[Albion] Biggest attendance to see an Albion victory

AZ Gull

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I think today's match set a new record attendance in a match that Albion won - 73,758

The previous record was also at Old Trafford, on August 7 2022 when Albion beat United 2-1 (73,711).

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Han Solo

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Wonder which one would be the biggest counting TV viewers? I'm thinking probably not today as a lot of global United fans aren't that interested unless they win, which they generally don't.

 

Mustafa II

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Han Solo said:

Wonder which one would be the biggest counting TV viewers? I'm thinking probably not today as a lot of global United fans aren't that interested unless they win, which they generally don't.

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Great question.

I wonder if it is one of the Europa League games. If it is, it's likely to be one of the R16 ties v Roma.

It's more likely to be some random Premier League tie that went straight over our heads - possibly a first/last game of the season fixture against one of the big 4, or one where they could become champions.

 

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Oooh, I like that stat. I wonder what the smallest attendance would be, outside of wartime.

 

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Mustafa II said:

Great question.

I wonder if it is one of the Europa League games. If it is, it's likely to be one of the R16 ties v Roma.

It's more likely to be some random Premier League tie that went straight over our heads - possibly a first/last game of the season fixture against one of the big 4, or one where they could become champions.

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Probably an FA Cup match. 1983 final, or the last semi-final.

 

AZ Gull

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Eeyore said:

Oooh, I like that stat. I wonder what the smallest attendance would be, outside of wartime.

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Well, you've got a few to pick from (given the Covid-19 pandemic!).

 

AZ Gull

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Eeyore said:

Probably an FA Cup match. 1983 final, or the last semi-final.

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We WON those games?

 

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AZ Gull said:

We WON those games?

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Raises even more questions about the cup money

 

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AZ Gull said:

We WON those games?

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We won them in our hearts.

 

Mustafa II

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Eeyore said:

Probably an FA Cup match. 1983 final, or the last semi-final.

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Apparently the Premier League AVERAGES around 600 million global viewers per match, compared to the FA Cup which is about 500 million for a final.

I would particularly disregard the 1983 final, as 1) global viewership was considerably lower, 2) the interest in English football was lower and 3) the global population was lower.

 

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Mustafa II said:

Great question.

I wonder if it is one of the Europa League games. If it is, it's likely to be one of the R16 ties v Roma.

It's more likely to be some random Premier League tie that went straight over our heads - possibly a first/last game of the season fixture against one of the big 4, or one where they could become champions.

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Nah. Europa League viewership is low. Pretty sure it must be a win against a top team from England.

Eeyore said:

Probably an FA Cup match. 1983 final, or the last semi-final.

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No chance its a game from the 80s when neither Americans or Asians could give less of a shit about football. Must be something quite recent.... and also a won game.

 

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AZ Gull said:

I think today's match set a new record attendance in a match that Albion won - 73,758

The previous record was also at Old Trafford, on August 7 2022 when Albion beat United 2-1 (73,711).

Thanks Man Utd!

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Surely you meant to title this thread “RIP previous record attendance in a match that Albion won”

 

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AZ Gull said:

We WON those games?

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We did in my part of The Multiverse.

 

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AZ Gull said:

I think today's match set a new record attendance in a match that Albion won - 73,758

The previous record was also at Old Trafford, on August 7 2022 when Albion beat United 2-1 (73,711).

Thanks Man Utd!

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Unfortunately Manchester Utd are also responsible for the record attendance in a match that we lost.

 

mile oak

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how many were still there at FT though

 

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Cheshire Cat said:

Unfortunately Manchester Utd are also responsible for the record attendance in a match that we lost.

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And the second highest....

 

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Cheshire Cat said:

Unfortunately Manchester Utd are also responsible for the record attendance in a match that we lost.

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And the highest one that we drew, unless Smith actually did score.