2008 attendances

[BrayUnknowns]

Yeah Ok, a stand always looks fuller when you're in it because you can't see the gaps - how many Bohs do you reckon?

I would reckon that it was close on 50/50 at the match. Between 400 and 600 Bohs fans, which would be well down on what you brought last season but it was a Tuesday night.

We have 4 home games in 6 days so not everybody will be or could make all 4games, i would presume they will picking and choosing them this week. I'd say we will have the same against Millwall and Galway, then a sellout against Leeds on Sunday.

[pineapple stu]

Update after last weekend. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.


PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,298 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Sligo)
Bray - 1,467 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,303 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD) (missing Pat's)
Cork - 3,454 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 3,402 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,844 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 1,869 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 1,292 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,952 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Bray and Harps)
Rovers - 1,777 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,000 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 607 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 428 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,239 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 171 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 483 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 600 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD) (missing Waterford and Wexford)
Monaghan - 170 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 958 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 744 (N/A) (missing Kildare and Waterford)
Waterford - 764 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 916 (810)

Premier Division average - 1,919 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 646 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,337 (1,235; 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.

Estimates in but official figures missing -
Pat's v Bohs

Recent games missing -
Cobh v Pat's
Longford v Wexford

[Paddyfield]

About 30 coaches plus other transport left last thursday for it. The city empty's every year for it.

Er, what's the population of Derry?

[dcfcsteve]

Er, what's the population of Derry?

About 107,000.

Although c. 30% are from the protestant commnuntiy, and largely ignore the club unfortunately.

Is this a Galway fan critiquing another club's attendances....?

[Paddyfield]

Is this a Galway fan critiquing another club's attendances....?

How did you come to that conclusion?

PS Our crowds have dropped to around 1,200 which is pretty damn good for a Club glued to the bottom and hasn't won a home game in the League all season

[ndrog]

about 3000 for drogs v tallin the other night .

[sullanefc]

3700 mentioned on the city forum for our game tonight

Think it was 3792.

[Candystripe]

3,729. Derry V Bohs.

4,500 tickets for the game A few Celtic fans didn't come in.?????

[Tir Oilean]

What was the attendance from Bray last nite. Probably about 50 or so from Galway.

[Conroy]

Shels Dundalk at a wild guess 1500?? with around a third of that Dundalk

[Conroy]

Attendance: 1473 Per Xtratime.ie for Shelbourne - Dundalk

[Youths4Ever]

879 official attendance at the Wexford Waterford game last night

[deecay]

How did you come to that conclusion?

PS Our crowds have dropped to around 1,200 which is pretty damn good for a Club glued to the bottom and hasn't won a home game in the League all season

Ye should have Derry/Cork attendances.Ye have a big city and no other LOI clubs for a long disance

[superfrank]

In 2006, Cork had a population of 120k, Derry had 107k, Galway had 72k.

35k (to Derry) is a big difference.

[Keen2win]

In 2006, Cork had a population of 120k, Derry had 107k, Galway had 72k.

35k (to Derry) is a big difference.

But as said somewhere else, ?30% of Derry's population are protestant and don't have the slightest interest.

[Dodge]

But as said somewhere else, ?30% of Derry's population are protestant and don't have the slightest interest.

LOL

95% of Derry's people don't care. Religion is the least of their worries (and before any Derry fan comes on its aleague wide thing...)

[oriel]

Derry's crowds from 1985 have been a welcome boost to this league, from a high and unheard of 10,000 back in mid 80`s they (and Cork City) have easily averaged the best and most consistent crowds around, by some distance.

Taking 3,000 to an away uefa cup game, granted it was only over the water, but this alone will tell you enough about their fanbase.

I always looked forward to the Derry fans coming to Oriel, hopefully next season we will be see them again.

Re Oriel - I heard last night the FAI will oppose Dundalk playing on a thurs night if we get promoted..............Music to my ears !

[holidaysong]

Re Oriel - I heard last night the FAI will oppose Dundalk playing on a thurs night if we get promoted..............Music to my ears !

Great news for me too!

All we have to do now is get promoted..

[Cosmo]

Derry's crowds from 1985 have been a welcome boost to this league, from a high and unheard of 10,000 back in mid 80`s they (and Cork City) have easily averaged the best and most consistent crowds around, by some distance.

FFS, it must be cos you're out of the big boys division for so long or something. Those days are long gone for derry!

While derrys crowds were brilliant when they first came into the league, their crowds in recent years(especially their away crowds) - in united park anyway theyre no better than what we bring up there (and we dont bring that many at all!!). Ive seen them a couple of times in dublin too and its the exact same. (and like dodge said, its nothing to be ashamed of in EL context as all EL clubs are the exact same, just stating that derry are no different.)

In fact, the few non bullshtting derry fans have acknowledged that on EL mb's in recent times

[micls]

FFS, it must be cos you're out of the big boys division for so long or something. Those days are long gone for derry!

While derrys crowds were brilliant when they first came into the league, their crowds in recent years(especially their away crowds) - in united park anyway theyre no better than what we bring up there (and we dont bring that many at all!!). Ive seen them a couple of times in dublin too and its the exact same. (and like dodge said, its nothing to be ashamed of in EL context as all EL clubs are the exact same, just stating that derry are no different.)

In fact, the few non bullshtting derry fans have acknowledged that on EL mb's in recent times

Is he not talking about the home crowds?

Derry have to go to Dublin area a lot more than ye have to make a comparable trip so its understandable the crowds arent as high.

We need to concentrate on home crowds before we start worrying about clubs away crowds imo.

All clubs away crowds are relatively poor