Attendances (7 Viewers)

[skybluelee]

I see Leicester didn't even hit 28K at the weekend. Won't be long until we're the best supported the club in the league.

If we manage 31,086 tomorrow our average will hit 30K after 7 matches. Lovely stuff.

1	Leicester City		30,118
2	Coventry City		29,819
3	Southampton		28,979
4	Ipswich Town		28,814
5	Derby County		28,253

 

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[Domo]

what is the deal with the enemy, i assumed theyd have some sort of stage in the crowd rather than on the pitch? no idea really?

 

[pusbccfc]

The crowds at Championship level are outstanding. Go back to our last year in the Championship before relegation. The likes of Leeds and Leicester only averaging 23,000.
Boro only 17,000 and ourselves as low as 15k.

1West Ham United30,923
2Southampton26,420
3Derby County26,020
4Leeds United23,283
5Leicester City23,037
6Cardiff City22,100
7Nottingham Forest21,578
8Brighton & Hove Albion19,998
9Reading19,219
10Birmingham City19,127
11Hull City18,790
12Ipswich Town18,267
13Middlesbrough17,558
14Crystal Palace15,219
15Coventry City15,119

 

[Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon]

Derby's is pretty impressive, have they historically had a good following? They havent exactly had much success in recent seasons.

Given how things are going at Leicester we must be in with a very good chance of topping that list soon

 

[edgy]

It's only because of 2 poor away followings recently, that we aren't top already.

 

[theferret]

It's only because of 2 poor away followings recently, that we aren't top already.

Which will continue unfortunately. Albion sales are poor, Bristol City won't bring many for a Cat A in December, and there will be very few Swansea fans. Expect Charlton to bring a load though.

 

[harvey098]

The crowds at Championship level are outstanding. Go back to our last year in the Championship before relegation. The likes of Leeds and Leicester only averaging 23,000.
Boro only 17,000 and ourselves as low as 15k.

1West Ham United30,923
2Southampton26,420
3Derby County26,020
4Leeds United23,283
5Leicester City23,037
6Cardiff City22,100
7Nottingham Forest21,578
8Brighton & Hove Albion19,998
9Reading19,219
10Birmingham City19,127
11Hull City18,790
12Ipswich Town18,267
13Middlesbrough17,558
14Crystal Palace15,219
15Coventry City15,119

That’s really interesting. I wonder what that is down to? In a time where cost of living has roared and people supposedly have less money in the pocket

 

[pusbccfc]

That’s really interesting. I wonder what that is down to? In a time where cost of living has roared and people supposedly have less money in the pocket

I think it's because while there's more football than ever on TV, people understand how good it is to be there in person.

A bit like gigs. You can listen to any song now, but you can't replace the feeling of being there.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Derby's is pretty impressive, have they historically had a good following? They havent exactly had much success in recent seasons.

Given how things are going at Leicester we must be in with a very good chance of topping that list soon

We had better crowds in the 70’s so I’m told…

 

[blunted]

We had better crowds in the 70’s so I’m told…

Yes, we were the best supported Midlands club in the early 70s getting more than the Villa who were on a downward cycle.
This followed the Jimmy Hill revolution when we had over £51K against Wolves and possibly more against Sunderland in the cup when supporters broke a gate down.
Our first two seasons in the top flight had high attendances. 37k and 34k come to mind.
What screwed us was not employing Clough who said we were a bigger club than Derby despite their success.
We got Cantwell who changed Jimmy Hill's free scoring approach to total defence. We struggled and crowds dropped off.
Then hooliganism came along which meant attendances plummeted everywhere,

 

[Flying Fokker]

And …All seater stadia was pioneered by us. Hooliganism was my bug-bear. I got fed up avoiding claret and blue, red and white.

 

[blunted]

And …All seater stadia was pioneered by us. Hooliganism was my bug-bear. I got fed up avoiding claret and blue, red and white.

