Attendance watch 2011-2012

[FiNeRaIn]

I don't think at any point has a Reading fan claimed otherwise

When you see those attendances you realise that chelsea now are competing with clubs 3/4 times their size and are actually doing pretty well to hang in there. I think aberdeen were a bigger club at one point.

[Red]

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Good website that.

[roadrunner]

Chelsea's support is, and always has been, greater in numbers that Reading's. Both home and away, pre or post Abramovitch.

http://www.european-football-statistics ... b/chls.htm

http://www.european-football-statistics ... b/read.htm

To suggest anything less is laughable.

I must have missed when someone did.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Chelsea's support is, and always has been, greater in numbers that Reading's. Both home and away, pre or post Abramovitch.

http://www.european-football-statistics ... b/chls.htm

http://www.european-football-statistics ... b/read.htm

To suggest anything less is laughable.

I must have missed when someone did.

Ours was better before 1906. Bleedin' Johnny come lately franchise fc club.

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Just gonna leave this here:

The attendance of 22,141 was the third highest Boxing Day home gate in Reading FC's 140-year history.

The highest ever home attendance on this day came back in 1928 when we hosted Tottenham at Elm Park, watched by a crowd of 23,730.

In 2008 22,770 saw Adam Federici score to secure a late draw with Cardiff at Madejski Stadium, and in 1934 a crowd of 21,551 saw us play Millwall at Elm Park.

It was therefore only the fourth time in our history that 20,000+ have seen us at home on Boxing Day.

The attendance means that our average gate so far this season is 18,539 - more than 1,300 up after the same number of games last season.

Crowd figures for first 12 home League games:
2009/10 - total 206,535; average 17,211
2010/11 - total 206,616; average 17,218
2011/12 - total 222,468; average 18,539

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Get those extension plans dusted off Mr Mad.

[Red]

Just had Reading Borough council on the phone - the Green Park station back on on the strength of this.

[Ian Royal]

Just gonna leave this here:

The attendance of 22,141 was the third highest Boxing Day home gate in Reading FC's 140-year history.

The highest ever home attendance on this day came back in 1928 when we hosted Tottenham at Elm Park, watched by a crowd of 23,730.

In 2008 22,770 saw Adam Federici score to secure a late draw with Cardiff at Madejski Stadium, and in 1934 a crowd of 21,551 saw us play Millwall at Elm Park.

It was therefore only the fourth time in our history that 20,000+ have seen us at home on Boxing Day.

The attendance means that our average gate so far this season is 18,539 - more than 1,300 up after the same number of games last season.

Crowd figures for first 12 home League games:
2009/10 - total 206,535; average 17,211
2010/11 - total 206,616; average 17,218
2011/12 - total 222,468; average 18,539

I'll just add this one and hope I've got my sums right.
2005/06 - total ~214,054; average 17,838 - unless I've just failed to add up and divide correctly, our average attendence is currently higher than when we were winning the division back in 05.

Not bad for a club which apparently plays dull football, has an apathetic fanbase and allegedly has a fanbase in decline.

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

With Southampton, West Ham and Brighton back in the championship is is hardly a surprise that the average attendance have gone up.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Is going to be hard to match the last 11 games of 05/06.

251-322 with an average of 22-847, only time we matched that was in the Prem, as would be expected.

[Ian Royal]

With Southampton, West Ham and Brighton back in the championship is is hardly a surprise that the average attendance have gone up.

These things are usually a bit swings and roundabouts.

[RoyalJames101]

With Southampton, West Ham and Brighton back in the championship is is hardly a surprise that the average attendance have gone up.

But we also had Peterborugh and Blackpool back in the league.

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

The Real Sandhurst Royal wrote:
With Southampton, West Ham and Brighton back in the championship is is hardly a surprise that the average attendance have gone up.


But we also had Peterborugh and Blackpool back in the league.

That cancels out the loss of PNE and Scunthorpe.

None of the promoted or relegated teams last season had an away support of 3,000 plus.

[KC Royal]

With Southampton, West Ham and Brighton back in the championship is is hardly a surprise that the average attendance have gone up.

These things are usually a bit swings and roundabouts.

What that article fails to mention is that we have 1000 more STHs than we did last season, 12k compared to 11k is it not?

[melonhead]

thought it would be to do with the cheap season tickets sold on the back of the playoff final
if we keep this form up, most of them could actually stay, and some more new ones may come in too

[Platypuss]

Lost in action on this thread: Kes.

[melonhead]

strange

[No Fixed Abode]

Has anyone seen the EP today?

Picture of Federici v Stevenage with a caption about being a lonely figure against the North Stand. All you can see is blue seats.

[Silver Fox]