2008 attendances

[Finlay Harp]

Its a pity RTE would not go further North than Swords as the Harps Derry derby really is a great advertisement for the league. Would have been better than Bohs/Pats last night.

[Derry]

Apparently the Star today, put the crowd at 800, i have to assume they left out a zero.

[pineapple stu]

No, that sounds about right for guesses in the Star. They reckoned 1500 for our game against youz last week. I think they use a random number generator and put "00" after it.

[Kildareman]

Just short of 450 at Kildare County v Shelbourne

[pineapple stu]

Kildare and Shels fan agreeing on 300 earlier?

[pete]

Sure the main stand (roadside one) was 80% full, about 100 in the stand opposite and 250-300 in the new goal end one.


Only 150-200 City fans so unless the remainder of the stand full be surprised if 80% full. Impossible to guess the total when inside the stand anyway. I think Rovers do official attendances?

[Kildare Lad]

Kildare and Shels fan agreeing on 300 earlier?

I counted at the start of the match and got just about 300. Defo not as much as 450 even though it did look like a big crowd.

[Partizan]

Approx 1050-1100 at the RSC last night for the first home game of the season against Longford.

the old Stand was fairly full.

[jebus]

555 at Limerick, with that type of round figure you'd swear we were Galway :D

[trevy]

760 official attendance at the RSC last night according to a post from a local journalist on btid forum. I wasn't at the game myself so can't guess.

[Partizan]

760 official attendance at the RSC last night according to a post from a local journalist on btid forum. I wasn't at the game myself so can't guess.

I was there. Blocks B, C, D & E were full, block A with the away fans only had around 60-70. Noticeable last night at the RSC was payment of cash only at the turnstiles, no clickers and no tickets at all being used. Many season ticket and concession holders there as well last night. Not bad given the opposition.

[The Rebel Ram]

900 was the 'offical' announcment at the Ramblers V Galway game last night. There seemed to be 1,200-1,300 there. I recon the rain previous to the game put a lot of people off. I was expecting a lot more. Pity for the first home game of the sesaon. Hopefully when we get a full house against Cork in two weeks time there will be a good display of football that will encourage more back!

[forza rovers]

about 3,500 at roversvdrogs

[Rory H]

I'd take at least a thousand off that

2300 maybe

[sligoman]

About 2,500 seemed to be the agreed figure.
about 3,500 at roversvdrogs:eek:

[superfrank]

From extratime.ie (http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/145/):

With characteristic flair, Fingal have arranged a fleet of special buses from the club's North County heartland to its somewhat remote domicile at Morton Stadium, Santry for today's fixture.
Can any Sporting fans let us know how many availed of this?

[LeixlipRed]

From extratime.ie (http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/145/):

Can any Sporting fans let us know how many availed of this?

According to radio there's a "sprinkling" of fans in Morton.

[oriel]

About 8,000

I have guessed 6,500 - 7,000 at last nights game.

Even it was 'only' 6,500 that is a brilliant crowd for our league and prob better than most of the lower 2 lges in england

[passinginterest]

1,234 at Sporting Fingal according to Near FM commentator.

[holidaysong]

1,234 at Sporting Fingal according to Near FM commentator.

I'm shocked! :eek:

[superfrank]

1,234 at Sporting Fingal according to Near FM commentator.
Has to be made up? 1-2-3-4???

[The Lilywhites]

Has to be made up? 1-2-3-4???

Maybe the commentator was counting the people at the game out loudly. 1, 2, 3, 4.

[Rory H]

1234 is right. free admission though

[LeixlipRed]

1234 is right. free admission though

If I'd known that I would have wandered up myself

[pineapple stu]

Even it was 'only' 6,500 that is a brilliant crowd for our league and prob better than most of the lower 2 lges in england
The average Div Two crowd in England this season is 7855, so it'd be an average crowd at best. I think people continually underestimate just how big the likes of the English Div Two and Div Three are. Still an excellent crowd obviously.

