Average crowds last season in the National League

[Pak Power]

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

No. 5 then.

Surprised at that - I guessed at being 3rd.

 

[undercovershrimper]

So we were only beaten by

Oldham - founding members of the premier league
Chesterfield - finished 3rd, well run club with nice stadium
Notts County - Oldest Football Club in the world, finished 2nd and play the best football in the division
Wrexham - League Champions etc etc

Not bad I would say

 

[Rob1920]

I can remember back in the day when I first started going, around 74/75, if we got over 4000 it was considered a decent crowd. Now we're non-league, in all sorts of trouble & averaging over 6000.

 

[Tommy2holes]

If it was average based on home fans only, we would be much higher.

Oldham, Notts and chesterfield benefitted from large away supports.

The highest we got was 700 from Daggers

 

[Userorange]

I can remember back in the day when I first started going, around 74/75, if we got over 4000 it was considered a decent crowd. Now we're non-league, in all sorts of trouble & averaging over 6000.

I’ve said it before. Back then you’d be enjoying your Friday night football with 2 terraces pretty full and East Stand 85% sold. At least 7,000 there. Then the official attendance announced. 4,321.

Can’t even point the finger at Ron.

 

[Smiffy]

New owners, financial troubles behind us and a top 7 push and we will average comfortably 7,000-8,000.

 

[HUMBLEPIE]

I can remember mid eighties we were getting some attendances around 1500 at the end of the game we would get an announcement thanking us for attending.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

I’ve said it before. Back then you’d be enjoying your Friday night football with 2 terraces pretty full and East Stand 85% sold. At least 7,000 there. Then the official attendance announced. 4,321.

Can’t even point the finger at Ron.

Yes. The "official" crowd figure would be announced followed a low ripple of laughter amongst the "4,321" .............

 

[united we stand]

What an incredibly long winded way around getting over some very basic info

 

[Green Wizard]

Is there any details of the online viewing figures?

 

[Keith Mac]

Its been said before If we had pushed on after our 1971-72 promotion season we could have been in 5 figure attendances many more times, away attendances were a lot smaller then up north but i guess than was due to travel being longer

 

[tia]

I can remember back in the day when I first started going, around 74/75, if we got over 4000 it was considered a decent crowd. Now we're non-league, in all sorts of trouble & averaging over 6000.

I remember we played Wolves at home around February 1989 and match was all ticket I think that may have been because of some previous with them and crowd was about 5500 and that was considered very good for us back then

 

[Barling Magna]

Interesting to see Boreham Wood rock bottom with not much over 1,000 average attendance. That's what a cynical, boring approach to the beautiful game gets you.

 

[Marco]

Or the fact that Borehamwood a small leafy suburb close to several Premier League clubs. Given their resources and playing against some huge bankrolled clubs, they manage their resources well. I don’t like them much, but that’s not their problem.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Or the fact that Borehamwood a small leafy suburb close to several Premier League clubs. Given their resources and playing against some huge bankrolled clubs, they manage their resources well. I don’t like them much, but that’s not their problem.

I compare them to Dorking.
And Boringhandwood come off very second best in that "head to head".
Dorking have striven to grow, be adventurous, be likable too.

 

[Rob1920]

Or the fact that Borehamwood a small leafy suburb close to several Premier League clubs. Given their resources and playing against some huge bankrolled clubs, they manage their resources well. I don’t like them much, but that’s not their problem.

Havent they got a 'loaded' owner? Who occasionally has a moan that the town doesn't seem to want a football club at a decent level otherwise more fans would turn up.. Can only imagine he'll get bored eventually, must be costing him a fortune.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Or the fact that Borehamwood a small leafy suburb close to several Premier League clubs. Given their resources and playing against some huge bankrolled clubs, they manage their resources well. I don’t like them much, but that’s not their problem.

They don't manage their resources that well.

They are fortunate that arsenal Ladies play there and pay a high price.

They also have a chairman who is just ploughing money in.

They definitely wouldnt survive on gates and matchday revenue alone.