Do CCFC hold the biggest recorded away attendance in England? (4 Viewers)

SlowerThanPlatt · Dec 2, 2015

The 11,000+ at Old Trafford back in 2007, is it the biggest recorded away attendance in England ever? I know Boro went close last month but they ended up at around 10,000 I think.

For cup games the only ground what can offer 10,000+ seats is Old Trafford and no one has matched our number yet.

I can't see a scenario where you could get 11,000 tickets for a league game anywhere either.

Does anyone know?

chiefdave · Dec 2, 2015

SlowerThanPlatt said:
The 11,000+ at Old Trafford back in 2007, is it the biggest recorded away attendance in England ever? I know Boro went close last month but they ended up at around 10,000 I think.

For cup games the only ground what can offer 10,000+ seats is Old Trafford and no one has matched our number yet.

I can't see a scenario where you could get 11,000 tickets for a league game anywhere either.

Does anyone know?

You're probably right. If Old Trafford is the only 10K+ ground and we have the most there we win!

Would there have been any bigger years back when they'd cram people in? I'd guess not as not as many people had cars.

ceetee · Dec 2, 2015

....and before ticketed seating and supporter segregation they wouldn't know anyway

Covkid1968# · Dec 2, 2015

What does MK Dons away end hold?.....thought hat was £10k plus now with the top tier open

SlowerThanPlatt · Dec 2, 2015

Covkid1968` said:
What does MK Dons away end hold?.....thought hat was £10k plus now with the top tier open

They are limiting away fans to 5,000 now I think

James Smith · Dec 2, 2015

Don't know the answer for this, would be great if we were. However I do know that you have as a football club in the league to offer to provide a minimum percentage of your seating as away seating. Stops clubs gaining an advantage by only allowing a tiny number of away fans. Don't think there is a maximum though.

Johnnythespider · Dec 2, 2015

Pretty sure we took 15,000 to sheff weds for the quarter final in 87.

matesx · Dec 2, 2015

Johnnythespider said:
Pretty sure we took 15,000 to sheff weds for the quarter final in 87.

try 26,000 for the semi final

Joy Division · Dec 2, 2015

matesx said:
try 26,000 for the semi final

Not really an away game though

matesx · Dec 2, 2015

matesx said:
try 26,000 for the semi final

... although saying that i guess that wouldn't count as it was a neutral venue

matesx · Dec 2, 2015

beat me to it!

wingy · Dec 2, 2015

Of would imagine there are pre and possibly post war gates larger due to standing capacities being larger than modern Stadia.

rupert_bear · Dec 2, 2015

Over 20000 to Villa in FA cup 3rd round 1964 13000 to Semi final at West Ham 1982ish and unknown thousands to Peterborough again 1964 well over 15000 I believe

rondog1973 · Dec 2, 2015

Outside of the top flight, the record attendance for an English match was 67,000 for a Villa/Cov fixture back in the 30's.

rightumpty · Dec 2, 2015

Over 10000 was common in the Jimmy Hill days.

skybluelee · Dec 2, 2015

SlowerThanPlatt said:
The 11,000+ at Old Trafford back in 2007, is it the biggest recorded away attendance in England ever? I know Boro went close last month but they ended up at around 10,000 I think.

For cup games the only ground what can offer 10,000+ seats is Old Trafford and no one has matched our number yet.

I can't see a scenario where you could get 11,000 tickets for a league game anywhere either.

Does anyone know?

A lot of clubs have taken huge followings to Old Trafford so I would be surprised if nobody has matched our attendance in recent years.

torchomatic · Dec 2, 2015

We took 15K to Hillsborough in the QF. I was one of 'em.

~edit~ Johnnythespider beat me to it.

SlowerThanPlatt said:
The 11,000+ at Old Trafford back in 2007, is it the biggest recorded away attendance in England ever? I know Boro went close last month but they ended up at around 10,000 I think.

For cup games the only ground what can offer 10,000+ seats is Old Trafford and no one has matched our number yet.

I can't see a scenario where you could get 11,000 tickets for a league game anywhere either.

