Before we get into the tables, I did a bit of totting up of our total mileage/attendances after what was an incredibly hectic March for us:
Wed 1st March - Southampton (a) - 480 miles - approx 4200 Town fans
Sat 4th March - Carlisle (a) - 374 miles - 428 Town fans
Tue 14th March - Sutton (a) - 440 miles - 273 Town fans
Sun 19th March - Brighton (a) - 516 miles - approx 4600 Town fans
Wed 22nd March - Mansfield (a) - 144 miles - 1102 Town fans
Tue 28th March - Crawley (a) - 476 miles - 329 Town fans
Total: 2430 miles, approx 10,932 Town fans.
Mileage is based on roundtrips going off the most direct driving route on Google Maps from BP to the relevant grounds.
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I didn't compile the tables below, they were done by a Mansfield fan on TFF, so quotes are directly from him. Our average is down a bit since last time but hardly surprising given the cup run. It'll be creeping back up following our next two away matches though as they'll both be 2000+.
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Here is my latest average away attendances. I am not claiming they are totally accurate as I don't think anybody's list is but it is a good attempt.
1096 Bradford City
1068 Stockport County
928 Mansfield Town
752 Grimsby Town
719 Doncaster Rovers
707 Carlisle United
692 Swindon Town
642 Leyton Orient
599 Northampton Town
557 Gillingham
547 AFC Wimbledon
529 Tranmere Rovers
524 Walsall
411 Crewe Alexandra
394 Hartlepool United
358 Barrow
317 Rochdale
294 Stevenage
291 Colchester United
261 Newport County
232 Sutton United
229 Crawley Town
152 Salford City
137 Harrogate Town
518 Average
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However everyone knows clubs take higher numbers on afternoon games as against evening games as well as games which are close to the away side ( ie Derby matches).
I also thought that a mean average is not the correct way to do these but a better way is the median average. This reduces the effect of sell outs at derby games with small away capacities.
So I have done a proper willy waving table based on median average, distance travelled and if afternoon or night game.
So based on a travel distance of 150 miles on an afternoon or a night game distance of 100 miles here is the list.
I don't think there are any surprises.
1004 Carlisle United
890 Bradford City
753 Grimsby Town
675 Swindon Town
639 Stockport County
580 Mansfield Town
554 Leyton Orient
478 Doncaster Rovers
470 Gillingham
461 Northampton Town
450 Tranmere Rovers
402 Walsall
397 Hartlepool United
381 AFC Wimbledon
342 Barrow
283 Colchester United
249 Newport County
229 Crewe Alexandra
228 Rochdale
199 Stevenage
196 Crawley Town
161 Sutton United
122 Salford City
91 Harrogate Town
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And finally average away fans at home grounds...
Doncaster Rovers 828
Stockport County 810
Salford City 746
AFC Wimbledon 694
Leyton Orient 681
Rochdale 671
Bradford City 667
Mansfield Town 572
Walsall 545
Crewe Alexandra 534
Northampton Town 529
Tranmere Rovers 510
Crawley Town 446
Colchester United 446
Sutton United 440
Stevenage 432
Harrogate Town 430
Swindon Town 392
Grimsby Town 368
Hartlepool United 368
Gillingham 363
Newport County 338
Carlisle United 336
Barrow 273