Attendances 2025

[LTFC]

3,815 Cork vs Pats
3,752 Derry vs Drogheda
5,513 Shels vs Bohs
4,846 Rovers vs Waterford

785 Bray vs Treaty
1,834 Dundalk vs Cobh
580 Kerry vs Athlone
585 Wexford vs Finn Harps

Is if just me or are there some disappointing crowds in there?, particularly some of the Premier Division ones. We’ve been hearing all about this new stand in Derry for ages and how it takes the capacity up loads and how every game last season was sold out at around 3,600, then it’s opened and there’s only 100 extra people in the ground? Cork with around 3,300 home fans is kind of expected with their ticket prices and form but even so it’s a little disappointing. Rovers crowd is below their average too

Dont think Nigel posted an uptodate set of attendance stats for this season yet, but aside from the distortion of the 35k at Aviva, we are probably on par with last season, with Cork higher than Dundalk, Shels and Pats higher, Derry and Drogs slighly higher, Rovers below the 6k average of last 2 seasons I'd say. Galway, Waterford, Bohs, Sligo I think are similar to last season.
Either way, this is still a newish phenomena in our league, averages well over 3000, but as Cork are showing, and possibly Rovers, you wouldnt want to be banking on it!

[Glen Of Aherlow]

Dont think Nigel posted an uptodate set of attendance stats for this season yet, but aside from the distortion of the 35k at Aviva, we are probably on par with last season, with Cork higher than Dundalk, Shels and Pats higher, Derry and Drogs slighly higher, Rovers below the 6k average of last 2 seasons I'd say. Galway, Waterford, Bohs, Sligo I think are similar to last season.
Either way, this is still a newish phenomena in our league, averages well over 3000, but as Cork are showing, and possibly Rovers, you wouldnt want to be banking on it!

Still a certain amount of support that’s fair weather enough . The team is not doing well , weather is bad , there’s some other event on etc

[oriel]

Dundalk had about over 2k , no doubt.
Nefl playing on Friday night also absolutely detracting from the attendance

My 2025 ST not scanned as it had expired !! what a mess, 10 behind me too had same problem, we were all just waved in, can prob add another 150+ to the 1,834 crowd called out.

[CorribsideSteve]

2786 at Sligo, according to RTE

[outspoken]

My 2025 ST not scanned as it had expired !! what a mess, 10 behind me too had same problem, we were all just waved in, can prob add another 150+ to the 1,834 crowd called out.

I arrived late due to work. I couldn't get parked, I said to myself jaysus must be 3k here. Walked in and knew it was a smaller crowd than earlier in the season. Does be like that in Longford at times too, people must drive a car, park it and go get another lol

[oriel]

Shed looked a lot less busy v Cobh, big games in NEFL didn't help, 100+ would have been at the Rock Celtic game, either watching or involved, madness these games going head to head.

[nigel-harps1954]

The most hotly anticipated drop of the new year has finally hit.

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 11,555 (4,241 {2024}; 4,243 {2023}; 3,209 {2022};2,878{19}; 2,148; 2,006; 1,627; 1,724; 1,395; 1,597)
Cork - 4,333 (2,881 FD; 3,666; 3,517 FD; 2,505; 4,245; 4,559; 2,533; 3,263; 3,777; 1,965)
Derry - 3,363 (2,875; 3,336; 3,184; 2,049; 2,297; 1,517; 1,563; 1,124; 1,106; 1,446)
Drogheda - 2,245 (2,023; 1,916; 1,941; 721 FD; ; 377 FD; 850; 583 FD; 813; 1,0641)
Galway - 3,708 (3,014; 2,018 FD; 2,081 FD; 780 FD; 746 FD; 1,376; 1,169)
Pat's - 5,010 (4,402; 4,232; 3,489; 1,919; 1,621; 1,504; 1,088; 1,321; 1,386; 1,687)
Rovers - 6,337 (6,071; 6,109; 5,379; 3,384; 2,749; 2,809; 2,041; 2,890; 2,269; 2,763)
Shels - 4,919 (4,262; 3,393; 2,913; 1,071 FD; 654 FD; 496 FD; 554 FD; 596 FD; 713 FD; 1,114)
Sligo - 3,398 (2,858; 2,555; 2,166; 1,995; 1,853; 1,717; 1,750; 1,750; 1,959; 2,342)
Waterford - 3,184 (2,733; 1,833 FD; 1,705 FD; 1,496; 2,329; 1,550 FD; 314 FD; 460 FD; 470 FD; 478 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 616 (642; 872; 307; 382; 130; 154; 156; 314; 653 PD; 754)
Bray - 1,109 (644; 663; 482; 773; 643 PD; 966 PD; 957 PD; 769 PD; 718 PD; 891 PD)
Cobh - 1,019 (731; 1,020; 872; 268; 236; 358; 403; 366; 223; 439)
Dundalk - 2,131 (2,419 PD; 2,636 PD; 2,689 PD; 2,775 PD; 2,738 PD; 2,674 PD; 2,738 PD; 3,158 PD; 2,534 PD; 1,997 PD)
Harps - 1,124 (1,023; 1,154; 1,293 PD; 1,154 PD; 708; 1,202 PD; 1,216 PD; 784; 449; 479; 429)
Kerry - 812 (610; 784)
Longford - 646 (450; 679; 500; 610; 449; 342; 488 PD; 803 PD; 567; 379)
Treaty - 1,394 (1,060; 642; 695)
UCD - 360 (336; 809 PD; 953 PD; 739 PD; 365; 236; 297; 216; 397 PD; 487 PD; 506 PD)
Wexford - 620 (556; 689; 445; 235; 181; 338; 585 PD; 553; 331; 227)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 4,702 (3,490; 3,289; 2,687; 2,185; 2,170; 1,902; 1,476; 1,681; 1,502; 1,566)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 966 (894; 1,035; 1,193; 586; 413; 477; 476; 486; 495; 391)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 2,834 (2,192; 2,162; 2,051; 1,500; 1,249; 1,387; 1,117; 1,249; 1,160; 1,140)