Does anyone know?

sky blue zam · Dec 2, 2015

Didn't we take 15,000+ to Wimbledon away in the 90s when nuddy scored both goals in a 2-0 win

skybluesam66 · Dec 2, 2015

We have the biggest at wembley 50k for the charity shield

Covcraig@bury · Dec 2, 2015

Liverpool on a foggy Tuesday night back in the 80s not sure how many but we had he kemlyn road and 1/2 the anny road 2-2 I think !!

ovduk78 · Dec 2, 2015

sky blue zam said:
Didn't we take 15,000+ to Wimbledon away in the 90s when nuddy scored both goals in a 2-0 win

No, it was more like 8000, the attendance was only just over 15000

Covcraig@bury · Dec 2, 2015

77-78 season

Specs WT-R75 · Dec 2, 2015

ovduk78 said:
No, it was more like 8000, the attendance was only just over 15000

Oh man, flashbacks...what a day

Joy Division · Dec 2, 2015

skybluelee said:
A lot of clubs have taken huge followings to Old Trafford so I would be surprised if nobody has matched our attendance in recent years.

We've been the only team to get the whole end though, everyone else as far as I know gets the upper tier and the current away end, plus a bit more.

Cov fans
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BHGrwx2CUAArITR.jpg

Middlesborough & what other teams normally get in cup games
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSbj6hXW0AAcA4z.png

fernandopartridge · Dec 2, 2015

skybluelee said:
A lot of clubs have taken huge followings to Old Trafford so I would be surprised if nobody has matched our attendance in recent years.

They haven't. Middlesbrough got close.

bringbackrattles · Dec 2, 2015

I remember being among 15,000 City fans at Wolves for a big Cup match in the 70's filled the South Bank.

Changeyourface · Dec 2, 2015

skybluesam66 said:
We have the biggest at wembley 50k for the charity shield

Biggest ever away crowd at Wembley (and probably anywhere else) goes to Scotland I'd imagine. Regularly took 70-80k for the old home internationals

ovduk78 · Dec 2, 2015

Specs WT-R75 said:
Oh man, flashbacks...what a day

It was a great day, it was one of those days that as soon as you got to Selhurst Park you knew that we were not going to lose. As an aside the same season against Man Utd, Wimbledon had a crowd of 25,000+, there must have been 10,000+ away fans

rondog1973 · Dec 2, 2015

ovduk78 said:
It was a great day, it was one of those days that as soon as you got to Selhurst Park you knew that we were not going to lose. As an aside the same season against Man Utd, Wimbledon had a crowd of 25,000+, there must have been 10,000+ away fans

Locals nonetheless......

wingy · Dec 2, 2015

Covcraig@bury said:
Liverpool on a foggy Tuesday night back in the 80s not sure how many but we had he kemlyn road and 1/2 the anny road 2-2 I think !!

Wow what a night!

westofrayne · Dec 2, 2015

Johnnythespider said:
Pretty sure we took 15,000 to sheff weds for the quarter final in 87.

Yep, I think your are right with this or though I think it was more than that in the end and we had a spill over into the stand on the LHS to us.

Samo · Dec 2, 2015

westofrayne said:
Yep, I think your are right with this or though I think it was more than that in the end and we had a spill over into the stand on the LHS to us.

It was an accident waiting to happen. 2 years later it happened.

Wheelfass · Dec 2, 2015

ovduk78 said:
No, it was more like 8000, the attendance was only just over 15000

Yep, we filled the stand along the side and Palace confirmed that it held 8,000.

westofrayne · Dec 2, 2015

Samo said:
It was an accident waiting to happen. 2 years later it happened.

Yep looking back at it, an incident could have happened that. I was in the middle pen directly behind the goal, when Cyril scored we all went mad, didn't see my mates again till part the way through the 2nd half and they were only 30ft away.

What an atmosphere though, such happy memories

Chipfat · Dec 2, 2015

I think we took 13,000 to Stoke in 87 then the 17,000 to the QF, i can remember Tony Gubba saying on the highlights for the QF that more fans have traveled today than we normally got at home that season. I was there for both as well as the Wimbledon one, great days out.

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