Will be interesting what Fingal's next crowd is when people have to pay in. Wexford started off with 2200 and dropped as low as 250 come the season's end. Still, if they get an average of 500, it'd be decent.

[oldyouth]

1234 is right. free admission though
How much is that in Euro??:p

I take it was a one-off opening day promotion to launch the club in the league. Have season tickets been sold??

[Bucky-O'Hare]

Shame on RTE for not being at the Brandywell on Friday night! It would have been a great advert for the league! About 7 thousand souls most of which including myself standing in the rain. Both sets of fans mingling freely on the terraces were a credit to their clubs. Made me proud of the North West.

[wonder88]

First time at the Brandywell on Friday night. Over five hour roundtrip drive for me but well worth it. Real proper atmosphere standing in the rain and no hint of trouble. Fair play to the Harps fans who travelled in big numbers, How many? Made most of Sligo V Drogheada last night. Good crowd there as well; 2200-2500 my estimate. This shows how stupid reducing the prem to 10 teams is, by having a Dublin and district league play in mostly empty grounds. The memories of the Brandywell will last for a while.

[dcfcsteve]

The average Div Two crowd in England this season is 7855, so it'd be an average crowd at best. I think people continually underestimate just how big the likes of the English Div Two and Div Three are. Still an excellent crowd obviously.

Take out Bradford City (13,500) and MK Dons (spits on ground - 8,500) and the rest of the league has an average attendance much closer to 4,500-5,500. Bradford's attendances in particular give the average a big lift.

Though agree that our crowd averages are along the lines of upper Blue Square Premier/Lower 2nd Division.

[Roo69]

1234 is right. free admission though

Not a chance there was 1200 plus in at the game. I was there myself and at max there was between 700/800

[passinginterest]

Not a chance there was 1200 plus in at the game. I was there myself and at max there was between 700/800

It was the official attendance announced on the radio. Plus the co-commentator had estimated 1,200 earlier on, so I'd be surprised if it was wrong.

[pineapple stu]

Take out Bradford City (13,500) and MK Dons (spits on ground - 8,500) and the rest of the league has an average attendance much closer to 4,500-5,500. Bradford's attendances in particular give the average a big lift.
Neither of whom, of course, are in the Second Division.

And even if they were, taking out 13500 and 8500 would not reduce a 24-team average frmo 7800 to 5500.

[Titan]

Neither of whom, of course, are in the Second Division.

And even if they were, taking out 13500 and 8500 would not reduce a 24-team average frmo 7800 to 5500.

Are you talking about League 2 or the Championship?

Its so hard to tell given you constantly tell me that Shane MCFaul plays for Brighton in the 3rd division!

Old crest indeed! I'll give you old crest. Splitter!

Just for the record

4212 is the average attendance so far in League 2
7846 is the average attendance so far in League 1
16630 is the average attendance so far in the Championship

Source:
http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk

[Burnsie]

To complete the picture:

Blue Square Premier: 1,801
Blue Square South: 521
Blue Square North: c.680

[Poor Student]

Take out Bradford City (13,500) and MK Dons (spits on ground - 8,500) and the rest of the league has an average attendance much closer to 4,500-5,500. Bradford's attendances in particular give the average a big lift.

Though agree that our crowd averages are along the lines of upper Blue Square Premier/Lower 2nd Division.

Why don't we remove Derry and Cork from our average while we're at it then?:confused:

[ashbournebohs]

Anyone know what the best guesss is for the total crowds for week 1 and week 2.
For example week 2 we had abt 6500 at brandywell and abt 3800 in dalymount and tolka.
It would be good to keep an eye on the rough total and see if it grows during the season.

[Schumi]

Anyone know what the best guesss is for the total crowds for week 1 and week 2.
For example week 2 we had abt 6500 at brandywell and abt 3800 in dalymount and tolka.
It would be good to keep an eye on the rough total and see if it grows during the season.Pineapple's post on page 6 has the first week's figures (mix of official and guesswork). Most of this week's are probably posted here since Friday.

