QuoteThere used to be a smaller stand there with small terraces either side and the Inchicore end used to be flat so you could only see the game from pitchside so attendances couldn't have been much more in the past.Originally Posted by historynut
Just been to Richmond Park to watch Pats and Longford, if the stand side was once terracing then 10,000-13000 could have been possible when no proper crowd limits.
There used to be a smaller stand there with small terraces either side and the Inchicore end used to be flat so you could only see the game from pitchside so attendances couldn't have been much more in the past.
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Have copies of the 1997 guide to Irish Football & 2005 guide to Eircom FAI.
Below details given in both books
Bohemians - Record attd 46,700 1997 cap 18000, 2005 cap 6000
Bray Wanderers - record 1997- 3000 v Sligo,2005 5,200 v Bohs 2002, 1997 cap 3000 2005 cap 5500
Cork City - record 11,000 1997 cap aprox 12000 2005 cap 7500
Derry City - record not known 1997 cap 8500 2005 cap 8500
Dundalk - record 22000 1997 cap 20400 2005 cap 11000
Finn Harps - record 8000 v Cork Hibs, 1997 cap 8000 2005 cap 8000
Home Farm Everton 1997 - @ Whitehall record attd 1500 cap 3500
Dublin City 2005 - @ Tolka Park record 9000 v Bohemians Cap 9000
St Patricks Athletic - record 13000 1997 cap 7000 2005 cap 5500
Shamrock Rovers - record 22000 (assume at Milltown) 1997 cap @ RDS 14000 2005 RECORD 13000 CAP 6600 @ Dalymont
Shelbourne - record 9000 v Bohemians 1993, 1997 cap 9200 2005 cap 9680
Sligo Rovers - record 9000 v Shamrock Rovers 1976/77, 1997 cap 7000 2005 cap 6000
UCD - Rrecord 3750 1997 cap 4000 2005 cap 1900
Athlone Town - record 9000 v AC Milan 1997 cap 10000 2005 cap 3000
Cobh Rams - record 6612 v Finn Harps 1983 1997 cap 10000 2005 cap 9000
Drogheda Unted - record 6000 cap 1997 6000 2005 cap 6000
Galway United - record 7260 v Cork city 1994 1997 cap 8000 2005 cap 5000
Kilkenny City - record 6500 1997 cap 7000 2005 cap 5000
Limerick - record 5500 1997 cap @ Rathbane 10000 2005 @ Hogan Park 3000
Longford Town - 1997 cap @ Connaught Road 10000 2005 record 4000 during 2004, cap 4500
Monaghan United - record 2000 1997 cap 5000 2005 cap 5000
St James Gate - record 28000, 1997 cap 3000
Waterford Utd - record 6000 1997 cap 8000 2005 record 8000 cap 8000
Kildare County - record aprox 2500 2005 cap 2500
Cork City's must be higher than 11,000, when they played Derry in the 86 cup quarter final at flower lodge there was more than 20,000 at it
As I recall, the embankments at the Lodge were covered in grass. Was there ever a mud slde ?
I was at Flower Lodge when Trevor Brooking was playing for City.
Unfortunatly records do not appear to be precise, as I dare say there may be instances as indicated above where there has been a greater record at another ground but records shown are for current ground.
UCD may also be an example - did they not once get more at annother ground than 4000 when they played in Europe.
Pretty much all records are guesses anyway, and we've seen on his forum how wildly inaccurate they can be. Until recently clubs weren't forced to count numbers through the gate and none did. SOme reported the gate takings, but considering the amount of concessions that operated when crowds were at their peak, getting actual figures for any league game is impossible
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9000 against Everton (subject to Dodge's comments), but that game was in Tolka.
Derry City's record is an IL game, 12200 against Linfield February 1966.
Record attendance for Sligo Showgrounds, 13,908 v Cobh Ramblers FAI Cup 1983.
I was at that.....the only time I saw Derry at the Brandy while they were in the IL. It was a scoreless draw and Linfield went on to win the League.
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