What is the biggest crowd you've been part of at an Albion home game?

[El Presidente]

I think the highest number of Albion fans attending a match was the 41,000 we took to the play-off final in 1991.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

Boringly, probably whatever the biggest attendance has been this season. POSSIBLE ones coming close are:

Last game at Goldstone
Jimmy Case testimonial v Liverpool
vs Bournemouth & Blackpool under Liam Brady (3-3/3-2), might be way out but seem to remember them being close to 15k

 

[lost in hampshire]

My first 30+ crowd was the league cup game against Wolves in 69-70, If I remember rightly to get tickets for the wolves game you had to attend the game against the mighty Barrow which drew a 20 + crowd.

 

[colinz]

Lucky enough to be at the Goldstone for:

34,766 vs Rochdale May 1972 1-1
33,309 vs CPFC 24th Feb 1976 - a 2-0 Div 3 win
33,601 vs Derby 26 Oct 1976 1-1
30,756 vs SWeds 3 May 1977 3-2 win
32,979 vs S'ton 2 JAN 1978 1-1
33,431 vs Blackpool May 1978 2-1 win

 

[Seagull kimchi]

I think the highest number of Albion fans attending a match was the 41,000 we took to the play-off final in 1991.

Yay - i get another Albion claim to fame - shame we got stuffed.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Was at the Reading game Easter '70. I am sure there was a big crowd that day. They had a 'keeper called Death.
Anyone know what the figure was for that game ?

32,032

won 2-1,both goals from alan duffy

 

[Devon Seagull]

32,000 plus

I was there too. stood on the steps of the Radio Sussex box.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

My first 30+ crowd was the league cup game against Wolves in 69-70, If I remember rightly to get tickets for the wolves game you had to attend the game against the mighty Barrow which drew a 20 + crowd.

barrow 20,936 four days later wolves 32,539

beat pompey in 1st round 20,022

then birmingham in 2nd 24,293

another notable gate that season against luton 20,016

i think we averaged around 15k that season

 

[saslowi]

My first ever Albion game was the Boxing Day 1958 game against Fulham. Record crowd.

 

[Superphil]

Amazed I was never in a 30k crowd at the Goldstone, but it seems Liverpool in the rain was a touch under (though never trusted the reporting of those numbers).
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Checked it, that game was officially 26320. That season (81/82) we only played in front of more than that on seven occaisons, and only once at home, v Aston Villa, 27090. Interestingly, Liverpool away that season, only 28574 (0-1).

 

[Brovion]

Lucky enough to be at the Goldstone for:

34,766 vs Rochdale May 1972 1-1
33,309 vs CPFC 24th Feb 1976 - a 2-0 Div 3 win
33,601 vs Derby 26 Oct 1976 1-1
30,756 vs SWeds 3 May 1977 3-2 win
32,979 vs S'ton 2 JAN 1978 1-1
33,431 vs Blackpool May 1978 2-1 win

Yup, I can claim those as well. Can't wait until the Amex is a 30,000 stadium - although given the number of noshows at every game I don't reckon we'll ever actually see a 30,000 attendance.

 

[Mr Blobby]

33,431 v Blackpool 25/4/78 won 2-1. There were 4 crowds over 30K during the 77/78 season that I saw (Southampton 32,979, Spurs 32,647 and Charlton 31,203 plus the Blackpool one for the final game of the season).

Also saw 30,756 v Sheff Wed during the 76/77 season and in 1978/79 season 32,589 v West Ham and 30,788 v Charlton.

So I have seen 7 home crowds over 30,000