Attendances 2023 (Size of away support )

**nigel-harps1954** · 28/03/2023, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by nr637

Why do Drogs have such a poor home support? It must be the state & conditions at United Park. Even when they were challenging in the day, they were lucky to attract 2000+
Anyone from the area able to give some insight into the Drogheda's attendance or support problems!

United Park is a bit of a death trap. The main home stand where they have their vocal support is in utterly dreadful condition. Was in it during the behind closed doors games and couldn't get over how bad it was.

With such a small ground, and being in such poor condition, I'm not surprised the crowds are low.

**nr637** · 28/03/2023, 4:30 PM

If you build, they will come!

**ToberonaTornado** · 28/03/2023, 7:06 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

2,193 official for this game, but there were some seats (not many) free in the small stand. Also not sure what away terrace can fit but it was fairly jammed, 600 seems a bit on low side, also that would suggest almost 1600 home fans, which I`m not sure there was?

I would have gone 800 away around 1400 home, but I don't know capacity or what 'sold out' away section means in actual figures.

"Stephen O’Donnell’s side will be backed by a 600-strong away support at a sold-out Weaver’s Park"

https://www.dundalkfc.com/match-prev...a-united-away/

**oriel** · 28/03/2023, 7:28 PM

Thought away section held more than 600 at Drogs, but maybe it has been reduced due to H+S, great atmosphere in away end but its so dark in start / end of season months.

**EatYerGreens** · 29/03/2023, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

United Park is a bit of a death trap. The main home stand where they have their vocal support is in utterly dreadful condition. Was in it during the behind closed doors games and couldn't get over how bad it was.

With such a small ground, and being in such poor condition, I'm not surprised the crowds are low.

It also makes a mockery of minimum standards for club licensing. Are Drogheda still claiming every year that they're moving to another stadium ?

**EatYerGreens** · 29/03/2023, 1:06 AM

Originally Posted by nr637

Why do Drogs have such a poor home support? It must be the state & conditions at United Park. Even when they were challenging in the day, they were lucky to attract 2000+
Anyone from the area able to give some insight into the Drogheda's attendance or support problems!

They've never been either particularly well supported or particularly successful as a club.

Up until they won the FAI Cuo n 2005 and the 8 or so years that followed that they were neither particularly successful nor particularly well-supported as a club. Their crowds in the 80s and 90s were poor (as they were at a lot of clubs to be honest).

Dundalk have had success and decent crowds at various points over the decades, but Drogheda just had a flash in the pan moment for both earlier this century. I guess Drogheda isn't as solid a 'soccer' town as the likes of Dundalk and Sligo are (despite Drogheda being twice Sligo's size) ?

**sadloserkid** · 31/03/2023, 10:02 PM

There were 60-70 Drogheda fans in the away end at Turners X tonight.

**nigel-harps1954** · 31/03/2023, 10:34 PM

25 poor f**kers in the RSC.

**ToberonaTornado** · 01/04/2023, 4:47 AM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

They've never been either particularly well supported or particularly successful as a club.

Up until they won the FAI Cuo n 2005 and the 8 or so years that followed that they were neither particularly successful nor particularly well-supported as a club. Their crowds in the 80s and 90s were poor (as they were at a lot of clubs to be honest).

Dundalk have had success and decent crowds at various points over the decades, but Drogheda just had a flash in the pan moment for both earlier this century. I guess Drogheda isn't as solid a 'soccer' town as the likes of Dundalk and Sligo are (despite Drogheda being twice Sligo's size) ?

Could never understand why Drogs had so small of a support(not having a go here btw) the ground is in Moneymore,a working class area with a big population.. out to the west of the town is Rathmullen - another big,working class estate although a couple of miles from the town.Those areas are where you'd expect the core support for Drogheda to come from.
in Dundalk it's a fairly simaler picture. Our core support is from working class areas like Coxes(close to the ground) and Muirhevnamor(2 miles away)

**redobit** · 01/04/2023, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

It also makes a mockery of minimum standards for club licensing. Are Drogheda still claiming every year that they're moving to another stadium ?

