average attendances / away followings

been various comments on other threads about what away support we might expect and what our average gates might be - thought it might be useful to have a separate thread , so here's the average away followings from Div 2 last season

930   Bradford City
807   Bristol Rovers
725   Swindon
681   Tranmere Rovers
658   Port Vale
633   Mansfield Town
613   Oldham Ath
568   Walsall
529   Northampton
503   Exeter City
491   Hartlepool United
469   Rochdale
456   Carlisle Utd
415   Leyton Orient
351   Newport County
347   Barrow
268   Colchester Utd
252   Scunthorpe
213   Sutton United
190   Forest Green
146   Harrogate Town
135   Stevenage
128   Crawley Town
120   Salford City

there are some surprisingly good followings there , which may well have implications for our hopes of opening the Osmond - obviously we expect Bradford, Donny, Stockport and Mansfield to bring big numbers , but look at the numbers taken by Swindon, Tranmere, Northampton, Walsall,Hartlepool, Rochdale and Carlisle - there's potentially 11 games where they could exceed 500.

i couldn't find any similar stats for the NL but I've guesstimated that in total there were c6000 away fans over the 22 games (average c270). The League 2 averages out at c450 , so that's another nearly 200 to be added on to our average gate, without any increase in home support

What was our average last season ?

Quoted from grimps

What was our average last season ?

i think we were nip n tuck with Wrexham, and the  numbers were similar to Bradford. I'm sure Les Brechin did some figures every so often, but i couldn't find them

At least £100K a year in extra ticket sales + addons just from away supporters

Quoted from forza ivano

been various comments on other threads about what away support we might expect and what our average gates might be - thought it might be useful to have a separate thread , so here's the average away followings from Div 2 last season

930   Bradford City
807   Bristol Rovers
725   Swindon
681   Tranmere Rovers
658   Port Vale
633   Mansfield Town
613   Oldham Ath
568   Walsall
529   Northampton
503   Exeter City
491   Hartlepool United
469   Rochdale
456   Carlisle Utd
415   Leyton Orient
351   Newport County
347   Barrow
268   Colchester Utd
252   Scunthorpe
213   Sutton United
190   Forest Green
146   Harrogate Town
135   Stevenage
128   Crawley Town
120   Salford City

there are some surprisingly good followings there , which may well have implications for our hopes of opening the Osmond - obviously we expect Bradford, Donny, Stockport and Mansfield to bring big numbers , but look at the numbers taken by Swindon, Tranmere, Northampton, Walsall,Hartlepool, Rochdale and Carlisle - there's potentially 11 games where they could exceed 500.

i couldn't find any similar stats for the NL but I've guesstimated that in total there were c6000 away fans over the 22 games (average c270). The League 2 averages out at c450 , so that's another nearly 200 to be added on to our average gate, without any increase in home support

In the National league we could sometimes count the number of away fans just prior to kick off so having these good numbers of away fans is good news for both finances and atmosphere.

I think either behind the goal only or the corner only should suffice depending on the opposition if home demand for tickets is high - the more home fans we can get in the better.

Quoted from forza ivano

i think we were nip n tuck with Wrexham, and the  numbers were similar to Bradford. I'm sure Les Brechin did some figures every so often, but i couldn't find them

Non seen much on this recently as the forum that used to post the details regularly seems to have died a death!

For the four teams relegated to League 2 on a site I looked at

Doncaster 552
AFC Wimbledon 536
Gillingham 470
Crewe 380

Presumably if any of these teams are challenging then they may bring more

On a side note MK Franchise despite coming 3rd only managed 620

Quoted from Les Brechin

Non seen much on this recently as the forum that used to post the details regularly seems to have died a death!

It's here now http://www.footballforums.net/forums/non-league-football.117/

Quoted from grimps

What was our average last season ?

I worked it out to be 902 based on attendances published and estimates away attendances not including the cup or playoff games.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Non seen much on this recently as the forum that used to post the details regularly seems to have died a death!

The Wrexham fan who was totting them up didn't have time to carry it on unfortunately. Pretty sure we were on around 850 or something last time he did them.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Non seen much on this recently as the forum that used to post the details regularly seems to have died a death!

Just need to know the numbers at BP last season to make a comparison. Stockport 1450? Notts co and chesterfield 1000 each? Wrexham 650? Think Halifax was about 300 and then you're talking double digit followings from anyone else (aldershot,southend, torquay n yeovil might be honourable exceptions)

Quoted from AberystwythMariner

I worked it out to be 902 based on attendances published and estimates away attendances not including the cup or playoff games.

So would have been second in League Two. Absolutely insane followings. Do you know if we pipped Wrexham to the top spot in the National League?

Love that Salford are bottom . Shows you can’t make a proper football club out of fresh air.

Quoted from HerveJosse

Love that Salford are bottom . Shows you can’t make a proper football club out of fresh air.

I don’t really get what the long-term plan is there. You’re ever going to develop a fan base capable of self-sustaining EFL football above League Two, if that.

Moving into the 12,000 seater stadium by the Trafford Centre seems bizarre given their limited fan base. I thought their current ground, whilst small, was quite neat and tidy when we visited under Jolley.

Quoted from Son of Cod

So would have been second in League Two. Absolutely insane followings. Do you know if we pipped Wrexham to the top spot in the National League?

If we didn't it was only because our allocations were capped more than theirs.

We’ll go straight to the top of that list. Think our average away followings will be determined by how many clubs/the local police let us take, especially if we’re doing well again.