Attendance figures now published.....

[AnnaghRed]

....and makes for depressing reading:

INSTITUTE V COLERAINE 620
INSTITUTE V CLIFTONVILLE 467
INSTITUTE V BALLYMENA 420
INSTITUTE V DUNGANNON 416
INSTITUTE V CRUSADERS 375

BALLYMENA V LINFIELD 1656
BALLYMENA V CLIFTONVILLE 799
BALLYMENA V GLENAVON 567
BALLYMENA V BANGOR 494
BALLYMENA V DUNGANNON 398
BALLYMENA V DISTILLERY 350

BANGOR V LINFIELD 1327
BANGOR V CRUSADERS 507
BANGOR V DISTILLERY 328
BANGOR V INSTITUTE 327
BANGOR V NEWRY 205

COLERAINE V BANGOR 665
COLERAINE V GLENAVON 643
COLERAINE V DUNGANNON 632

CRUSADERS V CLIFTONVILLE 820
CRUSADERS V COLERAINE 610
CRUSADERS V BALLYMENA 600
CRUSADERS V GLENAVON 550

LINFIELD V CRUSADERS 1943
LINFIELD V COLERAINE 1804
LINFIELD V NEWRY 1614
LINFIELD V INSTITUTE 1378

DISTILLERY V GLENTORAN 917
DISTILLERY V LINFIELD 805
DISTILLERY V CRUSADERS 417
DISTILLERY V CLIFTONVILLE 413
DISTILLERY V COLERAINE 277
DISTILLERY V INSTITUTE 174
DISTILLERY V NEWRY 167

DUNGANNON V LINFIELD 1060
DUNGANNON V GLENTORAN 940
DUNGANNON V NEWRY 280
DUNGANNON V DISTILLERY 232
DUNGANNON V BANGOR 135

GLENAVON V CLIFTONVILLE 700
GLENAVON V DISTILLERY 620
GLENAVON V BANGOR 550
GLENAVON V INSTITUTE 360
GLENAVON V NEWRY 351

GLENTORAN V CLIFTONVILLE 1757
GLENTORAN V COLERAINE 1738
GLENTORAN V BANGOR 1575
GLENTORAN V CRUSADERS 1397
GLENTORAN V INSTITUTE 1271
GLENTORAN V BALLYMENA 1239

NEWRY V GLENTORAN 657
NEWRY V COLERAINE 354
NEWRY V CLIFTONVILLE 347
NEWRY V BALLYMENA 304
NEWRY V INSTITUTE 171

CLIFTONVILLE V BANGOR 273
CLIFTONVILLE V DUNGANNON 256

About Scottish Division Two level?

[Graemerz]

Frig sake don't dispell Moob's fantasy that the Glens have a bigger support than the Blues.

[pineapple stu]

No way do Stute get over 300!

Interesting to see decent crowds at the start and then dropping severely after that. Looks like the new Super-Duper league hype has waned already?

Scottish Division Three teams get 300-500.

[Steve Bruce]

I would certainly doubt a few attendances there in the Linfield games, home and away.

[Graemerz]

No way do Stute get over 300!

Interesting to see decent crowds at the start and then dropping severely after that. Looks like the new Super-Duper league hype has waned already?

Scottish Division Three teams get 300-500.

No, but the visiting support MAY be able to muster that.

[Mr_Parker]

These figures are for league games only. Last years average attendance for the league was about 750 per game. The average so far is 717 but there are seveal factors to take into account. No big 2 games have taken place yet and several high profile games were postponed in that period. Also Cliftonville played most of their games away from home and the two 'home' games they did have were played at DC. The other factor that will skew figures for most of the season is the effect the 2 home 1 away set up of the league this season and how this is balanced out following the split.

[superfrank]

Anyone have equivalent figures for last year(s)?

[Mr_Parker]

Anyone have equivalent figures for last year(s)?

They weren't published but that is the average that I posted above. 750.

[AnnaghRed]

Interesting to see decent crowds at the start and then dropping severely after that. Looks like the new Super-Duper league hype has waned already?

My fault, I arranged them biggest crowds first.

[superfrank]

They weren't published but that is the average that I posted above. 750.

Oh, missed that. Thanks.

[Bohemian1890]

These figures are for league games only. Last years average attendance for the league was about 750 per game. The average so far is 717 but there are seveal factors to take into account. No big 2 games have taken place yet and several high profile games were postponed in that period. Also Cliftonville played most of their games away from home and the two 'home' games they did have were played at DC. The other factor that will skew figures for most of the season is the effect the 2 home 1 away set up of the league this season and how this is balanced out following the split.

How far a walk is DC ground from Cliftonvilles ground?

[Graemerz]

How far a walk is DC ground from Cliftonvilles ground?

Far enough considering Solitude is in North Belfast and Suffolk Road is in West.

[Dodge]

I would certainly doubt a few attendances there in the Linfield games, home and away.

You mean you'd like to keep the myth of Linfield's massive crowds alive...

[brendy_éire]

How far a walk is DC ground from Cliftonvilles ground?

About 2 hours. Suffolk Road is in south, south Belfast. It's practically in Lisburn. (though strangely they claim to be in west Belfast )

[Krstic]

About 2 hours. Suffolk Road is in south, south Belfast. It's practically in Lisburn. (though strangely they claim to be in west Belfast )

I'd say Lisburn is also in South Belfast, though strangely claim to be a City in their own right

[Mr_Parker]

I would certainly doubt a few attendances there in the Linfield games, home and away.

So are you suggesting that your club are submitting false information to the IFA?

[Steve Bruce]

So are you suggesting that your club are submitting false information to the IFA?

I'm not suggesting anything and I'm not going to enter into a debate/discussion with a guy like you.

[Mr_Parker]

I'm not suggesting anything and I'm not going to enter into a debate/discussion with a guy like you.

Well we'll just have to let everyone else draw their own conclusions from the statement you made about your clubs submited attendance figures.

[AnnaghRed]

1627 Linfield
1546 Glentoran
710 Coleraine
624 Ballymena
572 Glenavon
560 Crusaders
445 Institute
376 Cliftonville
323 Bangor
272 Dungannon
250 Newry
233 Distillery

[citybone]

i find it funny that linfield say that they are the biggest club on the island when thats there average att. i guess they havent had any big games yet but there average crowds are lower than the average for the league of ireland premier division.