will the "northern echo darlington arena" be the biggest EVER non-league stadium?

[turienzo's lovechild]

will the "northern echo darlington arena" be the biggest EVER non-league stadium?

darlington's ground holds 25,000 people........has there ever been a bigger non-league ground?

:stadiumgeek:

 

[Andrew]

25000 seats yet only about 1800 go to games.

About 15 seats per person.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Highest attendance in a match between non-League clubs: 24,526
Wigan Athletic v Hereford United, 1953–54 FA Cup Second Round

I guess that there were some bigger crowds at Wembley for events like the Amateur Cup Final, but this claims to be the biggest attendance at a match played on a non-league club's home ground.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

25000 seats yet only about 1800 go to games.

About 15 seats per person.

Not even close to Queens Park [Glasgow]. Average gate of 750, at Hampden Park [capacity 52,000]. 70 seats each!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I guess that there were some bigger crowds at Wembley for events like the Amateur Cup Final

Indeed.

96,000 watched the 1949 Amateur Cup Final between Bromley and Romford.

 

[Stoo82]

I like the agreeing with yourself there Lord B!

 

[Husty]

the nicest certainly but I doubt it'll be the biggest.

 

[Gully]

I gather there is a slight possibility that they may be denied entrance to the Conference due to failing the financial requirements...it could be go directly to the Northern Premier!

 

[The Large One]

Not even close to Queens Park [Glasgow]. Average gate of 750, at Hampden Park [capacity 52,000]. 70 seats each!

Think of the days when it was terracing, and held upwards of 145,000.

 

[El Turi]

It holds 25,000 but the useable capacity is restricted 10,000 (not that it's ever an issue for them.

 

[Nottseagull]

Indeed.

96,000 watched the 1949 Amateur Cup Final between Bromley and Romford.

I think a final involving Pegasus in the 1950s drew 100,000.

 

[Nottseagull]

Highest attendance in a match between non-League clubs: 24,526
Wigan Athletic v Hereford United, 1953–54 FA Cup Second Round

I guess that there were some bigger crowds at Wembley for events like the Amateur Cup Final, but this claims to be the biggest attendance at a match played on a non-league club's home ground.

Are you sure this was played at Springfield Park? The place didnt look big enough when we played there. Pretty amazing for a 2nd Round tie.

 

[vulture]

ginger city v ginger utd 3rd may 1876 att 28,567

 

[GOM]

Are you all politicians ?

Answer the OP question, not one that you want to answer.

 

[cuthbert]

I think it could well be the biggest ever. However, in 1919-20 clubs like Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, Cardiff and Millwall as well as the Albion were still in The Southern League before the Third Divisions North and South were set up, so it's possible that before 1920 there was a ground with a bigger capacity than 25000 in non-league football. Since then I think it will be the the biggest.

 

[Man of Harveys]

And Feethams was such a great, characterful old ground too. Exactly the antidote to every new ground (apart from Falmer of course) all looking exactly the same. Tsk, I dunno.