Attendances 2023

[mike]

I started this last season but for some reason never kept it up, not sure why, so will do it again for 2023.

There has been a lot of discussion about our core support lately, why others don't come (lack of toilets for kids, esp girls, lack of cover, overall outdated facility) and probably other reasons too. Below shows from UCD game we have 3,100 core fans, maybe there are another 900 out there who pick and chose, but remember during SK era, 3k or just over was about as high as it got, apart from Cork City games and trophy night games where it got to 4k+.

I think 3,761 was a little bit disappointing for a home game v Rovers when we were miles ahead of them (points wise, nothing else !) but it was a terrible evening, rained non stop, but we are back to the hardcore 3k here !!!! That said it really should have been a 4k game.

A reminder of where it was left see further below.

2023

Fri 17- Feb.........UCD.............3,142.......(Average below first brackets)...............(away support estimate second brackets.........42?)
Fri 03- Mar.........St Pats.........3,487.......(3,314).................................................(500)
Mon 06-Mar........Shels...........2,766.......(3,132).................................................(350)
Fri 31- Mar.........Rovers..........3,761.......(3,289).................................................(650)
Fri 07- April........Sligo.............2,457.......(3,123).................................................(150)
Fri 14- April........Derry............2,377.......(2,999)..................................................(450)
Fri 28-April.........Drogs...........2,825.......(2,974)..................................................(500)
Fri 12-May..........Cork City
Fri 19-May..........Bohs












2022
Fri 18/02 - Derry City............................3,600
Mon 28/02 - Finn Harps.........................2,676........6,276......(3,138)
Mon 14/03 - Sham Rovers......................3,546 ..... 9,822......(3,274)
Fri 01/04 - UCD....................................2,053 .....11,875.....(2,968)
Fri 15/04 - Sligo Rovers........................ 2,516.....14,391.....(2,878)
Fri 22/04 - Shelbourne...........................2,427.....16,818......(2,803)
Fri 29/04 - Drogheda Utd .......................2,832......19,650.....(2,807)
Fri 13/05 - Bohemians..........................2,748.........22,398....(2,799)
Fri 27/05 - St Patricks............................2,889 ......25,287.....(2,809)
Fri 17/06 - Shamrock Rovers..................3,409......28,696......(2,870)
Fri 01/07 - UCD....................................2,241.......30,937.....(2,812)
Fri 22/07 - Finn Harps...........................2,016.......32,953.....(2,746)
Fri 05/08 - Derry City...............................2,856..............35,809.....(2,754)

[Fwats]

It still looks like we are getting a bit of a boost in numbers compared with last year as seems to be the case around the league. Cheers for keeping track of this Mike.

I started this last season but for some reason never kept it up, not sure why, so will do it again for 2023.

There has been a lot of discussion about our core support lately, why others don't come (lack of toilets for kids, esp girls, lack of cover, overall outdated facility) and probably other reasons too. Below shows from UCD game we have 3,100 core fans, maybe there are another 900 out there who pick and chose, but remember during SK era, 3k or just over was about as high as it got, apart from Cork City games and trophy night games where it got to 4k+.

I think 3,761 was a little bit disappointing for a home game v Rovers when we were miles ahead of them (points wise, nothing else !) but it was a terrible evening, rained non stop, but we are back to the hardcore 3k here !!!! That said it really should have been a 4k game.

A reminder of where it was left see further below.

2023

Fri 17- Feb.........UCD.............3,142.......(Average below first brackets)...............(away support estimate second brackets.........42?)
Fri 03- Mar.........St Pats.........3,487.......(3,314).................................................(500)
Mon 06-Mar........Shels...........2,766.......(3,132).................................................(350)
Fri 31- Mar.........Rovers..........3,761.......(3,289).................................................(650)
Fri 07- April........Sligo.........
Fri 14- April........Derry
Fri 28-April.........Drogs
Fri 12-May..........Cork City
Fri 19-May..........Bohs












2022
Fri 18/02 - Derry City............................3,600
Mon 28/02 - Finn Harps.........................2,676........6,276......(3,138)
Mon 14/03 - Sham Rovers......................3,546 ..... 9,822......(3,274)
Fri 01/04 - UCD....................................2,053 .....11,875.....(2,968)
Fri 15/04 - Sligo Rovers........................ 2,516.....14,391.....(2,878)
Fri 22/04 - Shelbourne...........................2,427.....16,818......(2,803)
Fri 29/04 - Drogheda Utd .......................2,832......19,650.....(2,807)
Fri 13/05 - Bohemians..........................2,748.........22,398....(2,799)
Fri 27/05 - St Patricks............................2,889 ......25,287.....(2,809)
Fri 17/06 - Shamrock Rovers..................3,409......28,696......(2,870)
Fri 01/07 - UCD....................................2,241.......30,937.....(2,812)
Fri 22/07 - Finn Harps...........................2,016.......32,953.....(2,746)
Fri 05/08 - Derry City...............................2,856..............35,809.....(2,754)

[mike]

2,457 v Sligo and figs updated, we will have a good away support from Derry next home game, the Sun might help them, but it won't be too attractive for us, then Drogs will take a good bit following home game and Bohs will pack out after that, but only for these game, our avg would def slip below 3k, it might still.

Also loads still away on easter holidays and modest away support last night (150?), but if Sham Rovers took 650 last Fri it meant we had around 3,100 home support, then compare this to Sligo game, it means almost 800 home fans were unable / decided not to attend, I would be thinking more fall into the latter which is a little disappointing.

[mike]

2,377 at Derry game and figures updated on first post, we have slipped to just under 3k (by 1) !

Moving from Friday to Sunday would have knocked at least 500 off it, but with 450 away fans (estimate), less than 2k home fans turned up, its also the lowest of the season to date.