2008 attendances

[WindmillWarrior]

2,500 at Drogs v Pats

[Titan]

395 for UCD v Galway. About 15 Galway fans, including squad members. Still up 50% on the crowd last season.

There were 22 Galway fans in the away end and a few more dotted around the place. Pathetic attendance indeed. We had 264 at home to Galway last year and for match 5 at home last year 323. Sack the CPO I say!

[ForzaForth]

Not an Eircom league match, but about 1,000 at Youths Cup final today between Wexford Youths and Dundalk (4-0 to Wexford with four goals from Danny Furlong). Dundalk support did their team proud.

[rebelarmyexile]

Would have guessed around 2600-2900 in Dalymount tonight with around 150 Cork fans in the Connaught Road end. I was in the Jodi so could not see the extent of the crowd in the Jodi but a fair enough guess anyways.

Oh and those dancers bohs have are saavvvaaaggge

[niallsparky]

Jodi holds about 2500, Connaught St. holds about 4000 and Shed holds about 1000. I'd say that the attendance was about 3000.

[pineapple stu]

Jodi looked empty enough down blocks A and B (say 1/4 full), half full for the middle and fairly packed down the Bohs end. Would have said about 1600 in it (given it holds 2800). No idea what was elsewhere though.

[Candystripe]

2,700 AT Derry V Cobh

[The Lilywhites]

2,700 AT Derry V Cobh

How many of those were from Cobh? Two?

[pete]

Jodi holds about 2500, Connaught St. holds about 4000 and Shed holds about 1000. I'd say that the attendance was about 3000.

No chance more than 2000. About 100-200 people on the Phibsboro end of the Jodi. About 100 City fans and another 100 in the Des Kelly. I know Bohs crowds have been poor in recent years but very poor tonight.

I always thought the Jodi held 3000?

[Candystripe]

How many of those were from Cobh? Two?

I actually only saw two!!!

But was told they had a bus up. Dont know if that was true but their was none of them sitting in Section A were away fans usually are.

[sonofstan]

Doubt if it was anywhere near 3,000 - I was down in block F and it always seems like its full from there, but just from the bars before and at half time and the lack of a queue outside, I'd say no more than 2,000. I'm sure if the game had been on Friday it would have been closer to 3,000

[gufct]

Crowd looked very small on the TV definitely nowhere near 3000,

[oriel]

Whats the story with the Waterford figures, the article in The Irish Mail on Sunday had comments from a club official saying recent crowds were as low as 400 ? The Avg given here is around 800 +

[dcfcsteve]

Whats the story with the Waterford figures, the article in The Irish Mail on Sunday had comments from a club official saying recent crowds were as low as 400 ? The Avg given here is around 800 +

League Cup game possibly ? :confused:

[stann]

Whats the story with the Waterford figures, the article in The Irish Mail on Sunday had comments from a club official saying recent crowds were as low as 400 ? The Avg given here is around 800 +

That was people paying in at the gate, and it was the lowest figure of the season used to emphasise how little cash is coming in through the turnstiles at times. 410 of them paid in for one match, think it was the Monaghan game. Added to season ticket holders and kids in for free (there's a scheme in operation) the actual attendance was about 700 for that game.

[passinginterest]

I counted about 130 at Station Road tonight (how many paid is probably less as anyone playing astro on the pitches at the back just seemed to hang around for free, and anyone there more than an hour before kick off also got in free).

[niallsparky]

After watching the Bohs .v. Cork game on MNS, the crowd was nowhere near 3000. Was a very disappointing crowd infact. I don't know if television coverage may have had something to do with it.

[oldyouth]

Obviously there was little take up on the 10,000 free admissions offered to DCU Students as a thank you for the use of their facilities

[superfrank]

Obviously there was little take up on the 10,000 free admissions offered to DCU Students as a thank you for the use of their facilities
I'd hazzard a guess that there were two factors: One, exam time. Students need to study and those who wouldn't go to a football match anyway, are hardly going to one when they have to study.

Two, weekend. A lot of students would head home. Also, I don't think DCU is even that big.

[pete]

Obviously there was little take up on the 10,000 free admissions offered to DCU Students as a thank you for the use of their facilities

Not surprised at all. If you opened LOI gates free for a weekend I doubt crowds would increase much. Ticket prices don't affect crowds too much.

[thischarmingman]

Obviously there was little take up on the 10,000 free admissions offered to DCU Students as a thank you for the use of their facilities
One word: "exams."

[oldyouth]

One word: "exams."
Jaysus, you make them do tests to get in to Dalymount. Very tough:D

My son is indeed in the middle of exams at DCU but he was hoping to go along. He hasn't surfaced in the last 2 days so I don't know if he went

[pineapple stu]

776 at Shels-Monaghan per their forum.

Update after the Tuesday midweek games. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,768 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Bray and Derry)
Bray - 1,383 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,518 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 3,882 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 3,804 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 2,067 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 1,843 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 1,557 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,944 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882)
Rovers - 2,067 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,183 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 653 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 438 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,458 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 179 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 541 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 680 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 205 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 983 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 873 (N/A) (missing Longford)
Waterford - 801 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 1,078 (810)

Premier Division average - 2,106 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 728 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,451 (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.

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

[L37Ultra]

318 at Limerick-Fingal tonight.

[trevy]

Terrible crowd at the RSC tonight for Waterford United v Athlone,only about 450 there I'd say.

[holidaysong]

Bad crowd at Oriel too - about 750.

[Battery Rover]

Terrible crowd at the RSC tonight for Waterford United v Athlone,only about 450 there I'd say.

