1,086 at home (Gillingham) against Barnet on 5th November 1997.
I went to a JPT game at Gillingham. We got hammered 5-1 by Millwall but I think they had quite a few fans there so the crowd probably wasn't that small.
A night of European football on the box if that was a midweek game. If it's the game I'm thinking of the Radio 5 Commentator whilst rounding up the Euro results then gave the Brighton result, which I'm pretty certain was another defeat and then said
A question for Brighton fans who went to Gillingham tonight.....why?
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1,086 at home (Gillingham) against Barnet on 5th November 1997.
Don't know what the attendance was, but the strangest experience was the York City replay in 96. It was at mid-day on a Tuesday or something like that. Eerie, weird and I think a game watch in glum silence. I really think we all thought it was over and we would be marking time for a year.
My recollection is a Thursday with a 10.30 kick off with effectively only the North Stand open to season ticket holders only. believe the official attendance was higher than the lowest at Gillingham and may have been a shade over 2,000. Think we took the lead only to lose 3-1. Pitch was patched up, and obvioulsy new goals. As you say may not have been the lowest, but a very very strange game.
1,086 at home (Gillingham) against Barnet on 5th November 1997.