Yeah, Leeds ripped all the seats out at Highfield Rd.
We were ahead of the curve too soon with an all seater.
In a biography of Robinson, it says he tipped off McGinnity about impending all seater stadiums and our lifetime President until his demise made a mint.

 

[SkyBluePower]

We had better crowds in the 70’s so I’m told…

Derby were getting 25k plus in League One too

 

[harvey098]

I think it's because while there's more football than ever on TV, people understand how good it is to be there in person.

A bit like gigs. You can listen to any song now, but you can't replace the feeling of being there.

Perhaps but Tv always used to affect attendances. You’d say “good attendance considering it was on sky” etc..

Now you can watch every game on TV or even on your phone whilst out, it’s amazing to me how attendances have improved so much.

Never really thought about it until your earlier post.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

That’s really interesting. I wonder what that is down to? In a time where cost of living has roared and people supposedly have less money in the pocket

My two penneth is it's still a hangover from covid. People REALLY missed going to the football, and watching it on TV with no crowds or atmosphere was just shit so we all flocked back afterwards. And once you've caught the bug again it's difficult to give up, even if your wallet's being squeezed elsewhere.

 

[SkyBluePower]

It’s also the highest level of the game you can realistically turn up on the day and get a ticket.

It’s a (usually) good standard and there is much more likelihood of a competitive game where the underdogs have a chance. Sheff Weds for all their woes are more competitive than Wolves or West Ham .

 

[Skyblueweeman]

There's a few obvious reasons why we're doing well on the attendance front to be fair.

We've been relatively successful over the last few years compared to the depths of the Sisu years. That in itself brings more of a feel good factor and will bring more people to the table.

W&$ps went bust. Them owning the ground was truly dreadful and seeing their logos plastered all over the place, coinciding with us being at rock bottom, meant the CBS/Ricoh wasn't a great place to be.

And that also links with identity. The last 5 years has seen a huge improvement in our identity. I think amongst other fanbases, we're nicely looked upon as a club who have had bad times in the last 10-15 years and a lot of fan bases genuinely wish us well because of that. I think we've gone further than that...owning the stadium now, having two great managers in succession, playing food football, a passionate fanbase, being run a lot more professionally, the FA Cup SF vs Utd and that comeback and rendition of WLADITT....it all points to increased attendances.

A lot of pride in being a CCFC fan at the minute. Long may it continue.

 

[Northants Sky Blue]

Derby's is pretty impressive, have they historically had a good following? They havent exactly had much success in recent seasons.

Winning the title twice in the 70's left Derby a legacy they still enjoy now - considering the size of the place their numbers at home games have been consistent whichever division

 

[Joy Division]

Thinking back around ten years ago, perhaps even sooner, I would never have thought I'd see us averaging 30,000 in my lifetime. It's quite incredible really.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Fair chance we’d be above the HR best attendance/averages during the Hill era if we had the terraces.

 

[Flying Fokker]

There's a few obvious reasons why we're doing well on the attendance front to be fair.

We've been relatively successful over the last few years compared to the depths of the Sisu years. That in itself brings more of a feel good factor and will bring more people to the table.

W&$ps went bust. Them owning the ground was truly dreadful and seeing their logos plastered all over the place, coinciding with us being at rock bottom, meant the CBS/Ricoh wasn't a great place to be.

And that also links with identity. The last 5 years has seen a huge improvement in our identity. I think amongst other fanbases, we're nicely looked upon as a club who have had bad times in the last 10-15 years and a lot of fan bases genuinely wish us well because of that. I think we've gone further than that...owning the stadium now, having two great managers in succession, playing food football, a passionate fanbase, being run a lot more professionally, the FA Cup SF vs Utd and that comeback and rendition of WLADITT....it all points to increased attendances.

A lot of pride in being a CCFC fan at the minute. Long may it continue.

King needs to take note. I guess he doesn’t consider what other clubs fans think nowadays?