eircom League 2007 Attendances

**Philly** · 18/03/2007, 4:37 PM

Worst what? Matches or weather?!

**pineapple stu** · 18/03/2007, 4:56 PM

2000+ mentioned for Wexford v Cobh.

Anyone at Kilkenny v Dundalk?

**Magicme** · 18/03/2007, 5:04 PM

Originally Posted by Philly

Worst what? Matches or weather?!

Both!

**steno** · 18/03/2007, 5:12 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

2000+ mentioned for Wexford v Cobh.

Anyone at Kilkenny v Dundalk?

2,130 mentioned on the FAI website very good crowd.

http://www.eircomloi.ie/match_report_11.htm

**Philly** · 18/03/2007, 5:46 PM

Biggest crowd in the league and they don't even pay wages! That man is smart...

**Buller** · 18/03/2007, 5:54 PM

Originally Posted by Philly

Biggest crowd in the league and they don't even pay wages! That man is smart...

that man has common sense!!!

**WindmillWarrior** · 18/03/2007, 6:17 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Seemed a lower crowd than usual at Drogs-UCD. Usually about 1500, so maybe 1300?

Actually thought it was a better than usual sized crowd myself Stu! Would have put it closer to the 2,000 mark.

Also, 3,500 at our game v Linfield. Not sure if you do Setanta matches though.

**pineapple stu** · 18/03/2007, 6:23 PM

The far terrace looked a lot more sparse than usual - certainly a fair few gaps, even in the middle.

The near side was fuller than normal, though, because you can't cross from one side to the other now. Maybe it compensated. Don't know what side you were at though? If you were in the main terrace, you mightn't have seen the gaps?

**WindmillWarrior** · 18/03/2007, 6:56 PM

Yeah, I was in the main terrace but I usually take a walk down it to check out the size of the crowd.

A couple of match pics with the crowd in the background here:

http://www.droghedaunited.ie/scripts...&FixtureID=657

Nothing definitive or anything though!

**holidaysong** · 18/03/2007, 8:19 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Anyone at Kilkenny v Dundalk?

I'd say there was around 150 or 200 there. Not familiar with the ground so it was hard to tell. A Kilkenny fan would know better.

**pineapple stu** · 18/03/2007, 10:11 PM

Figures from the weekend so - feel free to debate...

Bray v Bohs 2500
Cork v Galway 3000
Drogheda v UCD 1700 (honestly don't think it was as high as 2000; going to split the difference between myself and Windmill Warrior)
Pat's v Waterford 1855
Rovers v Longford 2000
Sligo v Derry 2000

Harps v Shels 1100
Kildare v Monaghan 250 (appeal from Monaghan fans that it should be nearer 180/200)
Kilkenny v Dundalk 150
Limerick v Athlone 1125
Wexford v Cobh 2130

**pineapple stu** · 18/03/2007, 10:14 PM

Update after week 2

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 3,078 (2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340)
Bray - 2,500 (1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cork - 3,000 (2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 4,000 (3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,700 (1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Galway - 3,314 (1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Longford - 1,000 (681; 1,004; 1,131)
Pat's - 1,855 (1,342; 1,599; 1,882)
Rovers - 2,000 (1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 1,500 (1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 1,645 (546; 653; 306 FD)
Waterford - 3,000 (915; 1,513; 1,753)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 2,000 (421; 316; 291)
Cobh - 375 (368; 403; 240)
Dundalk - 2,500 (1,078; 474; 591)
Harps - 1,100 (428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Kildare - 250 (265; 186; 298)
Kilkenny - 150 (122; 185; 110)
Limerick - 1,125 (364; 669; 188)
Monaghan - 309 (204; 183; 182)
Shels - 1,572 (1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Wexford - 2,130 (n/a)

Premeir Division average - 2,227 (1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 1,151 (570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,738 (1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

FD is an average crowd in the First Division; PD is an average crowd in the Premier Division. I've only put that in where the attendances was when the club was in a different one to their current division.

**Buller** · 18/03/2007, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Figures from the weekend so - feel free to debate...

Bray v Bohs 2500
Cork v Galway 3000
Drogheda v UCD 1700 (honestly don't think it was as high as 2000; going to split the difference between myself and TheBoss)
Pat's v Waterford 1855
Rovers v Longford 2000
Sligo v Derry 2000

Harps v Shels 1100
Kildare v Monaghan 250 (appeal from Monaghan fans that it should be nearer 180/200)
Kilkenny v Dundalk 150
Limerick v Athlone 1125
Wexford v Cobh 2130

Which totals up to give a total of 17,810 for series 2...

**higgins** · 19/03/2007, 12:45 PM

Shels figure was 1700 for the Kildare game.

**Dodge** · 19/03/2007, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Update after week 2

Any chance of even an asterisk or something like that to show clubs who release official figures and those with fan guesses?

**pineapple stu** · 19/03/2007, 6:06 PM

Will give it a try, although it'd vary even in the same club (sometimes we'd get an official figure and sometimes an unofficial figure).

Galway, Limerick, Shels, Pat's, Monaghan, Wexford, UCD and Bohs above are all official.

**OneRedArmy** · 19/03/2007, 9:14 PM

Originally Posted by Red4Eva

i'd say 1650, only bout 200 derry supporters

Half your estimate of Sligo fans and double the Derry support and you'll be closer.

One of your fans posted elsewhere that he counted 400 Derry fans, which seems about right from being among them, and the home stand was nowhere near full.

If pushed I'd guess attendence of 1200-1300.

As for whoever said 2,000, some Cork-like self promotion going on there.

**pineapple stu** · 19/03/2007, 9:27 PM

Good spot. Going to take out the 2000 anyway; will split difference between 1650 and 1300 and say 1500? Tending towards the home fan's estimate, knowing their own ground and all that.