Crowds in 85/86 season

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  1. winged avenger

    winged avenger Well-Known Member

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    Grimsby would love a crowd like that nowadays.
     
    winged avenger, Mar 22, 2021
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    It was depressing back then but as a 11-12 year old I didn't know any different really.

    I can remember my Dad giving lads in our Sunday youth team a few quid so they could go to matches. Like the Liverpool match.
     
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    Is that Billy Whitehurst scoring for Newcastle?
     
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    Yup, The successful Clark and Hunter years attracted bigger crowds. They more or less shrunk back to what they had been in the 70s.

    http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/bars.htm
     
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    Remember going in 84/85 season and we had Wimbledon at home.

    Think it was just over 3000 that day.
     
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    Wendies in last minute winner shocker.

    Bet it went in off someone's hernia.
     
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    Aye, probably the referee's.
     
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    And to think they sell 60k season tickets every season now.
     
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    Aye and it was probably only £5 a game back then.
     
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    I'll start in the morning....:):):)
     
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    It's never too late to procrastinate. :)
     
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    I`ve seen us with less than 1500 in the 4th division(mid 70s)
     
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    My recollection of the 80s at Oakwell is that we were frequently very solid mid table and the excitement was often gone by the spring as a result. The play offs were not introduced until around 87. This is one reason why the fa cup used to be so popular - it could breathe new interest into the season.
     
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    When I first started going in the late 80's, 5-6000 was the norm, and anything over 8000 was considered bumper. Hence the complete chaos that ensued when well over 20000 turned up for the Stoke FA Cup replay. Crowds dipped back down to around 4000 for some games in 94-95 when half the ground was suddenly closed due to the Taylor Report. That was a weird season, although on the field we were absolutely superb for the most part. Even in 96-97 crowds mostly hovered around the 8000 mark until after Christmas if my memory serves me correctly.
     
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    Here are our crowds

    http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/bars.htm
     
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    Decent crowd for our 1912 cup win...
     
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    I only found out the other day that Swindon (who we beat in the semi-final) were a non-league team. Imagine, a non-league team in the FA Cup semi-final nowadays....

    Also, we played Chelsea at Home the day after the Final replay... no rest for them lads to enjoy the win lol. and we think the schedule this season is busy.....
     
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    Swansea at home 1975 - 76 season:eek:
     
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    away to Marine.... some on here still have nightmares about that game :eek:
     
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