OVERALL PREMIER ATTENDANCE: 206,893 (628,157; 592,093; 486,365; 393,238; 316,515; 376,627; 292,204; 332,805; 297,334)
OVERALL FIRST ATTENDANCE: 42,496 (160,964; 186,369; 178,000; 79,115; 55,756; 53,461; 52,807; 54,474; 55,408)

OVERALL COMBINED ATTENDANCE: 249,389 (789,121; 778,462; 664,365; 472,353; 372,271; 430,088; 345,011; 387,279; 352,742)

[oriel]

Thanks Nigel, must be a fair bit of work, and appreciated as always.

Wonder is there an argument to only show Bohs 'Dalymount' attendances, they will argue though and will have a point its still their 'home' crowds.

Every single PD club showing increases, great to see.

8 of 10 FD clubs also but obv much much smaller base.

Irish League attendances for comparison.

https://x.com/NIStats/status/1890427699413319893

[EatYerGreens]

Anyone know the attendacce at Sligo last night? Am curious to see if their bad form is starting to hit crowds yet.

[ToberonaTornado]

Shed looked a lot less busy v Cobh, big games in NEFL didn't help, 100+ would have been at the Rock Celtic game, either watching or involved, madness these games going head to head.

Absolutely. Glenmuir,Quay Celtic and Bellurgan also in this and they're well supported sides in the context of nefl .
When Dundalk in the premier all was sorted even the minor division school boy League think they also all changed their nights.
100 ? respect to those leagues,played in all but still think dundalk should have priority on every 2nd Friday .

[Nesta99]

Years back when I played wih one of those club mentioned at schoolboys, if games clashed with Oriel most went to Oriel and the teams struggled to ield a team. So pragmatically the club nd by extension league cleared the clashes. It was done back then as part of protesting on getting ome solidarity fee for players that stepped up tp play with Dundalk. It was eventually sorted so why is this this scheduling happening again? It a coupld of times a month not redoing a whole schedule. So who has had a hissy fit at something?

[red bellied]

Anyone know the attendacce at Sligo last night? Am curious to see if their bad form is starting to hit crowds yet.

It was 2,700 odd, largest ever crowd from Galway about 350.

[TVFBLOCKF]

It was 2,700 odd, largest ever crowd from Galway about 350.

It was closer to 500. I know there was 470 tickets sold by Saturday morning as we got a low ticket warning from our SLO.

[Olander]

I was surprised at the crowd in Sligo. I know they're going poorly in the league and it wasn't the most pleasant evening, but they have an excellent record against us up there. A few weeks back they had 3.7 against Derry.

500ish fans travelled from Galway too.

[red bellied]

I was surprised at the crowd in Sligo. I know they're going poorly in the league and it wasn't the most pleasant evening, but they have an excellent record against us up there. A few weeks back they had 3.7 against Derry.

500ish fans travelled from Galway too.

There was 350, thirty out in the open and seating section fits 330.

[TVFBLOCKF]

There was 350, thirty out in the open and seating section fits 330.

Nope, as mentioned earlier there was 470 tickets sold on Saturday morning and our SLO received a low ticket warning from Sligo's SLO.

[Olander]

There was 350, thirty out in the open and seating section fits 330.

There was far more than 350. Ask your own club.

Also, your point that this was the biggest crowd that we've ever brought to Sligo is hilariously false. Unless you've only taken up supporting Sligo recently. We've brought crowds of 300/400 in the past also. The 2007/2008 seasons after we got promoted. Also for the FAI Cup quarter-final we knocked you out of in 2003, there was a decent GUFC crowd up for that if I remember correctly.

[red bellied]

Galway have never filled the seated section before so I don't know what you are talking about. Even last season it was about half that and in previous seasons similar. I was at the cup game there was no segregation for that so hard to tell but no more than was there the other evening and no way was there 450 in the jinks seats Saturday night. When the away section is full including open section it fits 500. Derry had more when they were down and they didn't sell out their allocation.

[dundalkfc10]

Years back when I played wih one of those club mentioned at schoolboys, if games clashed with Oriel most went to Oriel and the teams struggled to ield a team. So pragmatically the club nd by extension league cleared the clashes. It was done back then as part of protesting on getting ome solidarity fee for players that stepped up tp play with Dundalk. It was eventually sorted so why is this this scheduling happening again? It a coupld of times a month not redoing a whole schedule. So who has had a hissy fit at something?

I know a few lads who play with Glenmuir now in the NEFL

The players choosed Fridays as their home night games at start of the season, as it gives them the whole weekend to enjoy themselves, go pints with mates/family etc

Can't really blame them for that. A good few of them would go to oriel regularly too when Glenmuir are not playing or have an away game

[TVFBLOCKF]

Galway have never filled the seated section before so I don't know what you are talking about. Even last season it was about half that and in previous seasons similar. I was at the cup game there was no segregation for that so hard to tell but no more than was there the other evening and no way was there 450 in the jinks seats Saturday night. When the away section is full including open section it fits 500. Derry had more when they were down and they didn't sell out their allocation.

So then why is your SLO telling our SLO that we are close to selling our our allocation on Friday evening and issuing a low ticket warning to fans travelling? I was at that cup game too, there was of course segregation. We were given the old stand on the Jinx avenue side and it was very close to full while Sligo had the rest of the ground.