Does anyone know?

The Gadgie · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:04 am

What the record attendance is for a tier 3 league match is?

I can't remember Forest or Wednesday getting 30,000+ and I'm sure that crowds were down in general when the mackems, Wolves & Sheff U were in this division.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:17 am

49,000 Sheff Wed v Sheff Utd, second highest was the same season 78/79-ish, Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed around 46,000

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:17 am

That depends how far back you want to go.
Regular division 3 visitors like Hull City used to get jaw-droppingly big crowds in the 1950s.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:18 am

unless anyone wants to include the play-off final from two years ago

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:25 am

How about this one. Not an absolute record I know but Belle Vue!

Record attendance, Doncaster Rovers: 37,149 v Hull City, Third Division North, Belle Vue, 2nd October, 1948

Also...

"In the 1948–49 season, managed by former England international Raich Carter, Hull won the Third Division (North), and their newly built Boothferry Park ground saw a crowd approaching 50,000 for the Christmas Day game against Rotherham United."

Edit: The exact figure appears to have been 49,655.
http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/

The Gadgie · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:34 am

parmopooly wrote:

49,000 Sheff Wed v Sheff Utd, second highest was the same season 78/79-ish, Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed around 46,000

Cheers Parmo.

It may well be the best attendance, saturday, for nearly 30 years in this division, not bad, eh?

I suppose we'll all get used to it next season though.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:40 am

The Gadgie wrote:

It may well be the best attendance, saturday, for nearly 30 years in this division, not bad, eh?.

29,313 is a recent benchmark that has to be beaten first (Shef Wed vs QPR, Hillsborough, last match of 2003/2004 season).
I don't have the info for Man City in 1998/99 but I wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of 30000+ in there. They got 31,300 for the home leg of the play-off semi.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:51 am

Yep, Cup Finals all. Sunderland's biggest home crowd by a mile in 2003/2004 (and far more than a paltry 30K) was against who again?

Gotta admit these big clubs with big stadia flock to see us like nobody's business. They probably get relegated specifically to be able to see their team play Pools.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:59 am

Sunderland got around 30,000 when they were in this division about 20 years ago

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22620

Villa back in 72/73 had some huge crowds.

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