[pineapple stu]

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

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 4,000 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (awaiting official figure)
Bray - 1,050 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 900 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 4,791 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 6,870 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 2,500 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 1,961 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 2,193 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - --- (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Sligo)
Rovers - 2,000 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,500 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 622 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - --- (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,200 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 430 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 555 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 700 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 100 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 1,606 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 1,234 (N/A)
Waterford - 760 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 1,826 (810)

Premier Division average - 2,529 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 934 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,812 (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.

[Battery Rover]

1234 is right. free admission though


Yep thats correct. 40 of them from Athlone.

Plus a crowd of young knacks from Dublin throwing stuff from the back of the stand at me the whole match, ooked like they have a BEBO gang already organised.

[sliced pan]

Its a pity RTE would not go further North than Swords as the Harps Derry derby really is a great advertisement for the league. Would have been better than Bohs/Pats last night.


Why was the Bohs vs Pats game not a good advertisement I watched on the tv. A few of my friends not really interested in the Eircom League watched it aswell and they thought like me it was a good game hpoefully it transfers them into goin to a few games

[sullanefc]

Why don't we remove Derry and Cork from our average while we're at it then?:confused:

If we could remove UCD's we'd be alot better off.

[L37Ultra]

If we could remove UCD's we'd be alot better off.


But then its not an average:confused:

[Boh_So_Good]

Why was the Bohs vs Pats game not a good advertisement I watched on the tv. A few of my friends not really interested in the Eircom League watched it aswell and they thought like me it was a good game hpoefully it transfers them into goin to a few games


I agree. 2 of the lads at work said it was "very impressive" and they watched MSN last night and were saying very positive things about the LOI this morning. Both Liverpool "supporters" CURRENTLY... I am hearing this "see the Bohs match last night"..."I thought the goals in the Drogheda v ________ were sweet on RTE the other night..." kind of thing from people who didn;t know we had a league a few years back more and more.

The tide is turning. It really is.

[Sam_Heggy]

I agree. 2 of the lads at work said it was "very impressive" and they watched MSN last night and were saying very positive things about the LOI this morning. Both Liverpool "supporters" CURRENTLY... I am hearing this "see the Bohs match last night"..."I thought the goals in the Drogheda v ________ were sweet on RTE the other night..." kind of thing from people who didn;t know we had a league a few years back more and more.

The tide is turning. It really is.

I wouldn't get too excited yet. It is improving though.
I must admit that I was pretty p!ssed off at first that the Derry - Harps game wasn't shown live but, I doubt if the same numbers would have attended the game had it been on telly (especially given the night that was in it).
Alot of people up here are talking more and more about Harps, eircom league, etc. I reckon there will be a fairly sizable crowd in Finn Park on friday night for the UCD game now, hopefully the game will be a good one and entice more and more people to come out.
Pack them in I say, but lets not get ahead of ourselves just yet.

Hows about that, optimism and pessimism all in one paragraph :P

[higgins]

I would of thought the 450 for the Kildare Shels game was about right. There were very few gaps around the pitch and a big enough group behind one of the goals.

[Finlay Harp]

Why was the Bohs vs Pats game not a good advertisement I watched on the tv. A few of my friends not really interested in the Eircom League watched it aswell and they thought like me it was a good game hpoefully it transfers them into goin to a few games

Better game
Better crowd
Better atmosphere.

[ashbournebohs]

To be quite honest i have been going to dalyer since i was a nipper and in my humble opinion Faheys goal on friday was up there in the top five goals that i have ever witnessed there.
I had a few people saying nice things in work about the league and with a couple of years of this MNS programme i think the league can really kick on

[Jerry The Saint]

Better game
Better crowd
Better atmosphere.

Well, two of those are subjective but are Harps fans actually saying that they have no idea why RTE would choose to show 2nd vs. 3rd from last season instead of the most one-sided derby in Irish sport:confused:

[pete]

Cork City v Drogs (Setanta Cup) 2,480 from match report on official site. A little more than I expected.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Cork-Derry: 4,223