2012 attendances

[blue til i die]

Harps fan that told me 400 so I'd suppose it would have been better coming from someone knowing the ground better. All in all, no matter how bad the team are, thats a horrible attendance for Waterford. There was about 15-20 Harps fans there too from what I hear.

Shocking attendance. But 2.30 kick-off on a Saturday after being beaten 6-1 by UCD on Monday was always going to be bad.

[Martinho II]

What I mean by huge crowd was LTFC brought a bigger than normal away support that practically doubled the attendance normally..

[dong]

Why does this thread always seem to end up with first division fans arguing whether there was 75 or 100 people at a game?
That or coming up with excuses as to why nobody was arsed going.

[Lim till i die]

Cue Shamrock fan arguing that First Division fans never argue about attendances or make up excuses.........






Also, no way there was 350 in Athlone Friday night.

[blue til i die]

Why does this thread always seem to end up with first division fans arguing whether there was 75 or 100 people at a game?
That or coming up with excuses as to why nobody was arsed going.

Someone having a bad day anyway

So if we dont have an official attendance, we should just take the first guess and role with it...pretty sure this is a discussion forum to..um..discuss!

[thomas72]

LImerick getting near a thousand a home game prob the best in the league huge potential if we get up to the premier next season with a new stadium playing the likes of shamrock rovers, cork, bohs, Derry, Silgo our attendance would hit between 3 and 4 thousand IMO.

[nigel-harps1954]

Fair play to the 15-20!

Things aren't looking great at all for Waterford. Once again the team isn't performing when expected to challenge. Already 7 points behind Longford and 6 behind Limerick.

Smallest away crowd we've had travel so far. About 50 travelled to Limerick and a bit more in Athlone. Good response to running away buses this year and the usual 15 or so that travel to every away game regardless in their cars.

LImerick getting near a thousand a home game prob the best in the league huge potential if we get up to the premier next season with a new stadium playing the likes of shamrock rovers, cork, bohs, Derry, Silgo our attendance would hit between 3 and 4 thousand IMO.

Really? Wasn't there 820 at Harps and 620 against SD Galway?

[Jofspring]

Really? Wasn't there 820 at Harps and 620 against SD Galway?

Ya we aren't near the thousand yet. The 620 at SD Galway is encouraging though seens as a match like that would only usually pull in 300-400 people max. If we keep a run going I can see us getting around the 1,000 mark regularly and maybe a little over for bigger games. If we lose on Friday or put in a poor performance it will seriously dent any hopes of keeping the crowds in big numbers regularly.

For away games we seem to be bringing the bones of 100 but the trips to Harps and Wexford will probably be less than that. The other trips have been doable for most people after work.

[El-Pietro]

LImerick getting near a thousand a home game prob the best in the league huge potential if we get up to the premier next season with a new stadium playing the likes of shamrock rovers, cork, bohs, Derry, Silgo our attendance would hit between 3 and 4 thousand IMO.

for what one game? two? id be very surprised if Limerick averaged over 1500 over a whole season

[thomas72]

for what one game? two? id be very surprised if Limerick averaged over 1500 over a whole season

you would be wrong I reckon along with playing top teams but the main reason iv predicted that is moving to our new stadium a 8,100 all seater which is in a excellent location in the city were we are now is a nightmare its a awful setup and location there are better junior grounds in Limerick.

[osarusan]

for what one game? two? id be very surprised if Limerick averaged over 1500 over a whole season

We're obviously not close to 1000 a season at the moment, and I actually think that for league games, we won't get 1,000 more than once or twice this season, if at all.

After so many years in the first, it's hard to gauge what kind of crowds we'd get in th premier. One thing that following Limerick hs taught me is that a lot of our apparently loyal fans will abandon the team at the first sign of anything less than success.

[thomas72]

We're obviously not close to 1000 a season at the moment, and I actually think that for league games, we won't get 1,000 more than once or twice this season, if at all.

After so many years in the first, it's hard to gauge what kind of crowds we'd get in th premier. One thing that following Limerick hs taught me is that a lot of our apparently loyal fans will abandon the team at the first sign of anything less than success.

That's the spirit.

[El-Pietro]

you would be wrong I reckon along with playing top teams but the main reason iv predicted that is moving to our new stadium a 8,100 all seater which is in a excellent location in the city were we are now is a nightmare its a awful setup and location there are better junior grounds in Limerick.

and I predict you are delusional

[bennocelt]

Wonder will there by any updated lists of all the teams this year......................loads of work for whoever but its always great to see the averages.......

[nigel-harps1954]

EDIT: Attendances have come from Extratime.ie or estimates from Foot.ie

Pineapple Stu usually does it. I did a list of the average attendances so far there. In the style of Stu as follows.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2057 (2011 - 1,488; 2010- 1,835; 2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 625 (1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 3708 (2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 3250 (2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 1213 (811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1213 (1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Monaghan - 1125 (372 FD; 410 FD; 183 FD; 177 FD; 292 FD; 204 FD; 183 FD)
Pat's - 1340 (1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 4317 (3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1664 (781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2419 (2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 439 (558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 342 (200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Harps - 649 (433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Limerick - 750 (569; 598; 429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 450 (315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 146 (349; 123; 166)
SD Galway - 198 (125; 122 - As Salthill Devon FC)
Waterford - 336 (466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 393 (216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

Premier Division average - 1948 (1,547; 1,512; 2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
First Division average - 408 (578; 682; 417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

Overall average - ​1332 (1,110; 1,095; 1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

[El-Pietro]

can you put in that our 2009 seasons and before are premier seasons

[nigel-harps1954]

They would automatically be classed as that, as with everyone elses by being in the Premier. They're Premier unless stated otherwise. Likewise, in the first division, it would be First, unless stated otherwise.

[bennocelt]

Top man Nigel, thanks.
Some good averages so far, good for the league

[Trainee]

0.51% of our population regularly attend LOI games

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/...ngland-020403/

[nigel-harps1954]

Top man Nigel, thanks.
Some good averages so far, good for the league

Averages would have been so much better in the first division if the FAI had a bit of sense and included GUST instead of Salthill. Not one average even close to 1,000 in the First for the first time in years I'd imagine. Unless Harps have a big promotion push I can't see that changing either.