Thought it looked more than that. Only 12 made the long 4 and a half hour journey through the traffic from Athlone

[oriel]

I recall the same situation with very poor crowds on a tues night happened last season for first div clubs (prem clubs would hardly fare much better if same applied to them) stupid idea having part timers play 2 games in 4 days, our crowd for eg was just over half what we could have expected for a thurs night.

tues night will never work in this lge, its a total waste of everyones time.

[stann]

Thought it looked more than that. Only 12 made the long 4 and a half hour journey through the traffic from Athlone

I think it was a bit more, but not much. I was actually able to do a head count on the new stand and counted 294 people in it at kick-off, with a few more still walking around towards it. I'm told there was about 200-and-odd in the old stand, though it looked more to me from up at the back. Something around 500 then as the overall, which seems about right, and is our lowest figure in I don't know how long. :(
We never got the paid-through-the-gate figure last night to compare it with though.

[gael353]

There was 319

[LeixlipRed]

776 at Shels Monaghan.

[pineapple stu]

Updated the post, mentioning that; meant to quote it instead of editing it, but what can you do!

[London-Irish]

I counted 97 people at Monaghan v Kildare tonight.

[Candystripe]

2,600 at Derry V UCD

[Green&whitearmy]

very poor performance from bray in front of a decent crowd. I would say prob about 1500 at it, 900 in the tent, 350 in the red stand(mostly cork fans) and another 250 behind the goal.

[oldyouth]

680 watched a very EVEN game at Ferrycarrig Park. Dundalk were good in the 1st half and EVEN better in the 2nd.
Speaking of numbers, I estimate approx slumbering 600 cats in the Wexford area got a right kick in the hole when their dissapointed owners got home from the match

[pineapple stu]

1639 at Rovers v Drogs, includin 493 Drogheda fans.

[niallsparky]

1639 at Rovers v Drogs, includin 493 Drogheda fans.

Shocking attendance for a relative derby. Bohs .v. Galway was a terrible attendance too. About 2000.

[Sam_Heggy]

Poor crowd for Cobh - Harps id say 700 with a massive 15 of those from Harps :p

[Rovers fan]

I'd say there was about 2100 at sligo rovers vs st pats

[dcfcsteve]

Shocking attendance for a relative derby. Bohs .v. Galway was a terrible attendance too. About 2000.

Poor crowd for two of the bigger teams in the league.

But I'm not sure where you get this idea that Drogheda vs Shamrock Rovers (or indeed any Dublin club) is a derby....? :confused: Their derby is Dundalk, so they won't care half as much for games against Dub teams (ditto for Rovers and non-Dub teams).

[Seagull-4-life]

I recall the same situation with very poor crowds on a tues night happened last season for first div clubs (prem clubs would hardly fare much better if same applied to them) stupid idea having part timers play 2 games in 4 days, our crowd for eg was just over half what we could have expected for a thurs night.

tues night will never work in this lge, its a total waste of everyones time.

And now we'll have to wait a week 2 read our local papers match reports as well

[Battery Rover]

Athlone Town vs Shelbourne yesterday official attendance was 581 with ove half of that from Shelbourne.

Bad day and time for a match with one of the local junior clubs playing a cup final and going for the CCFL treble along with GAA match between Athlone and St Lomans Mullingar being played. All kicked off at 3pm. Most of our support would come from the area where the cup final was being played.

[pineapple stu]

Update ahead of the midweek games. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,576 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Bray and Derry)
Bray - 1,400 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,382 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 3,882 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 3,603 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 2,067 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 1,843 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 1,557 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,944 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882)
Rovers - 2,005 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,171 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 653 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 462 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,458 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 179 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 541 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 680 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD) (missing Limerick)
Monaghan - 190 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 983 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 873 (N/A) (missing Longford)
Waterford - 801 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 1,021 (810)

Premier Division average - 2,076 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 715 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,442 (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.

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

Recent games missing -
Longford v Limerick

[DonO'Bate]

Didn't hear an official attendance for tonight's GUFC v Cobh game, but I would hazard a guess about 800 max including a dozen Cobh fans.

[hoops1]

I counted 97 people at Monaghan v Kildare tonight.

97! :eek: The mascot was given a match ball and he got the crowd to sign it.:D

[KevB76]

Recent games missing -
Longford v Limerick

Somewhere between 300/400.

[niallsparky]

Poor crowd for two of the bigger teams in the league.

But I'm not sure where you get this idea that Drogheda vs Shamrock Rovers (or indeed any Dublin club) is a derby....? :confused: Their derby is Dundalk, so they won't care half as much for games against Dub teams (ditto for Rovers and non-Dub teams).

Is Derry/ Finn Harps a derby? Google maps says Drumcondra to Drogheda is 27 miles and takes 31 mins to get to, while Derry to Ballybofey is 32 miles and takes 49 mins.

[Mr A]

We're still each others closest neighbours though, and it's the fixture most fans look for first when the list comes out.

[dcfcsteve]

Is Derry/ Finn Harps a derby? Google maps says Drumcondra to Drogheda is 27 miles and takes 31 mins to get to, while Derry to Ballybofey is 32 miles and takes 49 mins.

Since when was the definition of a derby determined by tarmac......? :confused:

Distillery spent decades closer to Windsor Park than the Oval is, and Donegal Celtic's ground is probably closer these days. Does that mean the whole Linfield-Glens derby thing is off now......? :confused:

Derby's tend to be your nearest team (though in cities with multiple teams, different factors obviously come into play). Hence Drogheda's derby is Dundalk, not Dublin sides. Being from the same county also adds an additional edge to derbies - even if Drogheda sprawls closer to Dublin than Dundalk, it'l all be about who's the best in Louth. If Coleraine were in the same league as City and Harps, the whole Derry-Harps derby thing would decline a lot in importance.