2008 attendances

[sadloserkid]

It's the Monaghan-Kildare games I wonder about. They'd probably get away with not playing them at all and just taking 3 points each for the season of slog ahead.

[micls]

2603 I think. Your PA system is brutal! About the only dig I can make at Turner's Cross though..

Completely agree. Cant hear a word. Personally I think its so no one can claim the half time draw prize

[L37Ultra]

Kildare vs Limerick 90 approx

Ya I would have said about 100. About 40 of those were Limerick fans. Nice new stand and all up there but no one to fill it

[oldyouth]

and your point is......

My point is that your club is having similar difficulty in drawing the crowds. I'm not going to start being disrespectful to Waterford here. I just think your attendance appears to be on the decline, yet your team is having a successful year.

[steno]

Kildare County V Limerick I counted a 103.

They can't open the stand at the moment anyway until they get the advertising boards up, but your right no one to fiill it

[Longfordian]

maybe an explanation for our poor crowd was a good few of our supporters were at a fellow longford towns fans wedding that day.. ask tallonted about that

That would have accounted for about 30 I'd say! Plus there was a few caught up in the banjo experience judging by the crowded pubs around the town that night. I would have thought about 250 or so were there in total. I was surprised there wasn't more up from Waterford considering they're going for promotion.

[brendy_éire]

....while Monaghan seem to be nothing more than a social club.

Speaking to a Monaghan fan recently, that's exactly it. The social club brings the money in to keep the club going. He pretty much seemed to accept the fact that things can't improve without more people through the gates, but that they can't compete with the GAA.

[pineapple stu]

Latest update. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.


PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,001 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing official figure for Harps)
Bray - 1,236 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,270 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 3,403 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 3,325 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,733 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554) (missing Cobh and Galway)
Harps - 1,693 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD) (missing Cobh)
Galway - 1,313 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,941 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Drogheda)
Rovers - 1,673 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 1,864 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 554 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 380 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,375 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 187 (243; 265; 186; 298) (missing Monaghan and Fingal)
Limerick - 499 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 433 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 161 (292; 204; 183; 182) (missing Wexford)
Shels - 911 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 673 (N/A) (missing Kildare and Waterford)
Waterford - 640 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 824 (810)

Premier Division average - 1,830 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 618 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,261 (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.

Recent games missing -
Drogheda v Cobh
Drogheda v Galway

[redalan]

Hi Pineapple Stu

Can you reveal the source of the attendances. I am currently doing a Masters and the LOI is my topic. I would like to get access to attendance figures but need 'official' sources.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards
redalan

[Paddyfield]

How many at the Pat's game in the RDS?

[holidaysong]

About 4,500 - 5,000.

[Candystripe]

Suprisingly low turnout for the Derry V Cork replay. About 1,900!

[Saint_Charlie]

Hi Pineapple Stu

Can you reveal the source of the attendances. I am currently doing a Masters and the LOI is my topic. I would like to get access to attendance figures but need 'official' sources.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards
redalan

The one's in bold are official figures and the one's that aren't in bold are guesstimates from fans of the clubs.

[redalan]

Thanks

It was only after I had posted the reply that I noticed the remark about those in bold and those clubs not.

What I really need to know is whether the official figures are easily accessible from the clubs or does it take a great dela of sniffing around.

[Straightstory]

there was a few caught up in the banjo experience judging

Fantastic. Just... fantastic.

[pineapple stu]

Hi Pineapple Stu

Can you reveal the source of the attendances. I am currently doing a Masters and the LOI is my topic. I would like to get access to attendance figures but need 'official' sources.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards
redalan

What Saint Charlie said. Everything's on this thread basically. However, I would be very wary about using these figures for a masters. The fans' estimates can be taken with a pinch of salt, and even some of the official figures are dubious.

[Dodge]

What Saint Charlie said. Everything's on this thread basically. However, I would be very wary about using these figures for a masters. The fans' estimates can be taken with a pinch of salt, and even some of the official figures are dubious.

AHA! So you admit it!

[pineapple stu]

Never denied it, Dodge!

[micls]

Suprisingly low turnout for the Derry V Cork replay. About 1,900!

Less. We counted just over 1800.

Dunno how nsurprising it was though. Only 50 of us, horrible weather and CL on the tele.

[Candystripe]

Less. We counted just over 1800.

Dunno how nsurprising it was though. Only 50 of us, horrible weather and CL on the tele.

Probably only over 1,800 paid in. I'm guessing of the 200 plus in the old Glentoran stand half of them were freebies.

So my estimates seem spot on then!

And yes it was seriously horrible weather.