Craig 6302 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 From .COM... The completion of our home programme for the season means that the annual calculation of our SJP league attendance total and average can now be performed. This season, 926,244 fans officially witnessed our nineteen home games, at an average of 48,750. And while the stats below will doubtless be interpreted in some quarters as evidence of our diminishing home support, it's confirmation in our eyes of the loyalty that has been shown up to this point - despite a clear and ongoing seasonal decline in wins and goals scored. By our calculations, relegation would give us the dubious record of being the club with the largest average crowd ever to be relegated in England: Top five average home crowds for relegated sides (all from top flight): Manchester United 1973/74 42,712 Sheffield Wednesday 1950/51 41,222 Everton 1950/51 42,924 Liverpool 1953/54 40,488 mackems 2002/03 39,698 NUFC - average home crowds and home records (Premier League only - 19 games per season) 2008/09: 5 wins, 7 draws, 7 defeats, scored 24 2008/09: 926,244 total, average of 48,750 2007/08: 8 wins, 5 draws, 6 defeats, scored 25 2007/08: 975,093 total, average of 51,321 2006/07: 7 wins, 7 draws, 5 defeats, scored 22 2006/07: 963,036 total, average of 50,686 2005/06: 11 wins, 5 draws, 3 defeats, scored 28 2005/06: 988,609 total, average of 52,032 2004/05: 7 wins, 7 draws, 5 defeats, scored 25 2004/05: 985,040 total, average of 51,844 2003/04: 11 wins, 5 draws, 3 defeats, scored 33 2003/04: 987,358 total, average of 51,966 2002/03: 15 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats, scored 36 2002/03: 986,479 total, average of 51,920 2001/02: 12 wins, 3 draws, 4 defeats, scored 40 2001/02: 976,079 total, average of 51,373 2000/01: 10 wins, 4 draws, 5 defeats, scored 26 2000/01: 974,874 total, average of 51,309 We've not gone any further back than this as 2000/01 marks the re-opening of SJP with a 50K+ capacity. However, here are some NUFC league home averages from other pivotal seasons: 1988/89: 22,907 (relegation) 1980/81: 16,001 (lowest post-war) 1977/78: 24,729 (relegation) 1960/61: 26,500 (relegation) 1947/48: 56,283 (promotion, highest post-war) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13840 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I would rather have the highest of a team that nearly went down but magically rescued their Premier League statues on the last day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Steve's a funny one isn't he. So proud of the numbers that turn up week in/week out yet so disgusted by 50% of the people that turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 If we do get relegated, then we should have a proper sweepstake on the first home game's attendance over the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 To be fair footballs popularity has boomed since the inception of the premier league. If you could keep those figures up after a couple of championship seasons I would be really impressed. 16K BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13840 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6302 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 To be fair footballs popularity has boomed since the inception of the premier league. If you could keep those figures up after a couple of championship seasons I would be really impressed. 16K BTW In a season when the Leazes end was part demolished and the capacity was severly reduced I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverer 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. defending spurs defending spurs defending spurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13840 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 The average top flight attendance that season was 24682. So when you look at it in context 16k isn't all that bad anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 The average top flight attendance that season was 24682. So when you look at it in context 16k isn't all that bad anyway. Makes a bit of a mockery of all the best fans in the world rubbish though doesnt it? When the going gets tough and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13840 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Who perpetuates that anyway Danny? It only seems to come from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverer 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 The average top flight attendance that season was 24682. So when you look at it in context 16k isn't all that bad anyway. Makes a bit of a mockery of all the best fans in the world rubbish though doesnt it? When the going gets tough and all that. I hope Spurs do shite next season, so you would leave once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6302 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Wasn't it the season that the Leazes roof was taken off and the capacity of that end reduced by two thirds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Wasn't it the season that the Leazes roof was taken off and the capacity of that end reduced by two thirds? That was probably it, i just remember there being some reason beyond the shite football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Circa 30K, we have never dropped below 20K in our history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thing is, its not as simple (unless you are Danny) as looking at a number and taking it on face value for any club. You have to consider what effected the numbers to why there was an increase or decrease. Its easy to point at say our season of getting 16K for lower division football, while ignoring the fact that either side of that year, in the same division, we got 21K. Ignorance is bliss eh Danny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Circa 30K, we have never dropped below 20K in our history. Got a wikipedia link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douggy B 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Wasn't it the season that the Leazes roof was taken off and the capacity of that end reduced by two thirds? That was probably it, i just remember there being some reason beyond the shite football. What about 91 when your ave attendance was 17K did the building work go on that long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13840 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 ''Boycott'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Circa 30K, we have never dropped below 20K in our history. Yet in 1986 you had 20K for top flight football in a poorer season then by your own standards. As Spuds finished higher up the table either side of that season your attendance was up. The same year (86) we finished 1 place below you (11th) and had 23K. You know what all this means? Fuck all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Under 30'000 in the Premier League by the way. and that's after football ''boomed''. 16K, how can you use under 30 as a stick? 16K is terrible. There was a mass boycott i believe (i was only 9 at the time) and there was severe economic difficulties in the north east at that time, unemployment at its highest levels ever (?). Possibly worse post-85. What was yours that season? Wasn't it the season that the Leazes roof was taken off and the capacity of that end reduced by two thirds? That was probably it, i just remember there being some reason beyond the shite football. What about 91 when your ave attendance was 17K did the building work go on that long? Yet a year later when we were nearly relegated from the old 2nd division, our attendance was much higher. Odd eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38744 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Rather 16,000 geordies than 30,000 wankers like Dan boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13840 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 The 16k was also the 4th highest in the division and higher than 5 Top flight clubs that year. The top flight average was 22.766 and the second division average was 11.393. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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