Goldstone crowds over 30,000

[kevo]

In response to another thread, which one of these were you at - who has been to most? I think I went to seven of the last 9 (missing the two midweek ones v Derby in 76 and Charlton in 78).

Here are the 21 games, in chronological order (from Tim Carder's book):

Feb 33 v West Ham (FA Cup Rd 5) 32,310
Mar 54 v Southampton (Div 3 S) 31,025
Apr 56 v Orient (Div 3 S) 30,864
Apr 58 v Watford (Div 3 S) 31,038
Dec 58 v Fulham (Div 2) 36,747
Aug 59 v Aston Villa (Div 2) 31,828
Apr 65 v Darlington (Div 4) 31,423
Feb 67 v Chelsea (FA Cup Rd 4) 35,000
Sep 69 v Wolves (League Cup Rd 3) 32,539
Mar 70 v Reading (Div 3) 32,036
Dec 71 v Bournemouth (Div 3) 30,600
May 72 v Rochdale (Div 3) 34,766
Feb 76 v Crystal Palace (Div 3) 33,300
Oct 76 v Derby (League Cup Rd 4) 33,500
May 77 v Sheff Wed (Div 3) 30,756
Jan 78 v Southampton (Div 2) 32,979
Apr 78 v Tottenham H (Div 2) 32,647
Apr 78 v Charlton (Div 2) 31,203
Apr 78 v Blackpool (Div 2) 33,431
Oct 78 v West Ham (Div 2) 32,634
Apr 79 v Charlton (Div 2) 30,859

There were NO 30k plus crowds in the top flight, 8 in Div 2 (Championship), 8 in Div 3 (League One), 1 in Div 4 (League Two), 2 in the FA Cup and 2 in the League Cup.

The games against Rochdale and Darlington must surely be two of the biggest crowds those teams have played in front of!

Amazingly, there were three attendances over 30,000 in one month - April 1978.

 

[somerset]

In response to another thread, which one of these were you at - who has been to most? I think I went to seven of the last 9 (missing the two midweek ones v Derby in 76 and Charlton in 78).

Here are the 21 games, in chronological order (from Tim Carder's book):

Feb 33 v West Ham (FA Cup Rd 5) 32,310
Mar 54 v Southampton (Div 3 S) 31,025
Apr 56 v Orient (Div 3 S) 30,864
Apr 58 v Watford (Div 3 S) 31,038
Dec 58 v Fulham (Div 2) 36,747
Aug 59 v Aston Villa (Div 2) 31,828
Apr 65 v Darlington (Div 4) 31,423
Feb 67 v Chelsea (FA Cup Rd 4) 35,000
Sep 69 v Wolves (League Cup Rd 3) 32,539
Mar 70 v Reading (Div 3) 32,036
Dec 71 v Bournemouth (Div 3) 30,600
May 72 v Rochdale (Div 3) 34,766
Feb 76 v Crystal Palace (Div 3) 33,300
Oct 76 v Derby (League Cup Rd 4) 33,500
May 77 v Sheff Wed (Div 3) 30,756
Jan 78 v Southampton (Div 2) 32,979
Apr 78 v Tottenham H (Div 2) 32,647
Apr 78 v Charlton (Div 2) 31,203
Apr 78 v Blackpool (Div 2) 33,431
Oct 78 v West Ham (Div 2) 32,634
Apr 79 v Charlton (Div 2) 30,859

There were NO 30k plus crowds in the top flight, 8 in Div 2 (Championship), 8 in Div 3 (League One), 1 in Div 4 (League Two), 2 in the FA Cup and 2 in the League Cup.

The games against Rochdale and Darlington must surely be two of the biggest crowds those teams have played in front of!

Amazingly, there were three attendances over 30,000 in one month - April 1978.

Just the last 6 for me,... all those from 78 and 79.

 

[sully]

I think I make it 11.
Everything from 1970 onwards except Rochdale (still can't believe my dad left me at home for that one).

