Record attendances for all clubs

[H block]

Looking up some info on gates and came across these figures. Hard to believe some of those attendances.


Record home attendances of English football clubs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Brightonfan1983]

If we took the seats out of The Amex, we'd get a whole lot more than 20-odd thousand in!!

 

[OSRGull]

Funny really..

Palace say we've never had this much fans before, when we've had over 36,000 against Fulham

Whilst them getting 51,000 as their record and now getting gates of 40,000 below that

 

[Smithy]

The record attendances for clubs like Bolton and Blackburn are remarkable considering the total populations of those towns would have probably been about double the attendances. Half of a towns population inside the football ground.

 

[H block]

The record attendances for clubs like Bolton and Blackburn are remarkable considering the total populations of those towns would have probably been about double the attendances. Half of a towns population inside the football ground.

Population of Burnley is 73 k nowadays. If it was similar when they got that gate it is quite remarkable. Another thing that I noticed was how 60 of those games where for FA cup games.
Thats changed now.

 

[16bha]

Population of Burnley is 73 k nowadays. If it was similar when they got that gate it is quite remarkable. Another thing that I noticed was how 60 of those games where for FA cup games.
Thats changed now.

To be fair, football was the staple of the industrial north west, so heading down to Burnden Park was seen as a normal t'day out for folk.

 

[Smithy]

Population of Burnley is 73 k nowadays. If it was similar when they got that gate it is quite remarkable. Another thing that I noticed was how 60 of those games where for FA cup games.
Thats changed now.

According to this, Burnley's population would have been about 100k in 1924. So again, about half the town was at the football.

http://www.visitoruk.com/timeline.php?id=546&f=Burnley

 

[perseus]

Palace fans are fickle

This graph is out of date now and I have lost the Excel file. I am sure a younger computer whizz-kid could update it?

 

[8ace]

Hull City's record attendance is impressive seeing as they'd never been in the top division.
The biggest league attendance in Britain is the most impressive though.

 

[Surf's Up]

To be fair, football was the staple of the industrial north west, so heading down to Burnden Park was seen as a normal t'day out for folk.

I always thought messing around with whippets was the staple up north?

 

[Bakero]

Hull City's record attendance is impressive seeing as they'd never been in the top division.
The biggest league attendance in Britain is the most impressive though.

I'm guessing you're thinking of a game at Hampden. There've been some HUGE Ibrox crowds too.

According to this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Cup_Final_1923

...the 1923 FA Cup final had an estimated crowd of 300,000!

 

[rcf0712]

nearly 50,000 at The Den, f*** me....

 

[Return of the Rev]

Looking up some info on gates and came across these figures. Hard to believe some of those attendances.


Record home attendances of English football clubs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

recall aldershot just shy of 12,000 when we have played them but i suppose they had to reform also wimbledon had a crowd of 45k against leeds at selhurst for a cup game

 

[Surrey_Albion]

When you look at the dates though there isnt that many MEGA attendancies past 1950s, Video killed the radio star-Did TV kill the football fan

 

[Return of the Rev]

Also palace record crowd was bumped up by albion fans

 

[Simster]

The fact that Southampton's biggest ever gate is right down there with all the other little clubs always makes me chuckle.

 

[BigGully]

Good days to be a Chairman, maximum wages as well ..... nice work.

 

[loz]

Football was easy to watch back in the day...even in the late 70s over easter and xmas you could get to 2 games in a day!! went to see spurs v arsenal in the morning then Palace v someone in the afternoon, cheap as chips and easy to see, no ticket only stuff in them days, just queue up and Squeeze in.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

When you look at the dates though there isnt that many MEGA attendancies past 1950s, Video killed the radio star-Did TV kill the football fan

I think the Burden Park disaster in 1946 would have more to do with it; as it put a limit on attendances.

 

[house your seagull]

Surprised to see Roker squeeze in 75k

I mean, it's big, but not that big.

Wasn't there a thread on pictures of massive terraces?