there was at least 40,they travel in numbers these days:o

[pineapple stu]

We dont?

Can you not read your own figures or something?

You have Cork at under 4,000 and Derry at 4,500!

We also have the biggest attendance this year.
Both boosted because you've had Harps at home. You'll drop behind them after a few more games. You've only been higher than Cork once in five previous years we've done this thread.


Having sold over 2000 season tickets, I'd say we have a good start.
Course you do. Never said otherwise. But you can't claim to be the best supported club on the basis of "3000 there last night, I'd say". There's plenty of guesstimates here that are way off, and shouldn't be compared. That's all.

[pineapple stu]

Update after week nine. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 3,153 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Bray and Derry)
Bray - 1,300 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,548 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 3,966 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 4,080 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,980 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 1,929 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 1,628 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 2,271 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Cobh)
Rovers - 2,220 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,260 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 717 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 461 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,800 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 201 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 616 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 680 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 146 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 1,054 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 873 (N/A)
Waterford - 792 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 1,163 (810)

Premier Division average - 2,202 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 761 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,520 (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 games missing -
Pat's v Cork

Estimates in but official figures missing -
Bohs v Harps
Harps v Pat's
Pat's v Cork
Pat's v Derry
Fingal v Dundalk

[sligored]

There was more than that.Counting,once again,proves to be a challenge for the Sligo lads.

i think there was more like 800.

it was wonder88( a galway fan who guesstimated 350-400)

you would want to give your own supporters a counting lesson

[Paddyfield]

I taught there was at least 40,they travel in numbers these days:o

There were only 4 GUFC fans in Sligo according to the Sligo
section of foot.ie. Can we leave it a that?

PS Thanks for our 40% chunk of the gate receipts.

[Rovers Maniac]

Official crowd last night was 240

[showgies]

PS Thanks for our 40% chunk of the gate receipts.

If it's the money you are most interested in - you better wish for another away draw in the next round

[Rovers Maniac]

If it's the money you are most interested in - you better wish for another away draw in the next round

It was a big pay day for them.

[sullanefc]

Recent games missing -
Pat's v Cork

Estimates in but official figures missing -
Bohs v Harps
Harps v Pat's
Pat's v Cork
Pat's v Derry
Fingal v Dundalk



2800 at SPA V City according to todays star.

I presume its an estimate from the star.

[pineapple stu]

I deliberately didn't put that in because the point of this thread initially was that The Star was nonsense and some of their attendances are so wildly inaccurate (both ways) that there's no point putting them in.

I actually went with 2500 as suggested by Pete, but Pat's still seem to sporadically release official attendances, so hopefully we'll get it sooner or later.

[pete]

I actually went with 2500 as suggested by Pete, but Pat's still seem to sporadically release official attendances, so hopefully we'll get it sooner or later.

For what it is worth I based my estimate on
Stand 1500 (3/4 full although think I am generous as Inchicore side not more than 1/2 full)
City fans 200
Shed 300
Camac 500

TBH I would be surprised if greater than 2500.

[Schumi]

I think 3/4 full is a bit high for the stand. I would have thought more than 500 for the Camac though. I was down the shed end of it and while there was loads of room in the first half, it filled up a good bit in the second half when Pats were attacking that end. I would have guessed 700 maybe.

[pete]

I think 3/4 full is a bit high for the stand. I would have thought more than 500 for the Camac though. I was down the shed end of it and while there was loads of room in the first half, it filled up a good bit in the second half when Pats were attacking that end. I would have guessed 700 maybe.

I agree 3/4 a bit much for the stand. Some fans move at halftime so while more in the Shed probably less on a Camac. Either way only talking about 200 in th total anyway.

[5ForKeeps]

Wexford Youths Home Attendences from Official Site...(missing Longford and both League Cup Ties)

Waterford Utd - 2000
Kildare - 1345
Shels - 1202
Athlone - 820

Average Attendence: 1,341 for those 4 games....

[oldyouth]

Guesstimates for the Longford game would be 600 and approx 250 on Monday for the League Cup game

[5ForKeeps]

Guesstimates for the Longford game would be 600 and approx 250 on Monday for the League Cup game

The weather was fairly crap for both the Athlone and Longford games from what i heard. Was the weather bad at the Kerry League game as well Old Youth?

[holidaysong]

Approximately 2500 at Dundalk vs. Shelbourne.

[sfc red]

Never that many at Shels v Dundalk....

[holidaysong]

Never that many at Shels v Dundalk....

I think I know the ground better than you in all fairness. I'd be very surprised if the estimate on dfc.com was more than 150 either side of that.

[LeixlipRed]

Rubbish.

[sfc red]

There were about 200 of us? Ridiculous to say that there were 2300 Dundalk fans there

[JC_GUFC]

Someone texted me from the match saying there were 800 at it!

I dunno what he was drinking that made him see half rather than double but I thought it sounded way too small!

[skitz3]

There wasn't 2,500 at it anyway. Wage cap and all that.

[higgins]

For the Limerick v Shels game I was on the opposite side of the ground to the main stand. Shortly before half time I gave a rough count of those in the main stand and got just over 100. I don't really care what the figure was but I know a big laugh went up as it was read out,, followed by loads of people shaking their heads.

On the Dundalk Shels gate I would have thought 1500 to 2000 max!

[oriel]

Judging the crowd in oriel from the away end can be difficult. For a start you cant see into the stand which holds 1,300, Im told it was 3/4 full last night, the shed side usually gets around 800, and im guessing the away support was around 200, so maybe 2,000 is a more accurate figure ?

Anyway great win for shels, shocking result for us.

[adamcarr]

3,461 for City-Sligo.

[passinginterest]

900 announced on the radio for Wateford v Wexford.