Has there ever been more away fans at a game than home fans?

[tobemeister6]

Rushden and diamonds v Luton last season, 5,500 crowd, 3,500 from luton

 

[Uter]

Notts County v BHA, 7 May 2011, unless Notts County need a result to stay up.

 

[Simster]

Crystal Palace v Charlton, March 2000. 10k away fans (sold out the whole of the Arthur Wait), 8k home iirc. We were walking the Championship title and they were in administration at the time. Shame we're lucky to take 300 to away games these days...

We're not best of friends with Palace obviously, but that is complete bollocks. If I was to post that on the BBS, they would laugh at you. As I understand it, you did sell out the AW which meant you took 7,000.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

I imagine Wigan's ground has had more away fans than home on several occasions.

 

[The Large One]

I seem to remember the Albion Chelsea game in 1983/4 (div 2) had 21000, and approx 14000 were from Chelsea. Quite a few memories from that game, the Argus advising fans not to go as trouble was guaranteed, an infamous senior police officer telling 3 constables to go and get those people off the crossbar, and my dad elbowing a chelski fan in the groin in the chicken run. It was quite a day...and the North stand was virtually empty...

I was going to mention this match.

However, I don't recall the Argus suggesting people didn't attend. Indeed, there was a privately paid-for 4-page advertisement in the paper on the Thursday rallying people to attend the match.

 

[Simster]

I seem to remember the Albion Chelsea game in 1983/4 (div 2) had 21000, and approx 14000 were from Chelsea. Quite a few memories from that game, the Argus advising fans not to go as trouble was guaranteed, an infamous senior police officer telling 3 constables to go and get those people off the crossbar, and my dad elbowing a chelski fan in the groin in the chicken run. It was quite a day...and the North stand was virtually empty...

I find it hard to believe we only had 7,000 at the Goldstone in a season when our average gate that season was in the 14-15,000 range.

 

[Sausage]

I seem to remember the Albion Chelsea game in 1983/4 (div 2) had 21000, and approx 14000 were from Chelsea. Quite a few memories from that game, the Argus advising fans not to go as trouble was guaranteed, an infamous senior police officer telling 3 constables to go and get those people off the crossbar, and my dad elbowing a chelski fan in the groin in the chicken run. It was quite a day...and the North stand was virtually empty...

I remember that game too.
I was in the North Stand and It most certainly wasn't virtually empty.
They did have loads though Chelsea didn't they?..including 1 or 2 in the North Stand. I also seem to remember a Chelsea fan in the away corner climbing up the floodlight pylon at that game. Did that happen or is it me?

 

[fataddick]

We're not best of friends with Palace obviously, but that is complete bollocks. If I was to post that on the BBS, they would laugh at you. As I understand it, you did sell out the AW which meant you took 7,000.

I might be getting mixed up with a game against Wimbledon, there was definitely one game at Selhurst where we had 10k+ of a 17k crowd.

 

[Man of Harveys]

I find it hard to believe we only had 7,000 at the Goldstone in a season when our average gate that season was in the 14-15,000 range.

Not sure about 7000 but it definitely wasn't much above 9-10,000 that day, out of a crowd of 20-odd thousand, so it was very close and probably slightly more Chelsea. I think I'm right in saying we weren't even getting 10,000 for every game in Div 1 the season before.

 

[redneb]

penultimate game 98/99 season. Wimbledon 0 Saints 2. Best game I ever went to. Had at least 80% of the crowd and aptly named Dellhurst park.

 

[redneb]

I imagine Wigan's ground has had more away fans than home on several occasions.

I imagine Wigan's ground has had more away fans than home on every occasion

 

[DIRK STEELE]

no... it was me.

 

[chez]

I think it happened quite a few times last season in games featuring Oxford Utd.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

There were a lot of Chelsea that day, but no way more than Albion fans. Mind you - it was pretty intimidating.

One game where I remmeber being told there were more away fans than home ones was away at The Valley for New Years Dat game at Charlton. Can't recall the year. We haf one stand behind the goal and it was rammed - 4k Albion as I recall. We were going well and they were in trouble. I believe they had about 2,000 supporters in the ground. Most odd sensation.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

There were a lot of Chelsea that day, but no way more than Albion fans. Mind you - it was pretty intimidating.

One game where I remmeber being told there were more away fans than home ones was away at The Valley for New Years Dat game at Charlton. Can't recall the year. We haf one stand behind the goal and it was rammed - 4k Albion as I recall. We were going well and they were in trouble. I believe they had about 2,000 supporters in the ground. Most odd sensation.

I'm sure there were 8,000 Chelsea there that day.

 

[highway61]

11,666 must have been about 6k albion and as for the cross bar mr highway recall albion fans rolling around on the floor with the peelers while aldershot looked on from outside on the railway bank

Crossbar? What are you saying, I recall nothing

 

[Return of the Rev]

Crossbar? What are you saying, I recall nothing

i do

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I remember going to see the Albion play Fulham in the mid nineties at Craven Cottage, and the crowd must have only been 2500 or so, and we had at least half of the total. I think we won 1-0 and Kurt Nogan scored.

And look where Fulham are now.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I remember going to see the Albion play Fulham in the mid nineties at Craven Cottage, and the crowd must have only been 2500 or so, and we had at least half of the total. I think we won 1-0 and Kurt Nogan scored.

And look where Fulham are now.

Found it ... Attendance: 4,383


So, it was a bigger crowd than I recall.

6th Nov 1993.

Fulham finished 21st in Div 2 and were relegated. We finished mid table.

 

[Simster]

There were a lot of Chelsea that day, but no way more than Albion fans. Mind you - it was pretty intimidating.

One game where I remmeber being told there were more away fans than home ones was away at The Valley for New Years Dat game at Charlton. Can't recall the year. We haf one stand behind the goal and it was rammed - 4k Albion as I recall. We were going well and they were in trouble. I believe they had about 2,000 supporters in the ground. Most odd sensation.

Was the game where O'reilly put is front on 45 seconds and we spent the rest of the game defending, and ended up winning 1-0?

Yeah we had a few there, our end was very full but I doubt we had more than 2,500 there in a crowd of just over 7,000.