2006 Attendances

**The Stars** · 11/09/2006, 6:42 PM

Originally Posted by wild rover

id like to know that too.....1800-2000 i think...about 100 bohs fans at the very most i think...

the main stand was nearly full,Jinks avenue seemed more occupied than usuall and a good crowd in the shed and beside it.....id say about 2300

**GalwayFrancis** · 11/09/2006, 7:50 PM

Originally Posted by steno

Didn't want to say anything. Have been wrong before. The stand only holds 250.
Reckon there was 200-220 at last nights match but open for correction on this.

if it only holds 250, id say there was between 175-200. wasnt full anyways.

**harpskid** · 11/09/2006, 8:09 PM

Originally Posted by Galway Harps

Around 600-700 at Harps Cobh last night

I'd have said around 500 myself.

**steno** · 11/09/2006, 8:14 PM

Originally Posted by GalwayFrancis

if it only holds 250, id say there was between 175-200. wasnt full anyways.

Would be leaning towards 175 in the stand plus counted about 60 outside of the stand around the pitch so that would bring attendance to 235. Would sound about right but open for correction.

**1 9 2 8** · 11/09/2006, 10:58 PM

Gate receipts

**bluemovie** · 12/09/2006, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by trevy

I'd say about 900 at Waterford United v Bray Wanderers Friday night to see the Blues first home league win of the season

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Myself and a few mates deliberately had a good look around on Friday to check out the attendance because it was definitely up on recent games (amazing what a win can do). Blocks E and D were full to capacity. From what we could see, Blocks A to C were mostly full too. I asked a friend who sits in B about it and he concurred. The one I often forget to check is the hill beside Block E. There actually are a good few who stand there.

All in all, we estimated a conservative 1100 altogether. Given the people around the ground, that still leaves over 200 empty seats in the stand. I don't think there were that many empty seats, but I'm being conservative.

**trevy** · 12/09/2006, 2:36 PM

I don't agree with you bluemovie.Was there in season ticket section over the tunnel and there was loads of empty seats all over the place, not many people down low in block B and hardly any away fans in block A.I'd still stick with 900.Just my opinion.
How come if clubs in Scottish 3rd division can release definite attendance figures for the Sunday papers but most Eircom League clubs keep it quiet from the press?

**pineapple stu** · 12/09/2006, 6:33 PM

Update after the weekend. 2005 and 2004 in brackets. FD and PD indicate average crowd got in a different division to current year. 1 and 2 refer to first round and second round of matches.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 1695 (1976; 2340) (missing Drogheda 2)
Bray - 1108 (1550; 818 FD)
Cork - 2956 (3644; 4033) (missing St Pat's 1)
Derry - 2410 (2698; 1672)
Drogheda - 1711 (1682; 1554) (missing Cork 2)
Dublin City - 488 (175 FD; 592)
Longford - 747 (1004; 1131)
Pat's - 1368 (1599; 1882)
Shels - 1404 (1949; 2158)
Sligo - 1781 (1794 FD; 781 FD) (missing Cork 1)
UCD - 553 (653; 306 FD)
Waterford - 857 (1513; 1753)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 329 (316; 291)
Cobh - 375 (403; 240) (missing Athlone 2, Finn Harps 1 and Limerick 1)
Dundalk - 769 (474; 591)
Harps - 463 (1347 PD; 1106) (missing Monaghan 1)
Galway - 836 (566; 571)
Kildare - 317 (186; 298) (missing Harps 2)
Kilkenny - 123 (185; 110) (missing Cobh 1 and Kildare (both))
Limerick - 399 (669; 188)
Monaghan - 191 (183; 182)
Rovers - 1084 (1539 PD; 1349 PD)

Premier Division average - 1381 (1759)
First Division average - 494 (520)

Overall average - 963 (1195)

**mypost** · 12/09/2006, 7:09 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Mons may well be our closest game.

Which is the case in the first division.

**BohsFans** · 12/09/2006, 8:10 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 1695 (1976; 2340) (missing Drogheda 2)

I'll get it next home game, only unless chippie knows the exact figure?

**monzo** · 13/09/2006, 7:29 AM

Maybe 450 or less at the Harps V Rovers game ar�ir.

**harpskid** · 13/09/2006, 10:18 AM

I'd have said less, probably somewhere in the region of 350... stand was fairly empty and only 25/30 Rovers fans on the far side.

**Rory H** · 13/09/2006, 12:22 PM

2300- 2400 my guess for sligo cork...

**Redzer** · 13/09/2006, 12:22 PM

Sligo Rovers V Cork City 2,500 Approx

**sligoman** · 13/09/2006, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Redzer

Sligo Rovers V Cork City 2,500 Approx

2,500, I'd go with that too.

**harry crumb** · 13/09/2006, 1:58 PM

2500 is better than any home support from Dublin Id say.

**dublinred** · 13/09/2006, 2:22 PM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

Star also says 2,500 although they are not great with figures

Great home crowd (2,484)for a Tuesday night head to head with Liverpool and Chelsea , maybe Tuesday nights are the way forward..........

Maybe Sutherland was right , crowds are up now because the farmers have got the hay in.

**stann** · 13/09/2006, 2:31 PM

I'm curious to know, Stu, as to be honest I've not paid attention to these threads before, but how did you get the 857 figure for the Waterford-Bray game? Just wondering where it comes from given you've had just two quotes here from people present of 900 and 1100 - was it from a newspaper or tinternet match report?

The actual figure, I would reckon myself, was about 950-1000 in the stand with maybe another 50 or so scattered around the ground, on the hill or whatever, so 1000 to 1050 overall.
Block E and D were virtually full, block C almost so, block B about 2/3 to 3/4 full and block A (mostly away fans) 3/4 empty, but it is a smaller block. I'd say in total about 300 or so vacant seats in the stand. The capacity of the stand if memory serves is 1270.
Bluemovie you probably couldn't see much of block A from where you were but it was quite sparse it has to be said. Your block B contact is somewhat misguided. It wasn't me was it?

Trevy your estimations of which blocks held what were quite good but your overall figure doesn't add up, with your overall figure you must think there were 400 odd empty seats, but that just isn't so.