Attendance Thread - Plymouth

Roker Scoreboard said:
Yeah wasn't originally clear what the post was saying..... That Plymouth podcast saying they are the biggest city never to have had a top flight season and when I looked Bristol C had been up there for a few seasons in the 70's
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I'd agree with that. An even more interesting question is the largest city never to have had a club in the Football League.
 


According to a study from BBC Sport, relevant police forces and local councils estimated a considerable drop off in what figures were announced by the clubs and how many people actually attended matches.
Most teams in the Premier League choose to publicise the number of ‘tickets sold’ for a game rather than the number of people actually in the stadium.
That means they include season ticket holders who don’t attend and complimentary tickets that are not used.
According to the Sports Ground Safety Authority, clubs are required by law to know the number of people attending each game for safety reasons and plan in advance for expected attendances.
Based on Freedom of Information requests sent to official channels, here is what BBC Sport found:
West Ham: Newham council says the average attendance at West Ham was 42,779 based on the 12 games it attended – which is 12,530 fans fewer than the club’s season average figure of 55,309.
Manchester City: Greater Manchester Police’s average figures were 7,482 lower than club figures, again based on 12 games.
Southampton: Hampshire Police figures were an average of 4,246 fans lower than figures issued by the club.
Tottenham: Brent Council says crowds at Wembley Stadium were on average 3,740 less than the club’s stated numbers.
Chelsea: Hammersmith and Fulham council says its average was 3,505 fans lower than club numbers, based on six games.
Watford: Hertfordshire Police says its average was 2,602 fans fewer than club figures, based on four games.
Manchester United: Trafford Council and Greater Manchester Police both said United’s published attendance figures matched its own, based on 12 games.
 
DiscopantsSoL said:
According to a study from BBC Sport, relevant police forces and local councils estimated a considerable drop off in what figures were announced by the clubs and how many people actually attended matches.
Most teams in the Premier League choose to publicise the number of ‘tickets sold’ for a game rather than the number of people actually in the stadium.
That means they include season ticket holders who don’t attend and complimentary tickets that are not used.
According to the Sports Ground Safety Authority, clubs are required by law to know the number of people attending each game for safety reasons and plan in advance for expected attendances.
Based on Freedom of Information requests sent to official channels, here is what BBC Sport found:
West Ham: Newham council says the average attendance at West Ham was 42,779 based on the 12 games it attended – which is 12,530 fans fewer than the club’s season average figure of 55,309.
Manchester City: Greater Manchester Police’s average figures were 7,482 lower than club figures, again based on 12 games.
Southampton: Hampshire Police figures were an average of 4,246 fans lower than figures issued by the club.
Tottenham: Brent Council says crowds at Wembley Stadium were on average 3,740 less than the club’s stated numbers.
Chelsea: Hammersmith and Fulham council says its average was 3,505 fans lower than club numbers, based on six games.
Watford: Hertfordshire Police says its average was 2,602 fans fewer than club figures, based on four games.
Manchester United: Trafford Council and Greater Manchester Police both said United’s published attendance figures matched its own, based on 12 games.
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What does Saudi Council say? Double the official attendance?
 

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