Attendance Analysis - the Amex years

[Giraffe]

All league games for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 to date.

And then to include the first year at the AMEX as well when the capacity was lower.

Love a good graph.

 

[Giraffe]

Although it looks like we have started this year badly attendance wise, the first five games against the first five games last season are only 4% down.

 

[MattBackHome]

Nice chart action.

Be interesting to see that plot against league position.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Would also be interesting also if OP could do a Level Playing Field type graph based on attendance figures as a percentage of capacity.

 

[SAC]

Be interesting to know what the actual attendance figures are. Figures for Old Trafford are about 10,000 lower than reported but I have never seen the actual figures for the Amex reported anywhere.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ealed-manchester-uniteds-old-trafford-2592078

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Who knew? Attendances peak towards the end of the season when you're in contention for the play offs.

(Just throwing this in here for the benefit of those who would complain that our attendances lately haven't matched that game against Wolves in 2013).

 

[Giraffe]

Who knew? Attendances peak towards the end of the season when you're in contention for the play offs.

(Just throwing this in here for the benefit of those who would complain that our attendances lately haven't matched that game against Wolves in 2013).

Unlike you to be so positive . But yep you're right. That said the 6th game of last season saw a crowd of 27,000 plus which held for several games after. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we get that many on Saturday. But let's hope so.

We should certainly see the graph climb now we are firmly away from holiday season.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Unlike you to be so positive . But yep you're right. That said the 6th game of last season saw a crowd of 27,000 plus which held for several games after. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we get that many on Saturday. But let's hope so.

We should certainly see the graph climb now we are firmly away from holiday season.

Would guess it was someone like Leeds, or Charlton, who brought a large contingent of away fans. This is one area where attendances have inevitably been impacted: in the away end. In the first season, it was a new ground to visit for all the away teams, now that's fairly rarely the case. The novelty combined with the relatively high cost will put away fans off.

 

[Mellotron]

I'm assuming the UPDOWNUPDOWN patterns are due to Saturday games then midweek games in the same pattern?

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Be interesting to know what the actual attendance figures are. Figures for Old Trafford are about 10,000 lower than reported but I have never seen the actual figures for the Amex reported anywhere.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ealed-manchester-uniteds-old-trafford-2592078

I believe the club has to give the council the actual figures and perhaps a request under Freedom of Information would reveal all.

 

[Rogero]

A couple of good wins and crowds will shoot up.

 

[Giraffe]

I believe the club has to give the council the actual figures and perhaps a request under Freedom of Information would reveal all.

I suspect that they don't actually but worth a shot.

 

[brightonmark1234]

going by the graph the attendances are starting to go down which is not good.

 

[Giraffe]

going by the graph the attendances are starting to go down which is not good.

But Mark as already said early season is not the best guide. Let's wait until Christmas and then take a look.

 

[mwrpoole]

A couple of good wins and crowds will shoot up.

But I thought winning wasn't important - wasn't everyone more concerned with style, attacking intent and basically much more entertainment than winning 1-0 in dire boring matches. We have had far more efforts on goal this season but still can't score and hence our league position. Yet had we won a few games 1-0 with the only shot all match, we'd be top 6 and attendances would be higher.

Funny old game!

 

[Eric Youngs Contact Lense]

Would guess it was someone like Leeds, or Charlton, who brought a large contingent of away fans. This is one area where attendances have inevitably been impacted: in the away end. In the first season, it was a new ground to visit for all the away teams, now that's fairly rarely the case. The novelty combined with the relatively high cost will put away fans off.

Agree with this, and the 2 biggest attendances this season are where the opposition bought large contingent : Sheff Wed and Charlton. We only had 2 home games in September I think : Blackpool who could have come on one coach, and Cardiff which was an evening game.

 

[Giraffe]

Would guess it was someone like Leeds, or Charlton, who brought a large contingent of away fans. This is one area where attendances have inevitably been impacted: in the away end. In the first season, it was a new ground to visit for all the away teams, now that's fairly rarely the case. The novelty combined with the relatively high cost will put away fans off.

Interesting point. If I had enough time or was sad enough to do the same with away attendances. I don't think think they will differ as much as you think.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Some fine analysis here. It'd be even better if real crowd data was available.

 

[Lush]

In the first season, it was a new ground to visit for all the away teams, now that's fairly rarely the case. The novelty combined with the relatively high cost will put away fans off.

No it won't, because they all think we're LOVELY, our ground is LOVELY and our pies are LOVELY. They can also smell the three points.

 

[Peter Grummit]

We are 4th in the division behind Derby, Norwich and Forest.

PG