Don't the FAI own the ground! They are never going to not give themselves a licence.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 01/04/2023, 7:50 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

Don't the FAI own the ground! They are never going to not give themselves a licence.

I could be wrong but for some reason my head tells me the FAI own United Park, Coleman’s Park and Ferrycarrig. Ironically two (Ferrycarrig and Utd Park) of those grounds need serious work.

**ForzaForth** · 01/04/2023, 8:02 PM

Ferrycarrig is jointly owned by the FAI and Wexford Football League.

**outspoken** · 01/04/2023, 10:43 PM

Didn't see any Kerry fans (not to say there wasn't a few)

**nr637** · 04/04/2023, 9:24 AM

Game 7

Premier Division
Cork v Drogheda - 50+
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers - 6/700
Sligo Rovers v Bohs - 150
St Pats v UCD - 10+
Shelbourne v Derry - 1/200

First Division
Waterford v Harps - 10+
Athlone v Galway - 1/200
Cobh v Bray - 955 - 20+
Wexford v Treaty - 25+
Longford v Kerry - 10+

*Always open to updates or input from anyone who was at the games or has further information to add.

**Straightstory** · 04/04/2023, 10:28 AM

[QUOTE=EatYerGreens;2143496]
Up until they won the FAI Cup in 2005 and the 8 or so years that followed that they were neither particularly successful nor particularly well-supported as a club. QUOTE]

I would regard winning the league in 2007 as 'successful'.
Their current average is 1,973, bigger than anything in the first division, except for Waterford. Drogheda is very much a 'soccer town' - the club brought a huge amount of supporters to the 2005 Cup Final, which had by far the biggest attendance in years - over 24,000. Any time they get to a Cup Final, it's a big occasion for the town.
They've never been a successful club, with nothing like Dundalk's history, and the fans are particularly fickle. I've always enjoyed the atmosphere in United Park, but , apart from more seating being installed, it hasn't really changed much since the club moved there in 1979. Average crowds should be better, and probably would improve if they were playing in a decent stadium.

**DCWA** · 04/04/2023, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by nr637

Game 7

Premier Division
Cork v Drogheda - 50+
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers - 6/700
Sligo Rovers v Bohs - 150
St Pats v UCD - 10+
Shelbourne v Derry - 1/200

First Division
Waterford v Harps - 10+
Athlone v Galway - 1/200
Cobh v Bray - 955 - 20+
Wexford v Treaty - 25+
Longford v Kerry - 10+

*Always open to updates or input from anyone who was at the games or has further information to add.

Hard to estimate a crowd when your amongst it but my thought upon a quick nosey was about 200 for Derry. There was some older fans and families given access to the end block of the wee curved roof stand due to the weather. The rest of us just got drenched within about 30 seconds!

**trevy** · 04/04/2023, 12:19 PM

25 Finn Harps fans at the RSC as per Nigel in another thread and I was in next section to them and agree with that.

**JC_GUFC** · 04/04/2023, 3:57 PM

Originally Posted by nr637

Game 7

Premier Division
Cork v Drogheda - 50+
Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers - 6/700
Sligo Rovers v Bohs - 150
St Pats v UCD - 10+
Shelbourne v Derry - 1/200

First Division
Waterford v Harps - 10+
Athlone v Galway - 1/200
Cobh v Bray - 955 - 20+
Wexford v Treaty - 25+
Longford v Kerry - 10+

*Always open to updates or input from anyone who was at the games or has further information to add.

Very hard to tell but I'd say at least 200 Galway United fans in Athlone. Because of the location of that fixture a lot of people who wouldn't normally travel to away games go to that one so the away crowd is spread out a bit more. Even looking at their other home attendances you could argue maybe up to 500 of the crowd were there supporting us.