Stickied League One Away Support Thread 2023/24

[Si Robin]

900+ now sold for Stevenage.

Trying to think of the last time we had a non-FA Cup game where we've sold so many.

 

[GTFCfish]

Slightly off topic, someone has posted this on our board. It relates to games in the old Div 4 (now L2) in 1986. Just look at the attendances, 6 teams had less than 2000 (Wrexham only just into four figures), 4 with less than 3000,though bizarrely Mansfield had 8000, presumably a promotion party.

Just goes to show how far we have come since those days.

Good to see famous faces Paul Heaton and Neville Chamberlain getting in the goals too.

 

[EricSabin]

900+ now sold for Stevenage.

Trying to think of the last time we had a non-FA Cup game where we've sold so many.

Good on ya

 

[Si Robin]

Over 1,000 now - must be a big game.

I'm informed we took 3,000 to Notts County in 2003. That's our best, non-cup, away following ever. We won't get near that on Saturday for a number of reasons.

 

[EnglishRed]

Yes, and they will tell you they've always been massive ...

Well not really. We were coming off the back of successive relegation from the second tier, the town was on its arse with the coal mines closing a few years earlier and the Steelworks on its way out. Also I can't imagine Torquay brought many.

That is low even for the bad times, although I think we dipped under a thousand a few times around that time.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Those 80’s crowds I’d imagine were just down to the overall state of country at the time.

It would have been peak time when Thatcher had frankly helped close down nearly everything up and down country, people were probably very worried on the finances, plus football was a very angry and unsafe place to go back then.

Remember my first games in 1988 at Carlisle and the atmospheres were actually much louder at times with just 2000 fans than now with 6000……but a lot of that ‘atmosphere’ was just very nasty abuse

I still to this day remember the atmosphere from a game in 1991, crikey over 30 years now when we lost at home 4-0 to Gillingham, middlemass was sacked the next day and about 1500 spent 90 minutes frankly abusing their own team in some of the most graphic audio ways you could get…….probably took us to mid 90’s to appeal really.

 

[E10rifle]

625 O’s in Shropshire for the deadest of dead rubbers.

 

[bigfatron]

1,066 U's at Vale Park out of 6,378

 

[Bamber Gashead]

776 Gas at Wigan in an end of season total of 14077.

 

[Bartonyellow]

847 brewers at fleetwood

 

[Si Robin]

1,207 Cheltenham fans at Stevenage today

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

Just missing Fleetwoods total crowd which im sure will show up soon.

Therefore, for final time, here you are:
Saturday 27th April 2024
Barnsley 1-1 Northampton Town 15,108 [1,222]
Derby County 2-0 Carlisle United 31,027 [1,714]
Exeter City 1-2 Oxford United 8,123 [1,259]
Fleetwood Town 3-0 Burton Albion [847]
Lincoln City 0-2 Portsmouth 10,006 [1,095]
Peterborough United 3-3 Bolton Wanderers 11,643 [2,034]
Port Vale 0-0 Cambridge United 6,378 [1,066]
Reading 3-2 Blackpool 18,480 [1,752]
Shrewsbury Town 1-3 Leyton Orient 7,397 [625]
Stevenage 2-1 Cheltenham Town 5,441 [1,207]
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bristol Rovers 14,077 [776]
Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Charlton Athletic 6,702 [1,781]

I'll post averages tomorrow

 

[denzel ecfc]

Just missing Fleetwoods total crowd which im sure will show up soon.

Therefore, for final time, here you are:
Saturday 27th April 2024
Barnsley 1-1 Northampton Town 15,108 [1,222]
Derby County 2-0 Carlisle United 31,027 [1,714]
Exeter City 1-2 Oxford United 8,123 [1,259]
Fleetwood Town 3-0 Burton Albion [847]
Lincoln City 0-2 Portsmouth 10,006 [1,095]
Peterborough United 3-3 Bolton Wanderers 11,643 [2,034]
Port Vale 0-0 Cambridge United 6,378 [1,066]
Reading 3-2 Blackpool 18,480 [1,752]
Shrewsbury Town 1-3 Leyton Orient 7,397 [625]
Stevenage 2-1 Cheltenham Town 5,441 [1,207]
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bristol Rovers 14,077 [776]
Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Charlton Athletic 6,702 [1,781]

I'll post averages tomorrow

Tremendous crowds, particularly Carlisle given the distance and the season they've had.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Now the regular season is over, I will post my top three away crowds this season and my reasons.

3rd - Fleetwood. A surprise to many, but the support they were given in the second half when they were behind and desperate for points was impressive.

2nd - Derby. Always tremendous support, sold out well in advance for a Tuesday night following, and lots of noise.

1st - Blackpool. What is it about Fylde? Easily the loudest fans even though it was their first away game after relegation. Didn't stop all game despite a pretty dull 0-0.

Well done to all though, can't criticise anyone this season.

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

Overall Average Table, those promoted in green, those in playoffs in yellow, and those relegated in red.

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

All away figure data, shows overall average, mileage, weekend vs evening figures, highest and lowest figures, and breakdown of all 23 away figures from each club...

EDIT - To make larger, please click on the image below.

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

Interestingly, Fleetwood had the lowest away following at 16 teams this season. Wycombe and Cheltenham have lowest at 3 each, and Bristol Rovers end up with lowest following at Fleetwood.

I'll post the home figures once I find the Fleetwood home attendance from yesterday.

 

[EricSabin]

Overall Average Table, those promoted in green, those in playoffs in yellow, and those relegated in red.
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Good work Yeo

 

[White horse]

Thought Bolton were a shoo-in for second after the last updated table in February when we were second, Took big followings to Blackpool, Wigan, Derby, Barnsley and Peterborough. Also sold out at Northampton, Stevenage and Bristol Rovers. Portsmouth must have had some great turn outs.