Year | Avg Att |
2011 | 1613 |
2010 | 1612 |
2009 | --- |
2008 | 1796 |
2007 | 1715 |
2006 | 1548 |
2005 | 1759 |
2004 | 1863 |
2003 | 2338 |
2002 | ---- |
Well the first week of the season is in the books. The average attendance last year was 1,613. So anything over the average will be considered a good thing. We will start with the leaders of the weekend. Derry City hosted Bohemians F.C at the Brandywell. The attendance here is only an estimate but we have no other data to analyze. The estimate came in at a whopping 3,500. This figure was about double 4 other fixtures of the Premier leagues first week. Hat’s off to the faithful of Derry of supporting their club against one of the big Dublin clubs.
The second best attendance was in North Dublin club Shelbourne. Shelbourne fans are more than happy to be playing in the Premier League. They have the second most League of Ireland (Republic of Ireland) championships behind the Hoops.Shelbourne lost to Sligo Rovers in the Football Association of Ireland (Rep of Ireland) Cup final last year on penalties. Sligo also placed second behind Shamrock in the Premier Division. This was a good team coming to Tolka park and 1,918 showed their support. This is a great attendance for Shelbourne since their supporters have disapated after 5 season of lingering in the First Division. However I am disappointed that this attendance figure was under 2,000. I was hoping all the big Dublin Clubs could outpace the average by a big margin.
Monagham United hosted Dundalk. The attendance of 1,500 trailed the 2011 average 1,613 however they were not far behind. I was hoping for anything close and 1,500 I think is great for this club.
St Partick's Athletic 1 hosted Brady Wanders 0. St Patrick attendance is usually on average with the league. I say that St Patrick Athletic has to be above the average. Why…well they are a Dublin Club. They have the easier travel schedule. They have the 3 other Dublin Derbies. They have the history of League of Ireland (Republic of Ireland) championships. St Pat’s attendance was 1,474
UCD hosted Cork City. The students are usually at the bottom with attendance year after year. This year should be the same. Only a paltry 698 fans showed for the students. They did beat First Division Champion Cork City which was a surprise to me.
St Patrick’s | 1,474 |
Derry City | 3,500 |
Dundalk | 1,553 |
Shelbourne | 1,918 |
UCD | 698 |
Monaghan U | 1,500 |
Week 1 Avg | 1,774 |
Week 1 average is 1773.8. Week 1 I am looking at a success since it is above the 2011 Average. This week had the best attendance club missing (Hoops) and the worst (Students) in this average. Derry City was the club that excelled here. Their average was only an estimate.
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