Nottseagull
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I've popped the attendance in there because it's relevant to the main point of the thread, which is really a preamble to this Sunday's 40th anniversary thread (which I won't be doing). The team and playing staff went three full days in advance of their crucial last match (anybody know where they stayed and trained?) If we allow 200 for this party and the following from Bristol, we then have an increase of 19,000 to be accounted for on the Saturday, the main purpose of the thread. The Wednesday match was the first of three home games in 7 days, but with nothing to play for gates had slumped dramatically. They had always exceeded 20,000 until March when just 15,000 turned up against Charlton - that's 20,000 fewer than for the previous home game v. Sunderland! The next home match v. Preston drew 12,157, despite them having just won 3-1 at Oldham.
Sunderland got the win they needed at Wrexham on that last Saturday but they still required the Albion to lose for them to go up, but it's difficult to estimate how many would have turned up at St James' Park to cheer on their rivals.
So, how do you think those extra 19,000 were apportioned?
Sunderland got the win they needed at Wrexham on that last Saturday but they still required the Albion to lose for them to go up, but it's difficult to estimate how many would have turned up at St James' Park to cheer on their rivals.
So, how do you think those extra 19,000 were apportioned?