2010 attendances

[fionnsci]

http://img100.imageshack.us/i/dsc00229r.jpg/

That stand holds 800....maybe it's half full? Surely Rovers didn't bring anywhere near 1,000...?

[Jicked]

Certainly more than half full, maybe 3/4s so about 600 or so Fingal fans if that's true about the size of that stand. The rest would have been Rovers so

[gufc2000]

From rte.ie:

'UCD and Galway United played out a dull scoreless draw in front of just 320 spectators at the Belfield Bowl.'

[pineapple stu]

Just to be a pedant, it was 340. Maybe ten from Galway?

I believe the record is 16

26 January 2006
Akratitos 0-3 Egaleo

That was in round 16; are you sure that's not what you saw? Although EFS has Akratitos' average that year as 573, with Egaleo next worst, so I've no doubt it was a low crowd.

Valga in the Estonian league in 2006 had an average crowd of 38 apparently.

[Fingalstan]

my guess for Fingal v Rovers would be more around the 1200 mark the stand was just over 3/4 full, few dozen in the little terrace beside it and i'd say between 450-600 rovers fans. It was about a 50-50 attendance tho so not bad for a bank holiday monday. Our home crowds are getting bigger every game so that can only be positive for the club.

[Lamper.sffc]

Certainly more than half full, maybe 3/4s so about 600 or so Fingal fans if that's true about the size of that stand. The rest would have been Rovers so

Would have thought something similar myself.

The stand does hold 800

[Dodge]

That was in round 16; are you sure that's not what you saw? Although EFS has Akratitos' average that year as 573, with Egaleo next worst, so I've no doubt it was a low crowd.

Valga in the Estonian league in 2006 had an average crowd of 38 apparently.

A game in the Latvian top division was played indoors a couple of years ago with a crowd of 10 I think

[TheBoss]

Just to be a pedant, it was 340. Maybe ten from Galway?


That was in round 16; are you sure that's not what you saw? Although EFS has Akratitos' average that year as 573, with Egaleo next worst, so I've no doubt it was a low crowd.

Valga in the Estonian league in 2006 had an average crowd of 38 apparently.

It is written on the Wikipedia page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akratitos_F.C.

They also had an attendance of 26 vs Xanthi in December 2005.

[The Lep]

A game in the Latvian top division was played indoors a couple of years ago with a crowd of 10 I think

What about the games that have to be played behind closed doors as they say, surely you cant get lower than that

[redarmyfaction]

About 1800 in the Showgies.

[Battery Rover]

Not great a judging crowds at other grounds but would say the attendance at Monaghan vs Athlone on Good Friday was in the region of 300.

Close on two thirds of them being from Athlone

[Dunny]

Pats crowd in Dalymount..

[Youths4Ever]

only about 100-120 max in ferrycarrig park for wexford v salthill switch to Sundays does not seem to be working back to Friday nights soon i hope

[fionnsci]

I'd say about 2,600 in Dalymount with maybe 700 Pat's (open to correction). Good for a tuesday with big a CL game on.

[Dalymountrower]

I'd say about 2,600 in Dalymount with maybe 700 Pat's (open to correction). Good for a tuesday with big a CL game on.

A fair estimate on both counts.

[Bernard Brennan]

The one thing that should be clear now is there is no way for the league of Ireland to survive in its present 2 league format. With crowds like this clubs cannot survive. There is no place in Ireland for a full time professional set up, just not possible.There are teams playing in both the premier and first divisions who will either never win the league or be promoted. Look at how lopsided the premier division is.
we need to introduce a salary cap for each and every player every player paid the same also max squads to 20 ,make the lower division an amuture league. Introduce a 16 team premier league with 2 teams droping down and 2 coming up.

[John83]

Is there a prize for most clichéd first post?

[dublinwanderer]

ET report gives 600.

i would agree with 600 at Drogs v Bray. Worst crowd i have seen in a long time up there!!!

[Dodge]

Introduce a 16 team premier league with 2 teams droping down and 2 coming up.

Go on then, I'll indulge you. How will this increase crowds?

[pineapple stu]

Averages after round 6 -

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,600 (2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 1,050 (1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Drogheda - 1,005 (1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 2,673 (2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Galway - 1,081 (1,076; 1,393; 2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD)
Pat's - 1,933 (1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3,833 (3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Sligo - 2,219 (1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
Sporting Fingal - 1,290 (635; 688)
UCD - 548 (272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 642 (462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Cork - 3,297 (2,681 PD; 3,142 PD; 2,897 PD; 2,941 PD; 3,644 PD)
Derry - 2,466 (2,436 PD; 3,363 PD; 2,614 PD; 3,229 PD; 2,698 PD)
Harps - 908 (480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Limerick - 920 (429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 367 (260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 167 (166)
Monaghan - 223 (183; 177; 292; 204; 183)
Salthill Devon - 240 (N/A)
Shels - 758 (972; 986; 888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD)
Waterford - 908 (434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 277 (494; 767; 810)

Premier Division average - 1,818 (2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
First Division average - 835 (417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

Overall average - 1,309 (1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)