Away support

[pottert]

Please correct me if I'm wrong.
But I'm at a bit of a loose end tonight as the wife is out.

Taking it a bit easy as have to get up early tomorrow to get train to Bristol.

So did some maths on our away support this season.

After 13 away games this season we have been supported by 19292 fans
Which is an average of 1,484 per game.
With games at mk dons,brentford,colchester still to come plus final day of the season at notts county (7000) if the championship is up for grabs.

I'm sure that figure will rise before the end of the season.

A lot of championship sides would be proud of that kind of support.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

... an average of 1,484 per game.

... A lot of championship sides would be proud of that kind of support.

I've just checked the Watford programme. Up until our Cup game with them, their average take-away crowd for away league games was 838.

 

[RM-Taylor]

The figure would be higher if you take in to account the games where the away following announced is actually a lot less than what was there - prime example being Peterborough - around 870 in the seats and the terrace was 3/4's full if not more. The terrace holds nearly 4,000, so although the attendance given was 2,519 everyone knows this is false. We already sold 3,000 tickets in pre-sale and then there's those who paid on the day.

 

[pottert]

I've just checked the Watford programme. Up until our Cup game with them, their average take-away crowd for away league games was 838.

It has to be said you are more likely to attend away matches when you are top of the league.
Also I think some Albion fans would rather attend away matches than go to withdean.

That being said our last 3 away games have been watched by 8500 which is great,keep it up

 

[pottert]

The figure would be higher if you take in to account the games where the away following announced is actually a lot less than what was there - prime example being Peterborough - around 870 in the seats and the terrace was 3/4's full if not more. The terrace holds nearly 4,000, so although the attendance given was 2,519 everyone knows this is false. We already sold 3,000 tickets in pre-sale and then there's those who paid on the day.

i don't buy into that,I was in the Peterborough terrace & it was not close to being full.

 

[Notters]

i don't buy into that,I was in the Peterborough terrace & it was not close to being full.

Agreed; if you'd stood on a packed terrace before, you'd know that it wasn't a packed terrace, or even near.

 

[cuthbert]

I've just checked the Watford programme. Up until our Cup game with them, their average take-away crowd for away league games was 838.

I don't think Watford is a fair comparison, they are just Packed Lunch fans, who turn up at away grounds with Graham Taylor Thermos flasks, Elton John sandwich boxes and ask for the Family Stand.

 

[philsussex]

We're f***ing brilliant. But the early starts do me in. Yawn.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Which is an average of 1,484 per game.

The thing that is awesome about that is that this is equivalent to about 20% of our home gates.
I haven't actually got the calculator out, but it will work out that about one in five fans who watch home games, goes away.
Our pitiful home "stadium" is partly to blame, but statistically surely no other club can match this.

 

[Seaford by the sea]

averages in League 1 to date


Away Av Total Games
Wednesday 2,043 24,521 12
Huddersfield 1,664 19,963 12
Brighton 1,441 17,297 12
Southampton 1,408 15,489 11
Charlton 856 10,274 12
Bournemouth 833 10,823 13
Exeter 775 10,072 13
Plymouth 762 9,901 13
Oldham 757 9,084 12
Carlisle 667 6,669 10
Swindon 631 7,568 12
Peterborough 545 5,996 11
Bristol Rovers 532 6,915 13
Brentford 497 6,955 14
Notts County 468 5,612 12
Rochdale 467 6,075 13
Leyton Orient 457 5,945 13
Tranmere 359 4,302 12
Colchester 355 3,908 11
MK Dons 345 4,824 14
Yeovil 304 4,261 14
Dag & Red 288 3,747 13
Hartlepool 222 3,114 14
Walsall 190 2,655 14

 

[whitelion]

averages in League 1 to date


Away Av Total Games
Wednesday 2,043 24,521 12
Huddersfield 1,664 19,963 12
Brighton 1,441 17,297 12
Southampton 1,408 15,489 11
Charlton 856 10,274 12
Bournemouth 833 10,823 13
Exeter 775 10,072 13
Plymouth 762 9,901 13
Oldham 757 9,084 12
Carlisle 667 6,669 10
Swindon 631 7,568 12
Peterborough 545 5,996 11
Bristol Rovers 532 6,915 13
Brentford 497 6,955 14
Notts County 468 5,612 12
Rochdale 467 6,075 13
Leyton Orient 457 5,945 13
Tranmere 359 4,302 12
Colchester 355 3,908 11
MK Dons 345 4,824 14
Yeovil 304 4,261 14
Dag & Red 288 3,747 13
Hartlepool 222 3,114 14
Walsall 190 2,655 14

Where do you obtain those stats from? Is there a web link?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

But if you actually take our away support as a percentage from our home support we are probably, by percentage, the best away supported club in the country. Somebody willing to do the maths? Compare us with say Arsenal, Man Utd, etc. My maths A level is many years old and totally rusty now!

 

[Billy the Fish]

averages in League 1 to date


Away Av Total Games
Wednesday 2,043 24,521 12
Huddersfield 1,664 19,963 12
Brighton 1,441 17,297 12
Southampton 1,408 15,489 11
Charlton 856 10,274 12
Bournemouth 833 10,823 13
Exeter 775 10,072 13
Plymouth 762 9,901 13
Oldham 757 9,084 12
Carlisle 667 6,669 10
Swindon 631 7,568 12
Peterborough 545 5,996 11
Bristol Rovers 532 6,915 13
Brentford 497 6,955 14
Notts County 468 5,612 12
Rochdale 467 6,075 13
Leyton Orient 457 5,945 13
Tranmere 359 4,302 12
Colchester 355 3,908 11
MK Dons 345 4,824 14
Yeovil 304 4,261 14
Dag & Red 288 3,747 13
Hartlepool 222 3,114 14
Walsall 190 2,655 14

Great effort from Plymouth and Exeter considering how far they have to travel to get anywhere.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

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