With all this marvellous CHATTER of the sextastic Amex holding 30,750 people, it got me thinking that well over 90% of Albion fans have probably never been part of an Albion home gate approaching that figure.
So what is the biggest home gate you've been part of? I think I'm right in saying we haven't seen a home gate of over 30,000 since 1979. Since then, we had a few around the 27,000 mark in 1979 and since dropping out of the top flight:
1983 6th round FA Cup v Norwich: 28,800
1988 4th round FA Cup v Arsenal: 26,467
1985 6th round FA Cup v Southampton: 25,800
I think these are the only gates higher than than the current Amex capacity. The Peterborough cup replay in 1985 pulled in 20,000 and the Bristol Rovers home game in 1988 had 19,800.
So what is the highest Albion home gate you've been in? For me, it's the 26,467 in 1988.
So what is the biggest home gate you've been part of? I think I'm right in saying we haven't seen a home gate of over 30,000 since 1979. Since then, we had a few around the 27,000 mark in 1979 and since dropping out of the top flight:
1983 6th round FA Cup v Norwich: 28,800
1988 4th round FA Cup v Arsenal: 26,467
1985 6th round FA Cup v Southampton: 25,800
I think these are the only gates higher than than the current Amex capacity. The Peterborough cup replay in 1985 pulled in 20,000 and the Bristol Rovers home game in 1988 had 19,800.
So what is the highest Albion home gate you've been in? For me, it's the 26,467 in 1988.