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Must be one of the lowest Football League crowds ever. I remember Chester getting about 650 once, and I think Scarborough did too.
The lowest recorded attendance was 13 for a Stockport County game at Old Trafford, but there were a few thousand there from the earlier game featuring Man U.
Morecambe. Now that place is a proper shit hole. One of the worst towns I’ve ever visited. I’m sure it’s where Morrissey was thinking about when he wrote “Every day is like Sunday”
I’ve holidayed in Morecambe and enjoyed it. If you stay in the north end of town it is very pleasant and the scenery is beautiful. There are some rough pubs in the town centre but I love rough pubs. I visit Rhyl and Blackpool too. You can keep your poncey latte joints and cocktail bars. Give me a pub full of older tattooed women and pork scratchings and I’m happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry Shitpeas
3039 were at selhurst park for Wimbledon v Everton for a Premier League game.
Arsenal had an attendance of 4,544 for a First Division fixture in May 1966. Also in the 1970s clubs like Rochdale, Darlington, Workington and a few others had sub 1000 crowds. We had lows of around 1600 too in 86/7 0r 87/8.
We had 997 against scarbough in early 90s
We've not a League attendance below 1000, although some minor cup games had attracted sub 1000 gates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks
The lowest I can find from 80s and 90s are:
86/7 v Halifax 1785
86/7 v Wrexham 1556
86/7 v Orient 1362
86/7 v Torquay 1840
86/7 v Hartlepool 1335
90/1 v Aldershot 1629
95/6 v Wigan 1611
96/7 v Darlington 1667
And I was at all those games, usually freezing in an empty ground for the winter games!
Thankfully since then it's not been as bad.
Are you related to Sludge?Quote:
Originally Posted by severncity
I saw a first division game between Wimbledon and Oxford at Plough Lane in the mid 80s that I had thought was the lowest ever attendance for a top tier game. I'm not sure it was lower than 4,544 though. How on earth did Arsenal have an attendance that low?Quote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
Went with a friend to Hereford FC v Frome Town last night.
The away attendance was announced as 13. They had half of the length of one side of the ground to themselves and only realised they were there when their attendance was announced and all waved and burst into a song.
Fair dos to the 13 though, a 5-hour round trip, midweek, following a non-league mid-table obscurity side is really beyond the call of duty.
Went to a Conference (National League) Forest Green game versus Droylsden a few seasons back. Droylden had 2 (two) fans, they responded to you came on a tandem with "we came on a skateboard"Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
There was a European Cup Winners Final on TV the same night. Liverpool verses Brorussia Dortmund.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
The Tommy Lawrence own goal, what a heartbreaker for the Scousers.Quote:
Originally Posted by David Vincent
Since they moved the stadium to the middle of nowhere with shit public transport and NO pubs, they've blown all the walk up crowd away. Crippled with debt from the move and not looking good for them at all!Quote:
Originally Posted by Badly Ironed Shirt
I used to watch Morecambe when in the Beazer Homes league, nicking in over the fence with our football. At half-time we would go on the pitch for a penalty shoot out. Used to love it that the crowds would swap ends at half time :biggrin:
They obviously need more fans like you, nicking in over the fence, to get back on an even keel:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by OurManFlint II