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Les Brechin
February 6, 2020, 10:27am

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Saturday will be up there for large away LEAGUE followings (not including Wembley), but what's the highest we have ever taken away in the league. 4000 odd at Donny a couple of seasons back must be the most in recent years and the 2500 at Alfreton probably the highest in our non-league years.

Scunny and Lincoln have never given us enough tickets to make a massive following. I can remember going to Barnsley on the final day of the 78/79 season and we had loads there that day but don't really know exactly how many.

So what other big away league followings have we had that you can remember?


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Coventry 1973 estimates 12000 but I could be wrong. I think the crowd that day was 40000


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https://www.ccfpa.co.uk/?p=28530

10000 this article says


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Coventry 1973 estimates 12000 but I could be wrong. I think the crowd that day was 40000


That was cup not league.
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How many went to that infamous Stoke game in '91?  I didn't go, but there must have been plenty there.  I think there were supposed to be loads at that Chesterfield end of season game early-90's too......

A big one I went to was that awful day at Tranmere (2004?).  Lots there that day, but maybe no more than 3,000?

I've certainly never seen league away following like we've had in the cup though, particularly Leeds ('98?), Liverpool ('97 and '01?), and Arsenal (presumably '01 again), as well as Palace and Chelsea recently.

Didn't go to Doncaster, but that must have been some sight.

Fair play to Scunny though, they've given us over 2,000, including part of some side stand.  Shame though, as we could sell double that if given the chance, but we only dish out 1800 tickets ourselves, let's not forget.
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Quoted from carrot top
Coventry 1973 estimates 12000 but I could be wrong. I think the crowd that day was 40000


That was an FA Cup game, I'm on about league games.

I did put league in capital letters so that it was understood, but obviously not.  


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Liverpool 1980 18 - 20,000 estimate.
Was the cup though and lost 5-0.
My mate got his jacket stanley knifed and his trainers nicked. Lovely fans salt of the earth
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Kidderminster 15/16 was decent. 1700 IIRC?

How many were at Macc to see us drop out the automatic promotion spots in 2006?


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Liverpool 1980 18 - 20,000 estimate.
Was the cup though and lost 5-0.
My mate got his jacket stanley knifed and his trainers nicked. Lovely fans salt of the earth


I know all about the big cup followings but I'm thinking of normal league games.


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Quoted from Abdul19
Kidderminster 15/16 was decent. 1700 IIRC?

How many were at Macc to see us drop out the automatic promotion spots in 2006?


That was a cracking day out that day at Kidderminster, our fans were brilliant that day, nightmare to get to that ground but a great day it was 👍


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