 

[glasfryn]

Just the last 6 for me,... all those from 78 and 79.

15/16 can't remember the Blackpool match and the one that stands out is the Sheffield W and the first one I went to Watford

 

[wolfie]

Think you have missed out Chelsea 13 Jan 1973 30124 FA Cup. That makes me 11. Darlington 65 and Chelsea 67 were the most memorable for me ! Villa 59 was my first ever game.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

All of them from 1965 onwards, so 15 for me.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

9. All of the thirty thousand plus crowds after Rochdale except for the Chelsea one (i am not sure about that one).

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Did the last 11 if Chelsea '73 is included .

 

[smudge]

Aston Villa was first 30 thousand plus. Unforgettable.

 

[Barrow Boy]

These,

Apr 65 v Darlington (Div 4) 31,423
Feb 67 v Chelsea (FA Cup Rd 4) 35,000
Dec 71 v Bournemouth (Div 3) 30,600
May 72 v Rochdale (Div 3) 34,766
Feb 76 v Crystal Palace (Div 3) 33,300
May 77 v Sheff Wed (Div 3) 30,756
Jan 78 v Southampton (Div 2) 32,979
Apr 78 v Tottenham H (Div 2) 32,647
Apr 78 v Charlton (Div 2) 31,203
Apr 78 v Blackpool (Div 2) 33,431
Oct 78 v West Ham (Div 2) 32,634
Apr 79 v Charlton (Div 2) 30,859

 

[kevo]

Think you have missed out Chelsea 13 Jan 1973 30124 FA Cup.

29,287 according to Tim Carder's book.

 

[Curious Orange]

Given that only nine of those matches happened within my lifetime - and all of those were before I was aged four - you can probably understand how I was in none of those 30k+ crowds!

 

[Icy Gull]

All the recollections below are just that, I haven't looked up any of the details so happy to accept senilty may have blurred it all



Feb 76 v Crystal Palace (Div 3) 33,300 - my 1st ever Albion game and hooked, The Malcolm Allison managed/Peter Taylor playing for England as a 3rd division player team?
Oct 76 v Derby (League Cup Rd 4) 33,500 - we scored very early on, Charlie George equaliser for them?
May 77 v Sheff Wed (Div 3) 30,756 - Promoted? Eric Potts Sub for Wednesday and scored against us?
Jan 78 v Southampton (Div 2) 32,979
Apr 78 v Tottenham H (Div 2) 32,647 - Lots of aggro and violence but a 3-1 win?
Apr 78 v Charlton (Div 2) 31,203 - Not the 7 goal thriller or was it?
Apr 78 v Blackpool (Div 2) 33,431- Corresponding match at the Dell was a fix with Spurs?
Oct 78 v West Ham (Div 2) 32,634
Apr 79 v Charlton (Div 2) 30,859

I can't claim to have any outstanding memory of the others but I would definitely have been there as I don't think I missed a single home game for about 4 years around that time

 

[Buck]

This is just a thread to find all the old b******s!

I remember going to all the 78 and 79 games, not sure about 76 and 77 and my dad can't remember if he took me either!

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

This is just a thread to find all the old b******s!

I remember going to all the 78 and 79 games, not sure about 76 and 77 and my dad can't remember if he took me either!

Yeah and we were all glory hunters too!

 

[Brovion]

I think I make it 11.
Everything from 1970 onwards except Rochdale (still can't believe my dad left me at home for that one).

Eleven for me too, the only difference between us is I did Rochdale but missed Bournemouth.

 

[Munkfish]

Shit me, I wasnt even close to being born the last time we had a 30k plus crowd.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

palace onwards for me

interesting no 30k plus v. pompey

 

[catfish]

All 9 from Palace onwards. I'll never forget that night - the atmosphere was something else & we stuffed the scum with two Sammy Morgan goals.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

palace onwards for me

interesting no 30k plus v. pompey

In the days of thirty thousand plus crowds we rarely if at all played Pompey iirc.