Attendances 2019

[pineapple stu]

What's happening in Athlone btw - crowds have tripled this year. Is the fan protest/boycott over? Didn't think there'd been a change of ownership

[nigel-harps1954]

A more competitive 1st division this year, combined to the absence of UCD could be the reason for the increase of total figure?
The 4 times greater figure for Premier division underlines the problems of the second tier. The difference is too great for what is supposed to be the same league.

Thanks again Nigel for your work on this.

Attendances across the board were well up in the First Division this year. Seventeen 1,000+ attendances, compared to only three in 2018. Two of those were 2,000+, Galways first game of the season had 2,174 at it, while Droghedas final game of the league season had 2,596 at it.

7 of Shelbournes 13 home games had over 1,000 at them, with their final two home games the highest at 1,655 and 1,647 each.

I don't think UCDs promotion had anything to do with it to be honest. It just seemed to be a much more competitive and entertaining division this year.

What's happening in Athlone btw - crowds have tripled this year. Is the fan protest/boycott over? Didn't think there'd been a change of ownership

There seemed to be a bit of a lift about Athlone coming into the season, and they had a reasonable start to the season on the pitch, which led to decent crowds at their opening few games, two of their first three games had 600+ at them, a season high of 723 at their third home game.

They tailed off massively mid-season though, down to less than 200 for a couple of games in a row, picking up again for their last three games. Comfortable main stand and good location in a big enough town means they should have no trouble picking up a bit of a bandwagon support.

[EatYerGreens]

2,171, minus two figures I'm waiting on.

Final round of games includes Dundalk lifting the trophy, Bohs with another sold out Jodi, Shamrock Rovers at home, and Derry v Harps (although there'll be little in the away end with an away playoff on Monday). Derry v Pats tonight should have a decent crowd too.

I'd think the final average for the Premier will sit somewhere around 2,180.

It was good, but probably not as high as you'd think. I'd put it somewhere around 2,000-2,200 personally. Definitely nowhere near our above listed average for this season anyway.

[trevy]

642 on a miserable wet evening in Waterford.

[nr637]

Mooney speaking on Friday night on RTE 2, urging for a record crowd at next weeks FAI Cup Final. I think they have to get over the 36,000!

He was all talk about the changes being implemented in the FAI, but then again he will be moving on next month so how can you believe him!

[Nesta99]

Mooney speaking on Friday night on RTE 2, urging for a record crowd at next weeks FAI Cup Final. I think they have to get over the 36,000!

He was all talk about the changes being implemented in the FAI, but then again he will be moving on next month so how can you believe him!

He is getting out of Dodge before finances are made available at the proper AGM imo. If the various investigations in to finances are stark then who would blame him for a duck and run. He can say he came in and stabalised the association, initiated change and then leave others to deal with legacy issues. I'd believe him on that basis - saying nothing while talking a lot.

[Bohs11]

Updated:

Missing the following games, have estimates included for them at the minute.

Dundalk v Waterford - 1st July
Limerick v Cobh - 26th July
Bray v Drogheda - 21st Sept

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 2,856 (2,148; 2,006; 1,627; 1,724; 1,395; 1,597; 1,496; 1,488)
Cork - 2,505 (4,245; 4,559; 2,533; 3,263; 3,777; 1,965; 2,786; 2,128 FD)
Derry - 2,891 (2,297; 1,517; 1,563; 1,124; 1,106; 1,446; 1,460; 2,135)
Dundalk - 2,761 (2,738; 2,674; 2,738; 3,158; 2,534; 1,997; 949; 1,355)
Harps - 1,153 (708 FD; 1,202; 1,216; 784 FD; 449 FD; 479 FD; 429 FD; 433 FD; 644 FD)
Pat's - 1,820 (1,621; 1,504; 1,088; 1,321; 1,386; 1,687; 1,474; 1,346)
Rovers - 3,522 (2,749; 2,809; 2,041; 2,890; 2,269; 2,763; 3,127; 3,779)
Sligo - 1,995 (1,853; 1,717; 1,750; 1,750; 1,959; 2,342; 3,007; 2,103)
Waterford - 1,653 (2,329; 1,550 FD; 314 FD; 460 FD; 470 FD; 478 FD; 453 FD; 466 FD)
UCD - 735 (365 FD; 236 FD; 297 FD; 216 FD; 397; 487; 506; 558; 610)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 369 (130; 154; 156; 314; 653 PD; 754; 271; 200)
Bray - 798 (643 PD; 966 PD; 957 PD; 769 PD; 718 PD; 891 PD; 965 PD; 1,121 PD)
Cabinteely - 370 (261; 346; 352; 610)
Cobh - 280 (236; 358; 403; 366; 223; 439; 2008 - 1,122 PD; 681)
Drogheda - 928 (377; 850 PD; 583; 813 PD; 1,064 PD; 817 PD; 977 PD; 811 PD)
Galway - 795 (746; 1,376 PD; 1,169 PD; 1,290 PD; 975)
Limerick - 451 (931 PD; 1,610 PD; 1,131; 1,206 PD; 757 PD; 1,649 PD; 734; 569)
Longford - 611 (449; 342; 488 PD; 803 PD; 567; 379; 365; 315)
Shels - 1,075 (654; 496; 554; 596; 713; 1,114 PD; 1,187 PD; 781)
Wexford - 235 (181; 338; 585 PD; 553; 331; 227; 302; 216)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 2,171 (2,170; 1,902; 1,476; 1,681; 1,502; 1,566; 1,630; 1,547)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 586 (413; 477; 476; 486; 495; 391; 372; 578)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1,496 (1,249; 1,387; 1,117; 1,249; 1,160; 1,140; 1,125; 1,110)


OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 375,658 (316,515; 376,627; 292,204; 332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 79,115 (55,756; 53,461; 52,807; 54,474; 55,408)

OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 454,773 (372,271; 430,088; 345,011; 387,279; 352,742)

Always enjoy these posts, and thanks for doing them. If it's not too much effort, could you post the 2019 median figures for the PD? Think the Dublin Derby games skews both clubs core numbers, and it'd be interesting to see how both clubs would fare if the effect of those outliers are minimised.

[Kingswood Rover]

Always enjoy these posts, and thanks for doing them. If it's not too much effort, could you post the 2019 median figures for the PD? Think the Dublin Derby games skews both clubs core numbers, and it'd be interesting to see how both clubs would fare if the effect of those outliers are minimised.

Not in Bohs case with the reduced capacity, the most impressive figure imo is Sligo at just shy of 2 k with an average team. Super support from a town on the edge of the Atlantic.

[Charlie Darwin]

Not in Bohs case with the reduced capacity, the most impressive figure imo is Sligo at just shy of 2 k with an average team. Super support from a town on the edge of the Atlantic.

I know they're estimates but Derry's figures compare very favourably with when they were doing decent at the old Brandywell. Getting more fans than Cork and possibly Bohs is impressive considering there aren't many teams local to them who'll bring big numbers.

[EatYerGreens]

I know they're estimates but Derry's figures compare very favourably with when they were doing decent at the old Brandywell. Getting more fans than Cork and possibly Bohs is impressive considering there aren't many teams local to them who'll bring big numbers.

Devine has got the town behind the club, and there is a decent buzz and vibe around these days. It was great to see social media quotes from a few relatively high profile newbies throughout the season saying it was their first time at the Brandywell. I'm sure there have been lots of ordinary folk making their first visit too. Long may it last.

[Charlie Darwin]

Devine has got the town behind the club, and there is a decent buzz and vibe around these days. It was great to see social media quotes from a few relatively high profile newbies throughout the season saying it was their first time at the Brandywell. I'm sure there have been lots of ordinary folk making their first visit too. Long may it last.

Definitely, the more teams with vibrant fanbases the better for us all. We've certainly benefited at Rovers from the buzz around Bohs, and hopefully Shels next year.

[Kingswood Rover]

Yea, Shels if they start well and are above mid table throughout will be a welcome addition, I would love to get them away for our first game, could be a full house in TP.

[Bohs11]

Not in Bohs case with the reduced capacity, the most impressive figure imo is Sligo at just shy of 2 k with an average team. Super support from a town on the edge of the Atlantic.

Agree that a median figure will have less of an effect for Bohs, but only the Rovers games have had sell-outs in the Des Kelly. My gut is that Derry had the best core support in the league, but it's hard to know with those outliers skewing the averages. Agree completely about Sligo support.

[seand]

Given the population of the town (and even the county) Sligo's support is always among the best in the country

[EatYerGreens]

What was the crowd for Drogheda Harps last night ?

[nigel-harps1954]

What was the crowd for Drogheda Harps last night ?

Wasn't good. Extratime has it estimated at 1,400. I didn't think there was that many myself, but can't really judge for sure. Only about 150-200 Harps, which I was disappointed by more.

[redarmyfaction]

I know they're estimates but Derry's figures compare very favourably with when they were doing decent at the old Brandywell. Getting more fans than Cork and possibly Bohs is impressive considering there aren't many teams local to them who'll bring big numbers.

Good to see Derry's figures up but Sligo is about a fifth of the size of Derry so it could be said they would have to be knocking on the doors of 10K per week to compare.

[Charlie Darwin]

Good to see Derry's figures up but Sligo is about a fifth of the size of Derry so it could be said they would have to be knocking on the doors of 10K per week to compare.

They're both doing great, to be fair, and hopefully both continue to grow along with the rest of the clubs in the league.

[marinobohs]

Great to see most Premier clubs numbers are up. With Shels likely to get bigger support than UCD (and have a stronger rivalry with Bohs/Pats/Shams) this should improve next season.
Imagine what we could do if the fixture scheduling worked ?

[Nesta99]

Good to see Derry's figures up but Sligo is about a fifth of the size of Derry so it could be said they would have to be knocking on the doors of 10K per week to compare.

What should Cork be getting in relative terms?