1 Boro at Man City – 3,000* #2 Spurs at Arsenal – 2,912* #3 Everton at Chelsea – 2,901* #4 Stoke at West Ham – 2,800* #5 Leeds at Norwich – 2,650* #6 Rangers at Ross County – 2,347* #7 WBA at Leicester – 2,040 #8 Man Utd at Swansea – 2,000* #9 Watford at Liverpool – 1,900 #10 Brighton at Bristol City – 1,885 (No stats on Southampton at Hull). *Indicates full allocation sold.
It was a Saturday game, not midweek .. Grimsby took 450+ down as far as Exeter recently .. this for a fourth tier game .. the following is taken from the Mariners website:
THE Mariners currently have the second highest away following in Sky Bet League 2 – second only to Luton Town.
Town are currently averaging an away following of 1015 per game, while The Hatters average an away following of 1378. Cumbrian side Carlisle United are just behind the Mariners with an average of 984 fans following them to their away games, with Portsmouth following closely behind with an average of 956.
Town's biggest away followings so far are: Derby County 1734, Wycombe 697, Notts County 2376, Luton 539.
#1 Celtic at Kilmarnock – 7,785* #2 Sheff Wednesday at Fulham – 3,884* #3 Villa at Brighton – 3,258* #4 Liverpool at Southampton – 3,099* #5 Arsenal at Man Utd – 3,000* #6 Chelsea at Boro – 2,950* #7 Man City at Palace – 2,859* #8 Newcastle at Leeds – 2,764* #9 Norwich at QPR – 2,700* #10 West Ham at Spurs – 2,300 (reduced allocation*) *Indicates full allocation sold.
Whilst Villa are obviously a big club, it's worth pointing out that their away followings will be big in the championship because a lot of them are new grounds to visit. They haven't been outside the top flight for almost 30 years.
Whilst Villa are obviously a big club, it's worth pointing out that their away followings will be big in the championship because a lot of them are new grounds to visit. They haven't been outside the top flight for almost 30 years.
It presumably also helps that they are in the centre of the country. I don't know how Plymouth fans do it.
#1 Celtic at Kilmarnock – 7,785* #2 Sheff Wednesday at Fulham – 3,884* #3 Villa at Brighton – 3,258* #4 Liverpool at Southampton – 3,099* #5 Arsenal at Man Utd – 3,000* #6 Chelsea at Boro – 2,950* #7 Man City at Palace – 2,859* #8 Newcastle at Leeds – 2,764* #9 Norwich at QPR – 2,700* #10 West Ham at Spurs – 2,300 (reduced allocation*) *Indicates full allocation sold.
Good numbers for Villa at Brighton (Friday night).....ooops just seen this has already been mentioned.
That turnout for Oxford at MKD is really impressive. While MK is relatively close, it's not as if there are direct trains there
Direct trains Oxford to MK are not so far off. The new eastwest rail link should see an even bigger uplift in attendance between these giants of home counties football. http://www.eastwestrail.org.uk/east-west-rail-route/
Milton Keynes to Oxford (continuing to Reading) Milton Keynes – Bletchley – Winslow – Bicester Village – Oxford Parkway – Oxford – Reading 1 train per hour in each direction Approximate journey time: Milton Keynes to Oxford 41 minutes
#1 Rangers at Partick – 6,500* #2 Bristol City at Reading – 3,529 #3 Everton at Southampton – 3,319* #4 Sheff United at Charlton – 3,088* #5 Bournemouth at Arsenal – 3,000* #6 Spurs at Chelsea – 2,978* #7 Sunderland at Liverpool – 2,850* #8 West Ham at Man Utd – 2,800* #9 Fulham at Brighton – 2,700 #10 Boro at Leicester – 2,683
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1 Boro at Man City – 3,000*
#2 Spurs at Arsenal – 2,912*
#3 Everton at Chelsea – 2,901*
#4 Stoke at West Ham – 2,800*
#5 Leeds at Norwich – 2,650*
#6 Rangers at Ross County – 2,347*
#7 WBA at Leicester – 2,040
#8 Man Utd at Swansea – 2,000*
#9 Watford at Liverpool – 1,900
#10 Brighton at Bristol City – 1,885
(No stats on Southampton at Hull).
*Indicates full allocation sold.
THE Mariners currently have the second highest away following in Sky Bet League 2 – second only to Luton Town.
Town are currently averaging an away following of 1015 per game, while The Hatters average an away following of 1378. Cumbrian side Carlisle United are just behind the Mariners with an average of 984 fans following them to their away games, with Portsmouth following closely behind with an average of 956.
Town's biggest away followings so far are: Derby County 1734, Wycombe 697, Notts County 2376, Luton 539.
Average League 2 away followings to date.
1378 Luton
1015 Grimsby
984 Carlisle
956 Portsmouth
725 Plymouth
695 Doncaster
558 Wycombe
540 Blackpool
492 Cambridge
464 Colchester
414 Leyton Orient
377 Notts County
332 Exeter
320 Barnet
253 Cheltenham
252 Crewe
242 Mansfield
230 Stevenage
218 Yeovil
211 Crawley
186 Newport
152 Morecambe
127 Hartlepool
98 Accrington
#1 Celtic at Kilmarnock – 7,785*
#2 Sheff Wednesday at Fulham – 3,884*
#3 Villa at Brighton – 3,258*
#4 Liverpool at Southampton – 3,099*
#5 Arsenal at Man Utd – 3,000*
#6 Chelsea at Boro – 2,950*
#7 Man City at Palace – 2,859*
#8 Newcastle at Leeds – 2,764*
#9 Norwich at QPR – 2,700*
#10 West Ham at Spurs – 2,300 (reduced allocation*)
*Indicates full allocation sold.
Fair play Chelsea too.
#2 Bristol City at Reading – 3,529
#3 Everton at Southampton – 3,319*
#4 Sheff United at Charlton – 3,088*
#5 Bournemouth at Arsenal – 3,000*
#6 Spurs at Chelsea – 2,978*
#7 Sunderland at Liverpool – 2,850*
#8 West Ham at Man Utd – 2,800*
#9 Fulham at Brighton – 2,700
#10 Boro at Leicester – 2,683
It will be interesting to see how many will travel outside of the 'big' draw of premier league football.